This problem solving activity has a number focus.
There is a special number in each of these envelopes.
When you get your envelope, open it and find out what your number is.
This number is the solution to a maths problem that YOU make up.
What is your problem?
This open problem has students use their imaginations to create word problems of their own and to apply the mathematics that they are learning. This can require a deeper understanding than solving a given problem.
Some students may simply suggest an equation. Some may be able to confidently embed an equation in a story context, and other students might readily suggest contextual problems that involve several steps, or a range of operations. You can adjust the difficulty of the problem by changing the numbers you place inside the envelopes
A series of similar Number problems span Level 1 to Level 5. These problems are Make Up Your Own, Level 2, Invent-A-Problem, Level 3, Create a Question, Level 4, and Working Backwards, Level 5.
You may find that this serves as a useful assessment task.
There is a special number in each of these envelopes.
When you get your envelope, open it and find out what your number is.
This number is the solution to a maths problem that YOU make up.
What is your problem?
There are many ways to have your students create their own problems for others to solve.
This is just one possible way to consider.
The solutions here will depend on your class.
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