Story Word Problems

One aspect of math that has been a focus this spring has been story math problems. An activity that we did in class required one student to write a math problem and for another to solve it. Here are some examples.

This problem was written by Maeve and solved by Emma.

I saw three houses on my street. Then I saw two more houses on my street. How many did I see?

This problem was written by Bethany and solved by Audrey.

I saw 10 purple birds pass by me. Then I saw 1 pink bird pass by me. How many did I see?

This problem was written by Cecilia and solved by Zico.

I had 11 eggs in my basket. I ate 6. How many did I have left?