Problem Solving Checklist ___ Read the problem ___ Underline the question ___ Write your target sentence ___ Circle key information ___ Create a model to match the problem ___ Label ALL parts of your model, including #s ___ Choose a strategy to solve the problem ___ Check to make sure your answer is reasonable and accurate. ___ Fill in your target sentence with the answer. What can I do next? ___ Represent the problem using another model ___ Explain how you solved the problem (imagine that you are explaining this to a kindergartner!)