November (Grades K-2)
Fall Math
Tina and Kate want to find 10 pinecones in the park.
Tina finds 6 pinecones.
Kate finds 3 pinecones.
Tina and Kate put all of the pinecones they found in a box.
Did Tina and Kate find 10 pinecones? Show and tell how you know.
Thanksgiving
Grandma made 12 pies for Thanksgiving.
5 pies are apple pies.
4 pies are pecan pies.
The rest are pumpkin pies.
How many pumpkin pies are there? Show how you know.
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Aunt Millie wants to make three apple pies for Thanksgiving dinner. If she needs five apples to make one pie, how many apples are needed to make three pies? Use a math model to show your work.
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Sammy saw a flock of 8 turkeys crossing the road.
There were 2 full grown adult turkeys in the flock.The rest were babies.
How many turkeys were babies? Show how you know.
Trish answered that there were 10 babies because 8 + 2 = 10
Erin said she used subtraction. She answered that there were 6 turkeys because 8 - 2 = 6
Kevin said that he used addition. He said that there are 6 because 6 + 2 = 8.
Who solved the problem correctly? Who did not? Explain.
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An adult male turkey called gobbler weighs between 16 to 22 pounds.
A female turkey called a hen is smaller, weighing between 8 to 12 pounds.
A group of turkeys is called a rafter.
When it comes to male and female turkeys, are gobblers or hens larger? Explain how do you know?
What is the difference in weight between a gobbler and a hen? Prove your answer using a number line model.
How many legs are there in a rafter of 10 turkeys? Use a math drawing and a matching equation to prove your answer.
Feathers
Native Americans used feathers for decorations on many of their tools, such as arrows.
A man had 8 arrows with red feathers and 3 arrows with yellow feathers.
How many more arrows have red feathers than yellow feathers? Use a math model to show how you know.