Jefferson Problem Solving Board is in full swing!

Jefferson Problem Solving Board

I am very excited to see so many students at my board every morning this week.  I already had to empty my basket twice because it was filled with returned work.  New problems will be posted Monday, November 14 (about every 2 weeks).

A notice was sent home last week via your child's backpack, in case you missed it below is a description of how this program works.  If you have any questions please call or email me: saldanav@

What is the Jefferson Problem Solving Board? - This program gives students extra practice with critical thinking skills in grades 1-5.  Who should participate? Everyone! Due to the fact that this program is leveled by grade level cluster and the problems themselves are leveled, students of all math abilities can participate.  This set up allows for remediation and enrichment.

How does this work?
1. Student selects a problem set from their grade cluster.
2.  The problems themselves are leveled.  Each problem has a star next to it.
     1 star is easy - 4 stars is difficult.
3.  The student completes these problems on their own time, no deadline.          
     He/she doesn't have to complete all the problems, if the 4 star problems are  
      too challenging for example, then they can be skipped.
4. Once the student completes the problems, then he/she can bring the  
     problems back to the math specialist to be corrected.

For every twenty five stars that the students earn (25, 50, 75 and 100) they get their name on the Math Super Star board, their name is announce in the morning announcement, and they get a special prize from the math specialist.

What kind of problems will the kids get to work on? The problems are a mixture of word problems, math puzzles, basic number operation reviews and most importantly they are fun to do.