We have working on solving some math problems in our class for the last few weeks. For example, after reading the book, One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab: A Counting by Feet Book, we started working on finding as many different ways as possible to make a group of 10 using the characters in the book (each character has a different number of feet): a snail, a person, a dog, an insect, a spider and a crab. Here are some possible answers for the problem stated above:
1 crab (it has 10 feet) 10+0=10;
2 dogs & 2 snails ... 4+4+1+1=10; or
1 spider & 1 person ... 8+2=10.
Here is a problem for you to try at home with your child:
Altogether, we have 6 fruit snacks in our snack basket. The fruit snacks could be apples or bananas. How many apples and how many bananas could there be?
Clue: There are 7 different ways to solve this problem.
Your child may want to use or need to use materials to represent the problem so he/she can better understand it. We have also found it useful to have some children draw pictures to represent possible solutions.
If your child would like to, have him/her bring his/her solution to school to share with the rest of the class. Or have him/her post the solution on the blog. :)
If you have any questions, please contact us.
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