The Problem Solving Pack supports teachers in developing children's problem solving skills within the early level numeracy and mathematics Curriculum for Excellence. It is a flexible resource which can be used to teach problem solving strategies and provides a bank of rich problem-solving activities for children working within early level.

Each photocopiable Problem Solving Pack contains:
* Comprehensive introduction
* Problem solving and reasoning teaching strategies
* Bank of problem solving activities
* Resource sheets (online)

This Problem Solving Pack:
* Is written to the Scottish curriculum and linked to benchmarks
* Focuses on the development of the skills rather than teaching the content
* Gives teachers the tools to teach problem solving skills to their children
* Supports the mastery approach to have all children working on the same topic at the same time
* Allows flexibility for children working at different levels within a topic, by providing support and extension options where required
* Can be used independently or as part of the Primary Maths for Scotland programme