Problemoids Math Books for Children

About this curriculum

Problemoids engages children in high-level thinking about challenging mathematics problems and provides a stimulating opportunity for them to develop and increase their repertoire of problem-solving strategies. The program focuses on developing and using problem-solving strategies, not on memorization or operations, with a strong emphasis on mathematical reasoning. Problemoids is a problem-solving program designed to meet the needs of intellectually gifted children, as well as those children who would benefit from an enriched mathematics program that is more advanced than that provided in the standard curriculum. It engages children in high-level thinking about challenging problems and provides a stimulating opportunity for them to develop and increase their repertoire of problem-solving strategies. It is grounded on the problem-solving work of distinguished mathematician George Polya (1887-1985). There are three levels of the program, for children in grades 4, 5, and 6. The program focuses on developing and using problem-solving strategies, not on memorization or operations…