Description
These story problems can be used as morning work, exit tickets, homework, no-prep warm-ups, enrichment, and more! This is also a great purchase for parents and homeschoolers who want to improve their children’s creative problem-solving skills from home.
Each backward story problem contains five steps that can be completed daily throughout the week. However, you may choose to complete all five steps in one day if you prefer.
Our digital 36 Weeks of Backward Story Problems for 4th Grade, includes the following steps for how to write a story problem:
- Write equations they can think of that equal the answer given
- Brainstorm WHO and WHAT topic ideas for their word problemÂ
- Using an equation from the first step, draft a story problem including the WHO and WHATÂ
- Compose a short story that incorporates their math equation into a word problem
- Illustrate their story problem
WANT THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK? Grab the printable + digital versions, or save even more when you purchase all six grade levels worth of Backwards Story Problems! You save BIG TIME by grabbing the bundle!
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C W. –
I haven’t used this yet, but I’m looking forward to introducing it to my daughter next year. I think it will help her see how math applies to daily life. She loves writing and illustrating stories so she should enjoy this assignment.
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Educate & Rejuvenate –
A fun way to use these is to have her write the story problems and have a sibling or friend solve them. A win-win for everyone involved!
Carrie M. –
I love these! I was introduced to these by my mentor teacher and could not find any until I cane across this. I like it because it helps students think about math differently.
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Melissa C. –
I will be using this with my fourth graders in the fall as a warm up to math.
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Amy S. –
These provide students the opportunity to create lists of equations that equal a given number and then turn those into a math story problem and a written short story (which is a nice writing connection). Each week is broken down into day sections so students can do just one part at a time.
Having purchased the multi-level bundle means I can differentiate for my students as needed while providing the same ultimate format for everyone.
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Sandy J. –
I’ve been looking at the resource for the fall. So far, I really like it.
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Mimi H. –
It took a bit for the kids to understand this, but it was well worth the wait!
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