Teaching your students how to interpret and solve word problems can be very difficult at times, especially if you only use two lessons at the end of each unit to focus on problem solving . I have found that when I teach my students to make real-work connections WHILE they learn new math skills, they are much more successful with unpacking word problems by the end of the unit. Problem Solving Tasks are a great way to provide your 3rd graders with opportunities to grapple with rigorous problems. T