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St Mary's Primary School, Kircubbin

Problem-Solving in P6 Numeracy

20th Jan 2025

P6 explored the problem-solving type- “FINDING ALL POSSIBILITIES”. They wanted to find the total costs for a range of coke bottle of different capacities. They used the following skills:
1. Mental maths- rounding and adjusting.
2. Working collaboratively. 

To solve the problem, they used the strategies of: 
1. Solving a simpler problem (Fanta bottles) 
2. Acting it out 
3. Making a list
4. Working in a systematic way

They observed patterns in their findings and that order is irrelevant- the total cost for EACH combination will remain the same.