Hello
and good morning :) I really need to get better at blogging. I have been so
busy working, taking care of my family, making TpT products (I have three ready
to go FINALLY!) and loving on our new little one-Mojo. Any who, I love word
problems! I believe they are so great at
getting the wheels turning in little minds. Then I had an Aha moment of how can I make their little minds think even more-critical thinking! Math Story Starters-how cute is that! We have them for language/reading activities why not
math. The students create story/word problems from the picture provided and
they can add to the picture as well by drawing. They write the key words they used
and write the number sentence to solve the problem. I also included a graphic organizer to enlarge
or use on your over-head (everyone is not as blessed to have SMART Boards) essential
questions and a blank copy to really get it going. It is really fun to see all
of the amazing math stories they come up with and solve. Teachers can work on addition
problems for a day or a week then take the same activity and ask students, “How
can we make this a subtraction story/word problem?” This activity is a great
resource for introducing story/word
problems, whole class, independent, small groups, morning work, homework as well as ELLs because of the pictures and
easy to read language. Click the link to download preview.
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