In early November 2013, the authors started talking about visiting the Hurley School, a dual-language school in Boston, Massachusetts. The Hurley School had spent considerable time transitioning to the Common Core State Standards on literacy, but little time addressing the shifts in math. They worried that math classes were no longer rigorous…

Graphing skills are growing in importance in our information society, presenting facts and concepts in newspapers, magazines, and on television. Graphs incorporated into teaching develop children's problem-solving skills. Ways to use graphs in the classroom are discussed, and examples are given. (MT)

The focus is on the problem-solving strategy "write an equation." Other topics to develop problem-solving skills are included. (MNS)

Solving a problem using the work-backward strategy is discussed, with tips on other facets of problem solving. (MNS)

Presents 21 ideas for helping children learn to do story problems in math. (SJL)

Presents responses to a problem appearing in the December, 1998 issue on the concept of determining all possibilities for colored and numbered wristbands for students. (ASK)

Presented are problem solving tips for teachers related to mathematical word problems for elementary school students. (RH)

A letter from a parent about a homework assignment involving much repetition (and time) is used as the vehicle to discuss the problem. (MNS)

Masters of worksheets are given that are designed to help students develop the problem-solving skills of analyzing information, identifying the question, and selecting pertinent facts. (MK)

Two games and one activity designed to be used with a hand-held calculator are presented. (MK)

Presents reasons for students' use of calculators in math class and techniques for encouraging their optimal use. Many educators suggest that calculators free students from concentration on computation and enable them to concentrate on problem solving. The article includes product information. (SM)

Describes how elementary school teachers demonstrated for themselves and their students how using simple drawings and visualization can improve problem-solving ability. (ASK)

Discusses the importance of having students pose their own questions and write problems. Proposes a subject related to the heart, blood, and the life-giving potential of blood. Provides related internet sites from which teachers can get information. (ASK)

"Solve a simpler problem" is the strategy illustrated, with suggestions on other strategies included. (MNS)

Presented are problem solving tips and activities for elementary school mathematics. Included are suggestions for integrating problem solving into other parts of the curriculum and estimation activities. (RH)