Open-ended mathematical challenges are an excellent way to differentiate and extend student learning authentically and engagingly. But knowing how to approach and complete these challenges properly is a skill in itself! This PowerPoint is the perfect launching point for your students to learn how to approach open-ended tasks confidently and effectively. Use these slides to show your class how to approach open-ended tasks properly. By working through four simple steps (understand, plan, solve and check), students will understand the level of detail and effort required to answer open-ended problems. They will be empowered to demonstrate their best thinking every time! These slides are the perfect launching point to be used before students independently tackle their own open-ended tasks, such as those found in our Open-Ended Maths Task Cards and Open-Ended Maths Problems Booklet.