Data & Graphs
There are 4 cats and 7 dogs. How many more dogs are there than cats?
7 - 4 = 3
What number do you add to 7 to make 10?
3
7 + 3 = 10
How many tens are in the number 30?
3 tens
A pencil is 8 cubes long. A crayon is 5 cubes long. Which is longer?
The pencil
What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 corners?
Square
A tally chart shows 3 tallies for apples, 5 for bananas, and 2 for grapes. Which fruit got the most votes?
Make-a-ten to solve: 8 + 5. What two steps do you take?
8 + 5 =
8 + 2 + 3 =
10 + 3 = 13
What number has 4 tens and 7 ones?
47
You measure a book with paper clips and get 6. Then you measure with cubes and get 9. Which unit is smaller: paper clips or cubes?
What time does a clock show when both hands point to 12?
12:00
12 o'clock
A bar graph shows 6 sunny days and 4 rainy days. How many days were recorded in all?
10 days
6 + 4 = 10
What is 9 + 6? Use make-a-ten to explain.
9 + 6 =
9 + 1 + 5 =
10 + 5 = 15
Which is greater: 65 or 56? How do you know?
65 is greater because it has 6 tens while 56 only has 5 tens
DAILY DOUBLE
A ribbon is 12 units long. A string is 7 units long. How much longer is the ribbon?
12 - 7 = 5 units longer
Name a shape with 3 sides and 3 corners.
Triangle
On a picture graph, each picture = 2 students. There are 4 pictures in the 'soccer' row. How many students chose soccer?
8 students
2 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 8
Fill in the blank: 6 + ___ = 10
so 6 + 7 = 10 + ___
6 + 4 = 10
so 6 + 7 = 10 + 3
Write >, <, or = :
3 tens 8 ones ___ 4 tens 2 ones
3 tens 8 ones < 4 tens 2 ones
38 < 42
"You measure a pencil two times — once with big cubes and once with small cubes. Which measurement will give you a larger number, and why?"
Small cubes because you need more of them to cover the same length.
The clock shows 3:30. Where is the minute hand and where is the hour hand?
Minute hand on 6
Hour hand halfway between 3 and 4
A class sorted objects into 3 groups: 12 red, 4 blue, 6 green. How many more red objects are there than blue and green combined?
4 blues + 6 green = 10
12 - 10 = 2
Mia wants to make-a-ten to add 7 + 8. She says she can start from either number. Show both ways and prove they give the same answer.
7 + 8 =
7 + 3 + 5 =
10 + 5 = 15
8 + 7 =
8 + 2 + 5 =
10 + 5 = 15
I have 5 tens and 12 ones. What number am I? Explain why this works.
5 tens = 50
50 + 12 =
50 + 10 +2 =
60 + 2 + 62
A worm is 9 paper clips long. A stick is 14 paper clips long. If you put them end to end, how long is the total? If you then remove 6 paper clips from the total, what is left?
9 + 14 = 23 paper clips long
23 - 6 = 17 paper clips long
Can you split a rectangle into 2 triangles? Explain how, and what do you notice about the triangles?
Yes — draw a diagonal corner to corner. You get 2 triangles that are the same size and shape (equal parts of the rectangle)