Comments on: Give Four, Take a Lot More! http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:32:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pearce4471 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-172 pearce4471 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:37:21 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-172 Jackson and Marie brought 2 cookies each to lunch. Adam brought 1 cookie. How many total cookies did they bring to lunch? http://www.edhelper.com/runaway_math_puzzle_grade3.htm this was a good website for all grades. I looked at 3rd grade. You could make it simpler for children with special needs by using less columns and rows. 1______________________________________10 What end would 8 be closer to? What number would be found in the middle? Grade Levels 1 and 2 Jackson puts 2 eggs in the basket and Marie puts 3 eggs in as well. If they do this 6 more times how many eggs will they have in all? I like writing it both ways. It makes you think. It is also a good way to teach your students different and new ways in problem solving. Johnny has 2 apples. Three other boys have six apples each. How many apples do the boys have in all? Jackson and Marie brought 2 cookies each to lunch. Adam brought 1 cookie. How many total cookies did they bring to lunch?

http://www.edhelper.com/runaway_math_puzzle_grade3.htm
this was a good website for all grades. I looked at 3rd grade. You could make it simpler for children with special needs by using less columns and rows.

1______________________________________10
What end would 8 be closer to?
What number would be found in the middle?
Grade Levels 1 and 2

Jackson puts 2 eggs in the basket and Marie puts 3 eggs in as well. If they do this 6 more times how many eggs will they have in all?
I like writing it both ways. It makes you think. It is also a good way to teach your students different and new ways in problem solving.

Johnny has 2 apples. Three other boys have six apples each. How many apples do the boys have in all?

]]> By: sefrancis http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-171 sefrancis Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:06:38 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-171 http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm ~This site offers numerous timed practice games, math problems, and counting activities for various skill levels. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm ~This site offers a variety of interactive games to help Second grade students learn subtraction facts. Basic facts are presented as well. http://www.funbrain.com/linejump/index.html ~Offers multi-level number line activities. http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm

~This site offers numerous timed practice games, math problems, and counting activities for various skill levels.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm

~This site offers a variety of interactive games to help Second grade students learn subtraction facts. Basic facts are presented as well.

http://www.funbrain.com/linejump/index.html

~Offers multi-level number line activities.

]]> By: sefrancis http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-170 sefrancis Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:18:41 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-170 Susan, Bobbie, Jane, Margaret, Hannah, and Wilma all love to collect flowers. One day, all the girls went to the park to see just how many different types of flowers they could find. To their surprise, they each picked 2 yellow daisies and 3 red tulips. How many total flowers did the girls pick on their trip to the park? (2 daisies + 3 tulips) x 6 girls = 30 flowers Or Michelangelo, Rafael, and Donatello are all teenage mutant ninja turtles that live in the sewer below New York City. These mutant turtles have to protect themselves from the filthy sewer rats that bully them. They each learn 6 new karate moves, and along the way they find 2 magic sticks. How many ways can the turtles defend themselves? (3 turtles x 6 moves) +2 magic sticks = 20 defense tools 2 + (3 x 6) = 20, was definitely harder. Susan, Bobbie, Jane, Margaret, Hannah, and Wilma all love to collect flowers. One day, all the girls went to the park to see just how many different types of flowers they could find. To their surprise, they each picked 2 yellow daisies and 3 red tulips. How many total flowers did the girls pick on their trip to the park?
(2 daisies + 3 tulips) x 6 girls = 30 flowers
Or
Michelangelo, Rafael, and Donatello are all teenage mutant ninja turtles that live in the sewer below New York City. These mutant turtles have to protect themselves from the filthy sewer rats that bully them. They each learn 6 new karate moves, and along the way they find 2 magic sticks. How many ways can the turtles defend themselves?
(3 turtles x 6 moves) +2 magic sticks = 20 defense tools

2 + (3 x 6) = 20, was definitely harder.

