Writing Bug - Solving the World's Problems

Don't get stuck trying to figure out what to write about; use this action-packed narrative writing prompt to get minds and pencils working. 

Explore this engaging approach to division problem solving with young scholars. They construct story problems after drawing 3 cards that give them a type of object, how many they have of that object, and the number of groups the object...

Explore mathematical functions by solving word problems using addition and subtraction. The class participates in a monetary activity in which they utilize a budget to determine if they can afford to buy certain objects added together....

In this writing prompt worksheet, students write their interpretation of an old saying about success and failure on the lines provided.

Can your learners figure out which equation to solve? Use this resource to challenge your third graders with word problems involving the four operations. Each problem has a section to write the answer, but pupils will need to write out...

Encourage your young writers to include all the necessary elements of narrative writing. The resource, which could be used as a poster or handout, includes a brief list of criteria for pupils to meet.

Students solve subtraction word problems. In this 1 to 100,000 subtraction with and without regrouping lesson, students use Polya's problem solving strategies to solve word problems as a whole class and in small groups. Students...

In this writing worksheet, students are challenged to write a silly story in which every other word begins with a vowel. Students are encouraged to use a dictionary, be creative and check for spelling and grammar.

This problem solving PowerPoint presents a detailed, logical sequence of steps to follow in order to solve a story problem. The thinking processes described are given in text and represented by a visual model. After discussing the...

In this writing prompt worksheet, students choose one problem in the world they would like to solve and explain why they chose the problem they chose.