Lesson Plan
Writing Christmas-Themed Word Problems
Your students will turn boring number sentences into fun, Christmas-themed word problems! They will get practice with math and writing as they use their creative juices to write and solve single digit addition word problems.
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Learning Objectives
Students will be able to write and solve one digit addition word problems.
Introduction
(5 minutes)- On one side of the board write: 5 + 3 = ____. On the other side of the board write: Tiny the elf wrapped 5 presents. Jumbo the elf wrapped 3 presents. How many presents did they wrap all together?
- Ask students to determine what is the same and what is different about the two items written on the board.
- Support students to see that both items contain numbers that need to be added together, but one of the items only contains numbers and symbols while the other uses numbers and words.
- Tell students that “5 + 3 = ____” is a number sentence, an equation using numbers and common symbols, such as a plus sign and an equals sign.
- Tell students that “Tiny the elf wrapped 5 presents. Jumbo the elf wrapped 3 presents. How many presents did they wrap all together?” is a word problem.
- Explain that a word problem is one or more sentences describing a problem that needs to be solved using a mathematical calculation.
- Call on a volunteer to solve both the number sentence and the word problem. Ask him or her to explain their thinking as they solve each problem.