May (Grades K-2)
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a yearly celebration held in the United States on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. In the United States, on Cinco de Mayo many people celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. Some large cities hold festivals.
Ask your classmates to vote for their favorite Mexican food. Create a tally chart to show the results! Which food had the most votes? Which food had the least votes? Write your own question about your class favorites.
Mountains
McKenzie’s girls scout troop decided to climb Mount Monadnock.
It will take them about 6 hours to climb up and down the mountain. They want to be back home by 3:00.
What time do they need to begin their hike? Show how you know.
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The chair lift at the ski mountain can hold 2,3,4 or 6 people on a lift to get them up to the top of the mountain.
Show 3 different ways 12 people could ride to the top of the mountain.
How many total possible ways can 12 people ride up the lift?
Desk Length
Sam measures the length of her desk with unifix cubes and finds out that it is 20 unifix cubes long. She then measures her desk with crayons and finds out that it is 6 crayons long.
Jared says, “Hey, your desk is longer with unifix cubes!”
Is Jared correct? Explain your thinking.