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Introduction
Read the Headline Story to children and have them use the information in the story to pose a problem.
Headline Story
Kevin traveled a total of 3 blocks south and 2 blocks west on his way to Dion’s house.
Possible student responses
- We could draw a map.
- There are lots of paths that Kevin could take: SSWWS, SWSWS,…
- Let’s make a list of all the possible paths and see how many there are (10).