← Write One Together · Lesson 2 of 3
Hand back the pencil
First drafts of a problem are often missing something: a number, a unit, a clear question. That is the useful part. Spotting what is missing is the same thinking it takes to solve a problem.
Resist rewriting it. Ask instead: what would you need to know to answer this? Is there one answer, or several? Could someone who has never seen a horse follow it? Let them make the change.
Your child writes: "A horse runs 3 laps. How fast is it?" What is the most helpful next move?
A lesson is kept once you've answered the question and written at least 8 words. Nobody grades it; it stays on this device.