PROBLEM SOLVING IN KINDERGARTEN

From 4 years old.

2nd/3rd kindergarten. Implement a real problem-solving approach in a fun way! Problem solving in kindergarten: building a line of reasoning.

Strong points
Simple to use and adaptable to all levels. The 88 illustrated worksheets can be used in groups, small groups, or individually. Young children are confronted with various situations/problems to enable them to develop a genuine problem-solving approach. Allows the acquisition of attitudes and behaviors.

Objectives
• Better master the language by implementing specific strategies.
• Multiply experiences to provide the child with a capital of data that will promote the abstraction of operations.
– Move towards abstraction.
– Define the problem by identifying significant elements and collecting information through observation of the image.
– Reformulate the situation/problem.
– Verbalize your resolution action.
– Elicit hypotheses.
– Validate the proposed result.
– Identify errors and make corrections.

Use
A simple three-step approach:
1. First, allow time for silent observation.
2. Then, group discussions, confrontation: decipher the situation without taking any action.
3. Finally, carry out the task:
– The adult reads the statement and then the question,
– The children carry out the task.