]]> By: sefrancis http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-169 sefrancis Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:17:33 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-169 George is excited. He will turn 12 in a few weeks, and his mom told him he could plan his whole party by himself. She even gave him $75.00 to buy everything he needs for his party. Help George with his shopping list, will he have enough money to buy everything he wants? Item Price per Item Number of Items Total Cost Invitations $ 2.29 2 $ 4.58 Balloons $ 1.53 3 $ 4.59 Noise Makers $ 3.25 2 $ 6.50 Cake $25.00 1 $25.00 Pizza $6.50 5 $32.50 George is inviting 12 friends, but the cool invitations only have 8 invitations in a package, so he will have to buy 2 packages. He wants enough balloons to cover the floor and to hang from the ceiling. He found a package of 50 multi-colored balloons and plans to buy 3 packages. It won’t be a party without noisemakers, so he will have to buy 2 packages of those as well. The Incredible Hulk Cake will cost $25.00, but it is worth it because it is so cool. He thinks it would be fun to have pizza before eating cake and is trying to figure out how much pizza to order. He knows that each large pizza has 8 slices, so if each friend gets at least 3 slices of pizza, how many pizzas should he order? (In order to have 36 slices of pizza, he will have to order 5 pizzas and have 4 slices left over.) Each pizza costs 6.50. Students will fill in the total cost column and will figure out how many pizzas to order. They will come up with a total cost of $73.17 and will most likely say they have enough money; however, a few will remember taxes. If you know the tax rate, figuring the tax on his purchases would be a good extra practice. It is enough, though, for them to know he does not have enough money. A good critical thinking discussion question would be to ask, “What can George do?” Answers will vary. When I cut and pasted this from a word document, my table got messed up. Sorry. George is excited. He will turn 12 in a few weeks, and his mom told him he could plan his whole party by himself. She even gave him $75.00 to buy everything he needs for his party. Help George with his shopping list, will he have enough money to buy everything he wants?
Item Price per Item Number of Items Total Cost
Invitations $ 2.29 2 $ 4.58
Balloons $ 1.53 3 $ 4.59
Noise Makers $ 3.25 2 $ 6.50
Cake $25.00 1 $25.00
Pizza $6.50 5 $32.50

George is inviting 12 friends, but the cool invitations only have 8 invitations in a package, so he will have to buy 2 packages. He wants enough balloons to cover the floor and to hang from the ceiling. He found a package of 50 multi-colored balloons and plans to buy 3 packages. It won’t be a party without noisemakers, so he will have to buy 2 packages of those as well. The Incredible Hulk Cake will cost $25.00, but it is worth it because it is so cool. He thinks it would be fun to have pizza before eating cake and is trying to figure out how much pizza to order. He knows that each large pizza has 8 slices, so if each friend gets at least 3 slices of pizza, how many pizzas should he order? (In order to have 36 slices of pizza, he will have to order 5 pizzas and have 4 slices left over.) Each pizza costs 6.50.

Students will fill in the total cost column and will figure out how many pizzas to order. They will come up with a total cost of $73.17 and will most likely say they have enough money; however, a few will remember taxes. If you know the tax rate, figuring the tax on his purchases would be a good extra practice. It is enough, though, for them to know he does not have enough money. A good critical thinking discussion question would be to ask, “What can George do?” Answers will vary.

When I cut and pasted this from a word document, my table got messed up. Sorry.

]]> By: sam5712 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-163 sam5712 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:36:48 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-163 1.)Jack has 1 basketball, 2 baseballs, and 1 football. Jill gives Jack 2 more footballs. How many balls does Jack have altogether? Soltuion:1+2+1=4 then 4+2=6 balls altogether. 2.)I found a really great game that students can use online to play to help with their subtraction facts. It is http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm. I really liked this game and this site because it could be modified for special needs children. It can be modified because the student can choose an operation and then choose the number level all the way up to 12. It gives a whole new meaning to timed tests. This game does not really specify an age group, but I believe that it can be used for the First or Second Grade levels. I also found another game that I really liked that dealt with subtraction facts. It is http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/SubPicture.html. In this game students have to get the answer correct to see the picture. This activity is not timed, which would be good for students with special needs. The grade level for this game is K-2. 3.). This is a really great activity to use when dealing with number lines. It is called the Number Line Bounce. Students get to move arrows to indicate where the given number should be placed on a number line. If you have to use multiple arrows and are correct, then you are asked to compose a number sentence for how you reached the given number. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_107_g_1_t_1.html. This activity is appropriate for grade levels K-5. 4.)Jacob went to the candy store and bought three bags of candy with six pieces of candy in each bag. The owner of the candy store said that since Jacob had bought all those pieces of candy that he was going to give him 2 pieces of candy for free. How many pieces of candy does Jacob have in all? 2+ (3 x 6) =20 Honestly, both problems were pretty easy for me to write because I grew up working out problems both ways. I decided to write a problem with the second expression because it was always a slightly bit easier for me to multiply and then just add 2. It just felt more comfortable for me to say okay I have 3 bags of candy with 6 in each bag which is 18, plus two more which is 20. 1.)Jack has 1 basketball, 2 baseballs, and 1 football. Jill gives Jack 2 more footballs. How many balls does Jack have altogether?
Soltuion:1+2+1=4 then 4+2=6 balls altogether.

