Webinars SET B - Grades 1-2 - Sunday@5:45pm EST-Webinar 4 Recording

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In this advanced level webinar, the lesson focused on strategies for making organized lists and tables to solve mathematical problems, particularly in the context of a Mexican group competition. The session emphasized a four-step method to tackle harder questions, involving carefully reading and understanding the question, identifying the problem type, planning a solution, and verifying the answer. <br /><br />Participants practiced using organized lists to systematically explore all possible combinations and solutions, as demonstrated through problems involving matching pairs and verifying conditions across different scenarios. Similarly, making tables was introduced as a powerful organizational tool for handling multiple categories of information, as seen in exercises determining quantities or relationships among items. <br /><br />The session also highlighted the importance of these strategies in managing time efficiently, given the competition setting of answering 24 questions in 75 minutes. By using these structured approaches, students can gain clarity, reduce mistakes, and ensure thorough exploration of potential solutions in their mathematical reasoning. The lesson concluded with encouragement for students to practice these methods on past test questions to enhance their problem-solving skills.

Keywords

mathematical problem-solving

organized lists

tables

Mexican group competition

four-step method

problem type identification

solution planning

answer verification

time management

mathematical reasoning