WALT: What are good questions we can ask to solve a problem?
WILF: Can you ask questions that might provide useful information to solve a problem? Can you clarify what information is needed to solve the problem?
TIB: In order to solve a problem, we need to know what information is going to help us move towards an answer.
WALT: We are learning to… | WILF: What I’m looking for… | TIB: This is because…
Mathematics Proficiency Strands
Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
Problem Solving formulates and models authentic situations involving operations | Problem Solving formulates, models and records authentic situations involving operations | Problem Solving formulates and solves authentic problems using measurements | Problem Solving formulates and solves authentic problems using measurements |
General Capabilities: Numeracy | Level 3 (by the end of Year 4) | Level 4 (by the end of Year 6) |
Estimating and calculating with whole numbers | estimate a solution to a problem and then check the solution by recalling addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts | solve problems and check calculations using efficient mental and written strategies |
General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking | Level 3 (by the end of Year 4) | Level 4 (by the end of Year 6) |
Inquiring – identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas | pose questions to expand their knowledge about the world | pose questions to clarify and interpret information and probe for causes and consequences |
Inquiring – identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas | select and clarify information from a range of sources | identify and clarify relevant information and prioritise ideas |
The concept, videos and lesson structure for the Let it Flow lesson were developed by Graham Fletcher (https://gfletchy.com/let-it-flow/), and have been republished here under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. SOLO Assessment for this lesson was developed by TJ Hinchliffe under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Learn more about SOLO Assessments.