2.)I found a really great game that students can use online to play to help with their subtraction facts. It is http://www.dep.anl.gov/aattack.htm. I really liked this game and this site because it could be modified for special needs children. It can be modified because the student can choose an operation and then choose the number level all the way up to 12. It gives a whole new meaning to timed tests. This game does not really specify an age group, but I believe that it can be used for the First or Second Grade levels.

I also found another game that I really liked that dealt with subtraction facts. It is http://www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/SubPicture.html. In this game students have to get the answer correct to see the picture. This activity is not timed, which would be good for students with special needs. The grade level for this game is K-2.

3.). This is a really great activity to use when dealing with number lines. It is called the Number Line Bounce. Students get to move arrows to indicate where the given number should be placed on a number line. If you have to use multiple arrows and are correct, then you are asked to compose a number sentence for how you reached the given number. http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_107_g_1_t_1.html. This activity is appropriate for grade levels K-5.

4.)Jacob went to the candy store and bought three bags of candy with six pieces of candy in each bag. The owner of the candy store said that since Jacob had bought all those pieces of candy that he was going to give him 2 pieces of candy for free. How many pieces of candy does Jacob have in all?
2+ (3 x 6) =20

Honestly, both problems were pretty easy for me to write because I grew up working out problems both ways. I decided to write a problem with the second expression because it was always a slightly bit easier for me to multiply and then just add 2. It just felt more comfortable for me to say okay I have 3 bags of candy with 6 in each bag which is 18, plus two more which is 20.

]]> By: deedowdy http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-161 deedowdy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:09:47 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-161 1. Dylan has seven kittens. Cody has six kittens. How many kittens are there in all? 2. http://mathfun.com/FreePuzzles.html There are links to Grades 1 all the way through 9+. These puzzle games could be used with special needs students. There are sample solutions that can help these students if they need extra help. 3. http://www.education.com/activity/article/numberlinelace_kindergarten/ This would be appropriate for Kindergarten students. It could also possibly help with students in higher grade levels who need extra assistance. 4. Dylan had two pieces of cheese pizza and three pieces of pepperoni pizza. He ate all of these pieces each time that he ate pizza. He ate pizza six times. How many pieces of pizza did he eat all together? I did not find either of them to be hard to write. I have written a lot of story problems in the past. 1. Dylan has seven kittens. Cody has six kittens. How many kittens are there in all?

2. http://mathfun.com/FreePuzzles.html
There are links to Grades 1 all the way through 9+. These puzzle games could be used with special needs students. There are sample solutions that can help these students if they need extra help.

3. http://www.education.com/activity/article/numberlinelace_kindergarten/
This would be appropriate for Kindergarten students. It could also possibly help with students in higher grade levels who need extra assistance.

4. Dylan had two pieces of cheese pizza and three pieces of pepperoni pizza. He ate all of these pieces each time that he ate pizza. He ate pizza six times. How many pieces of pizza did he eat all together?
I did not find either of them to be hard to write. I have written a lot of story problems in the past.

]]> By: lockhart8292 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-160 lockhart8292 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:34:06 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-160 1. Scott has 25 baseball cards. He gives 12 baseball cards to Erin. How many baseball cards does Scott have left? 2. The Website I found for subtractions is: http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_sub.jsp. The website is for grades 1-2. It is a fun fishing game. How much help a special needs child will require, will depend on the type of disorder that the child has. The game does move pretty quickly. 3. The number line website I found is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/find_the.shtml. This game is for kindergarten level and is called Find the Number. 4. There are 6 momma cats. Each cat has 2 white kittens and 3 brown kittens. How many kittens are there all together? (2+3)x6=30 I chose this problem because it seemed simpler for me to do the addition and then multiply. 1. Scott has 25 baseball cards. He gives 12 baseball cards to Erin. How many baseball cards does Scott have left?

2. The Website I found for subtractions is: http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_sub.jsp. The website is for grades 1-2. It is a fun fishing game. How much help a special needs child will require, will depend on the type of disorder that the child has. The game does move pretty quickly.

3. The number line website I found is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/games/find_the.shtml. This game is for kindergarten level and is called Find the Number.
4. There are 6 momma cats. Each cat has 2 white kittens and 3 brown kittens. How many kittens are there all together? (2+3)x6=30
I chose this problem because it seemed simpler for me to do the addition and then multiply.

