March (Grades K-2)
Hot Cocoa
Joey loves to have mini marshmallows in his hot cocoa. He puts 7 marshmallows in his cup.
That is 2 more marshmallows than his sister Jessica put in her cup of hot cocoa.
How many marshmallows did Jessica put in her hot cocoa?
Write an equation with a variable to match the problem. Solve and show your thinking!
The Iditarod
The Iditarod is a dogsled race run each year between Nome and Anchorage, Alaska, tracing a route used by dogsled teams to carry freight across Alaska more than 80 years ago. Racers, called “mushers,” must brave the elements of harsh weather and the Alaskan wilderness to complete this race, which has taken racers anywhere from eight days to over a month to complete.
After stopping at the fourth checkpoint, racers have travelled 123 miles with their dogsled teams. The total distance between Anchorage and Nome is 975 miles.
How many more miles must they travel to complete the race? Show how you know.
The Number 12
What do you know about the number 12?
The mother pig at the farm had 12 babies. They are going to be divided into two separate pens. If each pen will have 3 or more babies in it, how many different ways could the piglets be placed into the two pens?