Some and Some more Stories
Estimating Lengths & Distances
Reading a Clock to Nearest Minute
Stories about Comparing
Missing Numbers in Subtraction
100
The distance from Chicago to Milwaukee is 50 miles. Lake Bluff is in between the two cities and is about 20 miles from Chicago. How far is it from Lake Bluff to Milwaukee?
30 miles
100
Estimate the length of your pencil in inches
Depends on length of pencil
100
Miss Jensen/Lee will set clock to certain time. What time does it say?
Answers will vary.
100
The telephone was invented in 1876. This was how many years after the telegraph was invented in 1844?
32 years
100
80 - m = 45
35
200
Sally biked 5 miles before taking a break. She biked 12 miles in total. How many miles did Sally bike after she took a break?
7 miles
200
Estimate your height in feet
3-4 feet
200
Miss Jensen/Lee will set the classroom clock to certain time. What time does it say?
Answers will vary
200
Rose saved her money and bought a stereo that cost $238. Hans saved his money and bought a stereo that cost $255. Whose stereo cost more money? How much more?
Hans, $17 more
200
m - 13 = 18
31
300
A biathlon race is a race that includes running and biking. IN a biathlon, Jeff ran and biked a total of 36 miles. He biked 24 miles. How many miles did he run?
12 miles
300
Estimate the length of your "pointer" finger in inches
2 inches
300
Look at page 208 in textbook, lesson practice: c. What time is on the clock?
7:48 a.m.
300
Freddy and his brother played a game. Freddy scored 354 points and his brother scored 425 points. How many more points did the brother score than Freddy?
71 points
300
Estelle went into the store with $150. She bought some items and left with $62. How much money did Estelle spend in the store?
$88
400
Pasadena is on the road between Glendale and Azusa. It is 13 miles from Pasadena to Azusa and 18 miles from Glendale to Azusa. How far is it from Glendale to Pasadena?
5 miles
400
Estimate the height of our classroom in FEET
12 feet
400
Look at page 208 in textbook, lesson practice: b. What time is on the clock?
9:03 a.m.
400
How old was Gloria in 2007 is she was born in 1992?
15 years old
400
Carson had a big bag of marbles. He gave his friend 54 marbles. Carson had 80 marbles left. How many marbles did Carson have before he gave any marbles to his friend?
134 marbles
500
John rode his bike nine miles in the morning. He rode his bike some more in the afternoon. In all, John rode his bike fifteen miles. How many miles did he ride in the afternoon?
6 miles
500
Estimate the height of our classroom in yards
4 yards
500
Look at page 208 in textbook, lesson practice: a. What time is on the clock?
1:27 a.m.
500
How many years were there from Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic in 1927 until Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969?
42 years in between
500
Before the carnival, Angus had $21.50. He spent some money on rides and food. After the carnival, Angus had $9.00. How much did Angus spend at the carnival?
$12.50