{"product_id":"year-6-problem-solving-unit","title":"Year 6 Problem Solving Unit","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete Year 6 Mathematics unit for modelling, solving and justifying practical multi-step problems involving operations, rational numbers, percentages and money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFull Description\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive Year 6 students a clear, repeatable process for approaching practical problems. This complete Mathematics unit teaches students to read for the question, sort relevant from irrelevant information, formulate a mathematical model, estimate, solve efficiently, interpret the result and justify their decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five-lesson sequence combines explicit teaching, guided examples, partner reasoning and independent application. Students identify red herrings, use brackets to communicate order, calculate discounts and delivery charges, compare valid strategies, interpret remainders and test answers for reasonableness. The final Community Market Challenge asks students to model costs, income and profit before evaluating the strengths and limitations of their approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe package includes editable PowerPoint teaching and quiz decks, a colour classroom display, two hands-on resources, five differentiated two-page worksheets, integrated answer pages, a two-page assessment and a five-level rubric. It suits whole-class instruction, small-group support, independent practice, revision and summative assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s Included\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditable presentation — 19 slides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEditable quiz — 22 slides with 10 question-and-answer pairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnit Plan PDF — 31 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Modelling Loop colour classroom display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelevant or Red Herring? cards with sorting and recording mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategy Showdown game board and challenge cards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive differentiated two-page worksheets with answer pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity Market Challenge assessment with answer pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive-level landscape rubric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLearning Focus\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormulate and solve practical problems using mathematical modelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinguish relevant information from red herrings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect and combine operations, representations and efficient strategies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork with natural numbers, rational numbers, percentages and financial contexts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstimate and check whether answers are reasonable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterpret remainders, units, constraints and rounding decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompare approaches and communicate justified conclusions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eClassroom Use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the presentation for explicit whole-class teaching and guided examples. Run Relevant or Red Herring? as a collaborative sorting activity and Strategy Showdown for paired or small-group practice. Assign the two-page worksheets in sequence or select support, core and extension tasks for different groups. Use the editable quiz for review and formative assessment, then complete the Community Market Challenge and five-level rubric as the summative task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFormats, Counts and Answers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes PDF and editable PPTX files: a 31-page Unit Plan, 19-slide presentation and 22-slide quiz. Twelve answer pages are included, with suggested responses for open-ended items where appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDigital Product and Licence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a digital teaching product; no physical item will be shipped. Purchase permits use by one teacher with their own students in accordance with the Sukindi single-user licence. Files may not be shared, resold, uploaded publicly or redistributed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sukindi Learning","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67471373402157,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/1155\/8189\/files\/ProblemSolving-Year6-TPTThumbnail.jpg?v=1788370428","url":"https:\/\/sukindi.com.au\/products\/year-6-problem-solving-unit","provider":"Sukindi Learning","version":"1.0","type":"link"}