This activity is great practice for helping students write their own word problems. There are 2 formats to use.

Word Problems Work Mat

• 11 backgrounds students can use to write their own words problems
• Students use the background as a prompt to generate their own word problem. These can be used with any level of math. They are easy to differentiate with whatever level your students are on.

Task Cards

• The task cards include addition and subtraction number sentences. There are options for one-step and multi-step problems.
• Students generate word problems that align with the number sentence on the card. They can trade with a partner and solve each other's word problems.