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A prerequisite knowledge graph of 1590 learning concepts across 8subjects. Track what you've mastered and see exactly what you're ready to learn next — the topics whose prerequisites you've already met. Built on the Marble Open Skill Taxonomy.

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Making Sense of Problems

Mathematics · Mathematical Thinking · meta

Make sense of a problem by identifying what is being asked, choosing concrete objects or pictures to represent the situation, and explaining a pathway to the solution

What mastery looks like

  • When given a word problem within 10, explain what the problem is asking before attempting to solve
  • Choose objects, fingers, or drawings to represent a problem situation
  • After finding an answer, check it makes sense (e.g. re-count objects to verify a total)

Check your understanding

When Making Sense of Problems gets a maths problem they don't immediately know how to solve, do they stop and think about what the question is asking — maybe drawing a picture — before diving in?