Problem Solving Checklist

I read the problem more than once.

I tried to find everything out about the problem that I could.

I asked myself, "Do I really understand what the problem is asking me?"

I thought about what information I needed to solve this problem.

I asked myself, "Have I ever worked a problem like this before?"

I asked myself, "Is there information in this problem I do not need?"

I kept looking back at the problem as I worked.

I had to stop and rethink what I was doing and why.

I checked my work as I went along step by step.

I had to start over and do it differently.

I asked myself, "Is what I am doing getting me closer to the answer?"

I checked to see if all my calculations were correct.

I went over my work to see if it still seemed like a good way to do the problem.

I looked at the problem to see if my answer made sense.

I thought about a different way to solve the problem.

I tried to see if I could tell more than what the problem asked for.