Children were encouraged to use problem solving within a mathematical framework to find the answers to the questions posed. They had to use critical thinking, design a plan, and check their answers to determine if they had answered correctly.

I appreciated how the students were asked to work on a problem and solve it without being told how to use it. The problems were fun and challenging at the same time.

When I taught first grade, I would do a problem of the day with my students. I always looked forward to the kids' answers and how they solved the problems. Since then I have wondered if there was such a thing for homeschoolers. And this is definitely what I was looking for. With the kids at our house we would use a card each morning. Each child would determine how they were going to solve the problems, write out their answers, and work through how they solved them. Such fun and a great way to start the morning.