These
problems correspond to the Math Program of studies for Grade One. We have used
"sea scenarios" to present each of the problems. They include
geometry, measurement, operations, probability, patterning, and numeration.
We chose to display these problems on a bulletin board. Each child was given a sheet of drawing paper, which they folded 4 inches from the bottom. A piece of blue construction paper was pasted over this fold and glued on top of the fold. The children took scissors and waved the top to look like ocean waves. Each child was given a problem, which was pasted near the top of the drawing paper. Under the problem, the children solved it by drawing a picture or using a number sentence. When hung on a bulletin board, the folded part would be paper-clipped together so that the answer would be revealed only when it was unclipped.
THE
PROBLEMS
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3
jellyfish were swimming in the sea. Each of the jellyfish has 8 legs. How
many legs would the 3 jellyfish have? |
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On
a Monday, 1 gray whale crossed the equator on her way to warmer waters.2
gray whales crossed the equator on Tuesday. 3 gray whales crossed on
Wednesday. How many gray whales would cross on Friday? |
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Sammy
the starfish made a sandwich. He topped a slice of bread with sardines,
cheese, a pickle, and another slice of bread. Show by pictures, some of the
other ways Sammy can arrange his sandwich using sardines, cheese, and a
pickle between slices of bread. |
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Sharpy
the shark has 9 teeth. Some of his teeth are yellow and some are white. He
has one more yellow tooth than white. How many of each color does he have? |
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Koko
the killer whale eats 2 salmon, 2 mackerel, and 1 tuna fish each day. How
many salmon, mackerel, and tuna will he eat in a week? |
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Billy
the beluga whale loves to play with geometric shapes. His favorite shape has
less than 5 sides. All the sides have the same length. What could this
geometric shape be? |
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Max
the mackerel loves to count money. How many different ways can he make
17cents? |
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There
were 6 crabs lying on a sandy shore. Some of the crabs jumped back into the
ocean. How many crabs could be on shore? |
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Three
narwhals, Steve, Tom, and Charlie, were swimming in the sea. Steve is in
front of Tom. Charlie is in front of Steve. Who is in the middle? Who is
last? |
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Spike
the sperm whale likes to eat squid. Today he caught 5. He wants to eat some
for breakfast and some for lunch. How many can he eat for each meal? |
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If
Humphrey the Humpback whale says "20", what might he be counting
by? |
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There
are 5 lobsters in the water. There are 3 lobsters on the shore. Joey says
that there are 2 lobsters in all. Katie says there are 8 lobsters in all.
Who is right? How do you know? |
| There are 3 tuna fish sandwiches. How can these be cut in half? |
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You
put 3 pieces of red coral and 1 piece of blue coral in a paper bag. You take
one piece of coral out without looking. What color do you think it will be? |
| Complete this story: There were 14 seagulls sitting on a rock. There was a loud noise, so ____ seagulls flew away. There were _____ seagulls left on the rock. Draw a picture to show the story. |
Submitted by:
Patti Fleger of St. Monica School
Kelli
Ewasiuk
of Mary Hanley School
