Christmas math
A Christmas tree has 48 ornaments. If 15 ornaments fall off, how many ornaments are left on the tree?
33 ornaments
The Christmas lights winked at us.
Personification
"9 Ladies waiting"
12 days of Christmas!
What do you want for Christmas?
Interrogative
I helped decorate the Christmas tree with my family.
first person
Each present needs 4 feet of wrapping paper.
If Mom wraps 9 presents, how many feet of wrapping paper does she use?
36 ft.
Come they told him pa rump a pum-pum
Onomatopoeia
"He won't have to use our dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door
That's the easy thing to do"
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Bobbi and Nathan want mints for Christmas.
Declarative
They sang Christmas songs at the holiday concert.
Third person
There are 72 candy canes. They are shared equally among 10 children.
👉 How many candy canes does each child get?
Are there any leftover?
Each child gets 7.
There are two left over or 2/10
The fireplace was the heart of the house.
Metaphor
When we finally kiss goodnight. Oh how I hate to go out in the storm!
Let it snow Let it snow Let it Snow!
Trinity and Eva made the best Christmas ornaments!
Exclamatory
You hang stockings by the fireplace on Christmas Eve.
second person
A caroling group practices every 6 days.
👉 List the first 5 multiples of 6 to show the days they practice.
6, 12, 18, 24, 30
I had a million presents to open.
Hyperbole
"Down through the chimney with lots of toys. All for the little one's Christmas joys."
Up in the Housetop
Yaziel, do you like Christmas?
Interrogative
She wrapped the presents and put them under the tree.
Third person
There are 40 Christmas lights.
👉 Which numbers are factors of 40 that could be the number of lights on each strand?
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
The old house welcomed us with warm lights.
Personification
"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire."
The Christmas Song
Leila, make me Christmas cookies!
Imperative
We drank hot cocoa after playing in the snow.
first person