]]> By: weaver17536 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-158 weaver17536 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:21:52 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-158 (1) Jenny had 4 balloons, 1 blue, 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 green. Her mother gave her one more of each color. How many balloons does Jenny have now? (2) This matching game is good for first and second graders. Two sets of 3x5 index cards; one with subtraction problems on them without answers, and one with answers on them. Letting students take turns, select one card from each stack. If the answer matches the problem, the student gets a point. If it does not match, both cards go back into the respective pile. All cards are face down. (3)Using plastic rabbits or frogs that hop (found in party favors or Easter items) and a number line with the numbers 0 through 12 on spaces divided evenly. Each student will take a turn making the animal hop. Start on the 0, make the animal hop, and mark the space with a bean or other marker, and make the animal hop again. The student then makes a math sentence with the results of the hops. Example: The first hop lands on space 6. The second hop lands 4 spaces farther. The Math sentence would be: 6+4=10 (4) Grandma planted 2 rows of corn and 3 rows of beans. Only 6 plants grew in each row. How many plants did Grandma have? (2+3)x6=30 5 rows x 6 plants = 30 plants I think either problem would be easy to make into a story problem. (1) Jenny had 4 balloons, 1 blue, 1 red, 1 yellow, and 1 green. Her mother gave her one more of each color. How many balloons does Jenny have now?
(2) This matching game is good for first and second graders. Two sets of 3×5 index cards; one with subtraction problems on them without answers, and one with answers on them. Letting students take turns, select one card from each stack. If the answer matches the problem, the student gets a point. If it does not match, both cards go back into the respective pile. All cards are face down.
(3)Using plastic rabbits or frogs that hop (found in party favors or Easter items) and a number line with the numbers 0 through 12 on spaces divided evenly. Each student will take a turn making the animal hop. Start on the 0, make the animal hop, and mark the space with a bean or other marker, and make the animal hop again. The student then makes a math sentence with the results of the hops. Example: The first hop lands on space 6. The second hop lands 4 spaces farther. The Math sentence would be: 6+4=10
(4) Grandma planted 2 rows of corn and 3 rows of beans. Only 6 plants grew in each row. How many plants did Grandma have?
(2+3)x6=30
5 rows x 6 plants = 30 plants
I think either problem would be easy to make into a story problem.

]]> By: hughes6871 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-153 hughes6871 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:06:02 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-153 * Trent had 7 Hot Wheels and Zack gave him 6 more. How many Hot Wheels does Trent have all together? * I found a cute site for elementary level math. www.games.exuberateye.com had several different games to practice subtraction and when the game was over, it led to another game to complete. * Make a big number line and place it on the floor. Give all the students a number card and have them stand on the number line. Then you could add and subtract using the children to be the actual count. * Mrs. Settle has 2 boys and Mrs. Knapp has 3 boys. All the boys have 6 Hot Wheels apiece. How many do they have all together? (2+3)*6=30 I just did this problem bbecause it was first. * Trent had 7 Hot Wheels and Zack gave him 6 more. How many Hot Wheels does Trent have all together?

* I found a cute site for elementary level math. http://www.games.exuberateye.com had several different games to practice subtraction and when the game was over, it led to another game to complete.

* Make a big number line and place it on the floor. Give all the students a number card and have them stand on the number line. Then you could add and subtract using the children to be the actual count.

* Mrs. Settle has 2 boys and Mrs. Knapp has 3 boys. All the boys have 6 Hot Wheels apiece. How many do they have all together?
(2+3)*6=30
I just did this problem bbecause it was first.

]]> By: burns18286 http://vkier.wordpress.com/2008/03/21/give-four-take-a-lot-more/#comment-150 burns18286 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:14:45 +0000 http://vkier.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-150 *There are five balls in a bag. You put 3 more in. How many are there now? *http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/number-fun/games/game_cannon_math.html 2nd grade *Number line http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/numeracy/unit25-virtualnumberline.html 2nd grade *This year at basketball try outs there are 30 participants. In order to have a fair cut the players will be put into groups and play each other. Each group will consist of two tall players and three average size players. How many groups will there be in all? http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/multiplicationanddivision/ 4th grade *There are five balls in a bag. You put 3 more in. How many are there now?

*http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/number-fun/games/game_cannon_math.html
2nd grade

*Number line
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/patana/5t/numeracy/unit25-virtualnumberline.html
2nd grade

*This year at basketball try outs there are 30 participants. In order to have a fair cut the players will be put into groups and play each other. Each group will consist of two tall players and three average size players. How many groups will there be in all?
http://www.brainpopjr.com/math/multiplicationanddivision/
4th grade

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