This also helps the child develop an understanding of how math story problems work. Have children write mathematics story problems. Writing story problems helps children read story problems more meaningfully. The experience of framing a problem helps them develop an understanding of the syntax of story problems while they learn how questions are phrased. Once they've had experience writing story problems, they can better understand how the writer has framed a story problem for them to solve.
Children enjoy writing story problems for others to solve.
They can write problems and trade with a classmate or friend. Problems written by one class can be traded with another class. The child or the class can staple story problems together in book form to put it in the class library. Use content stickers as a stimulus for writing story problems. Have children choose, for example, an ocean animal included in the stickers and write a story problem about it.