This combination Math and ELA Bell Ringer for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades features tricked-out (made up) word problems. This download is for those students and their teachers who enjoy solving somewhat twisted, definitely unusual word math problems. An equal combination of language arts and basic math skills, Contrived Math challenges participants to collect common data, such as the number of days in a year, shuffle it around according to instructions, and come up with a targeted answer.