Do your students struggle with word problems? After many experiences of watching students who had solid computation skills struggle solving word problems, I finally found a solution – having students write their own! Writing their own word problems gives students a deep understanding of why one problem requires addition to solve while another requires multiplication, subtraction, division, or another problem solving strategy like “make a list”. SETTING CRITERIA Give your students a fun way to write word problems! Set criteria for them such as: Write a word problem that: can be solved using multiplication has extra information needs two steps… Read More