Getting Ideas for Problems

Arpine teaches Grade 3 and wants to incorporate more problem solving into her math program.  She found some problems at www.mathwire.com but wanted to open them up a little bit more so that there were more points of entry for her students.  She also wanted to introduce the K-W-C to her class to help them get started at solving problems.  In creating a few problems all at once it not only helps her with planning, but also helps her to allow her students the time to build on their new learning, and try different strategies out. 

Here are a few of the problems that she modified to meet her needs.  She used the names of teacher in the building to help make the problems more "real" to the students.  As well, she began to incorporate multi answer questions for her students to answer so they become accustom to completing mult-step questions.