Unit 4, Lesson 13
Create Story Problems (Optional)
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
This lesson is optional because it goes beyond the depth of understanding required to address the standards. The standards do not require students to create their own story problems. This lesson does provide students the opportunity to apply skills of mathematical modeling.
In previous lessons, students represented and solved a variety of Add To, Result Unknown and Take From, Result Unknown story problems. In this optional lesson, students apply what they’ve learned about story problems throughout the section to tell a story problem that includes an action and a question. Students share and solve story problems with their partner. When students change the story to change the action and the mathematical operation of the problem, they understand how addition and subtraction model actions in the real world (MP2, MP4).
- Representation
- MLR2
- Create (orally) Add To, Result Unknown and Take From, Result Unknown problems that represent a picture.
- Determine whether a story problem shows adding to (addition) or taking from (subtraction).
- Let’s make story problems.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Activity 2
Required Preparation
- Cut out enough 5-frames to make a chart with a space for each student to answer the survey question.
- Each group of 2 needs 10 two-color counters.
- Gather materials from previous centers:
- Bingo, Stages 1-3
- Math Fingers, Stages 1-3
- Math Stories, Stages 1 and 2
- Subtraction Towers, Stage 1
- 5-Frames, Stages 1 and 2
- Counting Collections, Stage 1
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
Students shared their thinking multiple times in this lesson. What have you noticed about the language students use? What support can you offer to students who struggle to communicate their ideas orally?