Holiday Stories

Choose 2 story problems to solve.  Type the number sentence and the answer in a complete sentence.  Here is an example of what your comment might look like:
9+4 = 13   There are 13 cookies in all.

Bears and Squirrels:

1.  There were 12 ornaments on the tree.  The cat knocked 5 ornaments off.  How many ornaments are left on the tree?

2.  I bought 7 candy canes.  My brother bought 10 candy canes.  How many candy canes do we have in all?

3.  We had 15 presents.  The Grinch stole 8 of them.  How many presents do we have left?

4.  My snowman had 11 buttons for his mouth.  When he started to melt, he lost 9 buttons.  How many buttons does he have now?

Owls:

1.  Tacky has 14 penguin friends.  He has 27 friends that are different kinds of birds.  How many friends does Tacky have in all?

2.  The Grinch stole 54 presents.  When his heart grew, he returned some of the presents, but also kept some for himself.  If he returned 45 gifts, how many did he keep for himself?

3.  We made 17 gingerbread cookies, 12 chocolate chip, and 25 sugar cookies.  How many cookies did we make in all?

4.  I brought 104 candy canes to the party.  59 candy canes got eaten.  How many candy canes are left over?

Skip to My Lou- Bears and Squirrels

We have been practicing skip counting.  Use what you know to fill in the missing numbers below:
1.  8, 10, ___, ___, 16, ___, 20, ___, ___, ___
2.  70, ___, 50, 40, ___, ___, 10
3.  10, ___, ___, 25, 30, ___, 40, ___, ___, 55

4. Why is it important to be able to skip count?
5. If you are counting place value rods, what are you skip counting by?

Thanksgiving Plans

Leave a comment telling us what your family is doing to celebrate Thanksgiving!  Remember to only use your initials.  I'll go first!
My husband and I (and the dogs)are driving to South Carolina to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family.  We will stop in Columbia first, which is where my brother and his wife live.  We will stay with them on Wednesday night.  Then we will drive down to Charleston on Thursday to have a Thanksgiving feast at my grandma's house with lots of my aunts, uncles, and cousins. On Friday we will probably do some shopping to see if we can get some good sales.  Then Saturday will be busy with football!  We are planning to go to the South Carolina vs. Clemson game since by brother works for the SC Athletic Department and can get us tickets.  But, we'll mostly be cheering on the Tide as they play Auburn in the Iron Bowl!!!  It should be a fun break and I am excited to eat and relax!

Owls- Regrouping

Sometimes when you add, you have to regroup.  Explain what regrouping is and when you have to do it.  Also, explain one strategy you use to show adding with regrouping. 

Owls- Addition Strategies

1.  Use the problem 15 + 7 to explain (in words) how to use the "make a ten" strategy. 

2.  Explain another way or another strategy that you could use to solve the same problem.

Bears and Squirrels- Study the Graph!

Use the graph to answer these questions:
1.  What type of graph is it?
2.  What is the most popular pet?
3.  How many people like cats best?
4.  How many more people like fish that frogs?
5.  How many people like cats and frogs?
6.  How many people took this survey?

Where Should I Trick-or-Treat?

I'm all set to go trick-or-treating on Monday, but I only have a little time.  I will only be able to go to 3 houses!  Write a persuasive paragraph convincing me to come trick-or-treating at your house!  Remember not to beg, but instead give me good reasons why your house is the best.  You are welcome to work on this blog post at home!