New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 7
Designed specifically for math instructors, the seventh workshop of a 15-part series allows time to explore Webb's DOK, ponder open-ended questions, and create lessons to apply what is learned. Teachers craft high-quality math problems...
New York State Education Department
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 11
You'll C-E-R a difference in classroom achievement after using a helpful lesson. Designed for economics, civics, government, and US history classes, participants practice using the CER model to craft arguments about primary and secondary...
EngageNY
TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Creating Word Problems
In this activity, students write word problems based on the whole numbers generated by the calculator. They decide on an operation to solve the problems. They analyze the problems to determine the problem characteristics when using...
Other
Primarily Speaking: Teaching Students to Write Word Problems
Second-Grade teacher Aimee Salazar uses this lesson year-round to teach students number sense by creating their own word problems. included are monthly mini-books titled "What's the Problem" with monthly themed exercises to help students...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Math: Algebra: Creating Equations From Word Problems
A video, a karaoke song to sing along to, and a short quiz on strategies for solving a word problem in an organized way using algebraic thinking.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Word Problems and Technology
This instructional activity gives students hands-on experience creating and illustrating word problems.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's Your Question? Multiplication Word Problems
Students will explore multiplication and word problems. They will work cooperatively to examine a story scenario, list possible questions to develop a completed word problem and solve it using a variety of strategies. The students will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nursery Rhyme Word Problems
For this lesson students will create basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division word problems using common nursery rhymes. Students will distinguish the key elements of word problems and incorporate those elements into a...
Other
Greg Tang Math: Word Problems
Create math problems with this word problem generator. Just choose your operation, problem, unknown variable, and number range to create one problem or a list of 10 problems. Answers can be checked online or problems can be printed.
Other
Nearpod: Two Step Word Problems
In this lesson plan on two-step word problems, 3rd graders learn about estimation, explore different drawings, and apply their learning to create their own word problems.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Subtraction Number Stories Day 2
Students will be able to create their own number stories and represent them using one of the methods we have learned in this unit.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Subtraction Number Stories Day 1
Students will be able to create their own number stories and represent them using one of the methods we have learned in this unit.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Subtraction Number Stories Day 3
Students will be able to create their own number stories and represent them using one of the methods we have learned in this unit.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Algebra Word Problems Translated
Find a quick, concise explanation of how to take the words from problems and substitute variables, operations and numbers to create an equivalent expression. Examples are given and clearly explained.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Everyday Math
Young scholars will work as a class to solve word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and simple fractions. To culminate the lesson, students will create their own word problems.
Quia
Quia: Story Problems With Mixed Practice
Your problem-solving skills are put to the test in this interactive word problem game on this site. Employ a variety of mathematical skills and strategies including logical reasoning and computation. Multiple choice problems created for...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Elementary Level Problems 1999
Pre-service Faculty of Education students from the University of Regina created this collection of real-world math problems that address Saskatchewan elementary mathematics content. The problems are geared towards students in grades four...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Equations & Inequalities Word Problems
HSA-CED.A.1: Interactive resource which create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational and exponential functions....
PBS
Pbs: Solving Equivalent Fraction Problems: Bianca's New Pet
In the accompanying classroom activity, students use equivalent fractions to solve a problem and create word problems of their own.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Unknown Addend Problem
Young scholars will solve word problems to create their own subtraction number sentences. They will use known addition facts to solve subtraction problems. A detailed lesson plan, worksheet, and pictures/videos of the lesson plan being...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Sat Math Test: Problem Solving and Data Analysis
SAT Math questions fall into different categories; one of these domains is Problem Solving and Data Analysis. These questions might ask you to create an appropriate equation from a word problem, convert units, or understand the meaning...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Teddy Addition/subtraction Problems
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the teddy bear icons to solve teacher created word problems.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Daisies in Vases
Students will solve a word problem with various outcomes by creating a meaningful representation of the problem by using objects, pictures, or equations. An explanation is provided.