scholarly journals What Do You Do With A Problem? by K. Yamada

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherry Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Picture Book ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Elementary School Teacher ◽  
White Space ◽  
Intended Audience

Yamada, Kobi. What Do You Do With A Problem?, illustrated by Mae Besom. Compendium, 2016.This second collaboration of Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom offers children and adults alike some advice on how to deal with the universal task of dealing with a problem. The story follows the struggle of a child who encounters a problem that just won’t go away. It is through the child’s narrative that we, immerse ourselves. We can feel this struggle, the immense pains and terrifying feelings because all humans big and small have all dealt with the same question “What do you do with a Problem?” Fortunately, Yamada offers readers a solution. Like with many things in life, we must face it. Once the child finds the courage to tackle the problem, it becomes something other than what the child first imagined it to be.The illustrations by Mae Besom beautifully capture the feelings and emotions that are present when someone finds themselves in the throes of a problem. The illustrator’s combination of pencil and water colours create strong images of the struggles and emotions that are displayed in the book. Her use of line and her specific use of colour in contrast with white space alerts the reader to the change in the problem solving stages, one of frustration and struggle to resolution.While this picture book has an intended audience of children ages 5 to 12, the story itself and the lesson learned will resonate with all children and the young at heart.What Do You Do with a Problem? would be an excellent addition to libraries and home collections.Highly recommended: 4 stars out of 4Reviewer: Sherry MuruganSherry is a Graduate student in the department of Elementary Education.  She is a mother of two and an elementary school teacher who loves to share stories with her children and students.

Some thoughts about problem solving

1967 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-262
Author(s):  
Louis S. Cohen ◽  
David C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Elementary School Teacher ◽  
Unusual Problem

The following two articles, “Open Sentences—The Most Useful Tool in Problem Solving” and 'Unusual Problem Solving,” take a look at what has traditionally been considered problem solving by the elementary school teacher and what is currently being considered as an essential addition to the teaching of problem solving in the elementary school.

scholarly journals Pre-service teacher's ability in solving mathematics problems viewed from Self-Resilience

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Dede Salim Nahdi ◽  
Mohamad Gilar Jatisunda ◽  
Vici Suciawati
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Elementary School Teacher ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mathematics Problems ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Math Problems

The problem-solving ability is still a big problem for students. Many studies show that Indonesian students are still low in solving math problems. One thing that is needed in solving problems is self-resilience, so that students have resilience in facing problems. This study aims to analyze the differences in problem-solving abilities of pre-service elementary school teacher in terms of self-resilience. This study used a Quasi-Experiment method with the type Nonequivalent Pretest-Posttest Control Group. The population of this study were all elementary school teacher candidates at Majalengka University with a sample of 60 respondent. This study resulted in a significant difference in the increase in problem-solving abilities of student-teacher candidates. Based on Self Resilience, the group of students who received Problem Based Learning had higher problem-solving abilities than the group of students who received expository learning. Mathematical problem-solving ability requires students to have self-resilience because in solving problems, a person needs to have confidence in his ability to face problems.

scholarly journals If I were a Zombie by K. Inglis

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Voss
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Picture Book ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Elementary School Teacher ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Younger Child ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Visual Support ◽  
The Mind

Inglis, Kate. If I were a Zombie. Illustrated by Eric Orchard. Nimbus Publishing, 2016.This book is a collection of poems written and illustrated by Canadians. Each poem introduces the reader to a new creature or monster with a picture that looks drawn by a child. The poems detail how the creature or monsters would behave through the mind of a child. Some examples of the monsters or creatures in this book are a giant, vampire, alien, goblin, mermaid and a zombie. The rhythmic prose of each stanza adds to the playful nature of each creature.The illustrations in this book are bright and vibrant with bold colours such as green, brown and blue. They are consistent and an integral part of the picture book, providing visual support for the text. The illustrator’s use of line and alternating black and white text, add to the mysteriousness of these creatures.I immediately picked up this book because of the captivating jacket design with the large, inviting title and quirky zombie picture. Yet the jacket design, both the cover and the teaser, misled me to believe that the book would be about zombies. Rather, the theme of the book revolves around a child’s imagination and what they would do if they were a certain creature or monster. The content of the book would be very enjoyable as a read aloud for a younger child, yet some text may be not easily understood by children of any age unfamiliar with our North American culture with words used such as kayak, Frisbee or cauldron.Recommended: 3 out of 4 starsReviewer: Tina VossTina is an elementary school teacher currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Education.  When she is not reading any book she can get her hands on, she is walking her dog Phill.

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