Problematised Situations

This page leads to the examples of problematised situations at different levels and within different contexts. The links at the sides will help you locate the type of activity that we have included in this section. By the way, we  are really pleased to have teacher input on the site so if you have a problem or have innovated on a problem please send it to the Numeracy Block Club. 

Our first examples are focused on Level 1 and use the book One is a snail, Ten is a crab. Another example from Level 1 is based on the well-known Hey Diddle Diddle.

The Power of Narrative

We are being urged to incorporate productive pedagogies into our teaching/learning situations. So recently Ann has been setting  problematised situations that are realistic to the learners (and which as such are usually connected to the real world of the learner) in a narrative context. The link to Narrative at the side gives the details.

Innovating on a Theme

When students work on a problematised situation there are many opportunities to see a range of strategies and to reflect on them. Sometimes too it is evident that students need more experiences with similar problems. Innovating on a known problem makes it easy to create similar problems.

Fix-up Strategies

This activity provided a useful opportunity to demonstrate to the children that fixing up an error is not only okay but also part of everyday situations. As the students worked we were able to gain information about their counting strategies and the methods that they used for adding more and for removing some.

And check out the new Xmas Problems ... they might be just what you need to keep the sizzle happening!