Word Problems from Literature
April 26, 2010
[Photo by Passion of Bilwa.]
I’ve put the word problems from my elementary problem solving series into printable worksheets:
- Word Problems from Mr. Popper’s Penguins
- Word Problems from Poor Richard
- Word Problems from Narnia
- Word Problems from The Hobbit
The Answers
The word problems are worked out and explained at their original posts:
- Penguin Math: Elementary Problem Solving 2nd Grade
- Ben Franklin Math: Elementary Problem Solving 3rd Grade
- Narnia Math: Elementary Problem Solving 4th Grade
- Hobbit Math: Elementary Problem Solving 5th Grade
As with all my handouts, feel free to download and print them for use in your own classroom, homeschool, or math club, as long as you leave the copyright information intact. As one of the founding fathers of mathematics is reported to have said:
I will be sufficiently rewarded if when telling it to others you will not claim the discovery as your own, but will say it was mine.
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My friend Don gave me a great money conversion problem based on Harry Potter’s first shopping trip on Diagon Alley.
That sounds like fun. Can you share a link to it?
Thank you SO much for these-my kids will really enjoy them–I have one son in SM 2A and one in SM 4A–perfect