ABSTRACT
Share problem-solving activities in newsletters, on the school or classroom website, at family events, and in the math work sent home. Continue to extend math concepts beyond the classroom by sending home activities used in class so children can continue to practice concepts and skills. Encourage administrators to purchase and house resources for incorporating problem solving in mathematics, such as professional books, periodicals, DVDs, games, hands-on materials, center activities, and children’s literature. Collaborate with professionals at teachers' site in order to integrate other content areas into math, such as art, music, and physical education. Continue growing the culture of mathematical problem solving at teachers' school site by creating school-wide problem-solving situations, such as determining if there are more cars or trucks in the parking lot, counting the number of buses each day, or surveying if there are more children who like cats or dogs.
