Math Problem of the Week
Show What You Know
- Who: All students in Grades 1-5
- What: Solve grade level math problem
- Where: Pick up a hard copy of the weekly math problem each Monday in your classroom or print off a copy from the school website
- When: turn in a hard copy to Mrs. Semritc by the end of school each Friday
- What: A good example of a solution using strong mathematical thinking from each grade level will be selected each week and a video clip of that student solving the math problem will be posted to the Math Problem link on the school website.
Grade: 1
Each basket in the toy shop holds 10 toy
There are 6 baskets and 7 extra toys in the shop.
How many toys are in the sho
Show how you got your answer using words, numbers, or pictures.
Answer:
Grade: 2
Tom has 95 coupons. He can trade in 10 of them for a toy. How many toys can he buy with his coupons? How many coupons will he have left?
Show how you got your answer using words, numbers, or pictures.
Grade: 3
Sam saved nickels and dimes until he had 55 cents to buy the game of Ants and Beetles. Sam paid for the game with 8 coins. How many of each kind of coin did Sam have?
Write to help explain your best thinking using words, numbers, or pictures.
Grade: 4
Amy has 6,700 balloons. 2,900 of them are red and 1,702 are green. The rest of the balloons are blue. How many blue balloons does Amy have?
Write to help explain your best thinking using words, numbers, or pictures.
Grade: 5
A full tank of gas holds 14 gallons. The fuel gauge reads ¼ full. About how many gallons are left? If the car gets 20 miles per gallon, how much further can you drive?
Write to help explain your best thinking using words, numbers, or pictures.