Kindergarten:
3 hens. Each hen sits on 2 eggs. How many eggs?
1st Grade: Denise picked 3 red flowers, 2 purple flowers, and 1 pink one. She gave Kim 2 red flowers and 1 purple one. How many flowers does Barbara have left?
2nd Grade: I have 8 beautiful flowers in my garden. My garden is divided into 4 equal parts. In one part the flowers are blue. In one part they are red. In one part they are yellow. In one part they are purple. How many plants in each part?
3rd Grade: Jay has 5 containers. The red one hold eight cups. The orange one holds half as much as the red one. The yellow one holds half as much as the orange one. The green one holds as much as the yellow and orange ones together. The blue one holds half as much as the green one. Draw a picture of each container showing what each one holds. Explain your thinking.
4th Grade: A caterpillar
is crawling out of a jar that is 14 inches tall. It crawls up 3 inches and then
slides back 1 inch each day. On which day will the caterpillar crawl out of
the jar?
5th Grade: Ezra wants to watch a TV program that will begin at 9:00 p.m. His mom says he can watch it but he must first do his chores and finish his homework. It takes him half an hour to do his chores and 20 minutes to finish his homework. At what time must Ezra begin if he is to finish in time to watch the program? Explain your thinking.
6th Grade: Julio and Julie are playing a game with dice. They roll both dice and then subract the smaller number from the larger number. Julio gets 10 points for each answer that is an odd number and Julia gets 10 points for each answer that is an even number. Is this game fair? Explain your thinking.