What's the Problem {The Holiday Edition}
What is a "What's the Problem?" mini book, you ask? It's a fun little book that the students use to practice writing story (word) problems. The students are given the answer to a math problem on each page of a mini book. They use this answer to write a story (word) problem to fit that answer.
I always have my students write 3 sentences. The first two sentences tell the story, and the last sentence must be a question. For example:
Jason placed 3 presents under the tree. Then, he placed 9 more presents under the tree. How many presents did Jason place beneath the tree?
They are also required to use the label throughout their story. When they are ready to, I let them try to "trick" the reader (this is optional). They do this by adding extra, unnecessary information to their word problem.
Believe it or not, they love writing their math stories!
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