Word Problems
During spring break I went hiking Rancho Antonio Cordova in Los Altos. I saw 13 bees, 24 ladybugs and 41 spiders. How many bugs did I see all together?
13 + 24 + 41 = 78 bugs
What is the contraction for
do not? Write it on your white board.
don't
i want to go to the park and play on the Monkey Bars?
4 errors
i needs to be capitalized
Monkey and Bars should have lower case m and b
This a telling sentence so period at the end.
I (liked, like) to read books about dolphins.
like
12 groups of 5 is what?
60 or 12x5 = 60
We are going on a field trip this Thursday to Trader Joe's. We have 26 students in our class, how many cars will we need to fit 3 students in each car? Can you divide 26 into groups of 3 evenly?
There will be 8 groups of 3 and one group of 2 because 26 cannot be divided into groups of 3 evenly.
What is the contraction for it is? Write it on your white board.
it's
my Birthday is in august.
3 errors
my - My
Birthday - birthday
august - August
Last week we (playing, played) soccer at recess.
played
How many groups of 3 can I make from 33?
11 groups
11 X 3 = 33
We went to Trader Joe's on a field trip today. Sangeeta saw 61 tomatoes, 12 apples and 10 candies, how much more tomatoes than apples did Sangeeta see?
49 more tomatoes
What is the contracting for we will? Write it on your white board.
we'll
This weekend i went to the beach in santa cruz. I saw a bg bird flyng in the ski.
5 errors
i - I
santa cruz - Santa Cruz
bg - big
flyng -flying
ski - sky
I'm so hungry I could (eat, ate) five large pizzas.
eat
What is half of 20 - 5 + 10 =
15
10 - 5 + 10 =
5 + 10 = 15
On earth day we had 120 students participate, if 54 were kindergarten students, how many were first grade students?
X + 54 = 120
-54 = -54
X = 66 first grade students
What is the contraction for does not? Write it on your white board.
doesn't
we will have a amazing Day?
4 errors
we - We
a - an
Day - day
? - . or !
I'm so thirsty but I (drink, drank) all my water at lunch recess.
drank
Divide 40 markers equally among 8 students, how many will each student get?
5
8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 40
8 X 5 = 40
We launched rockets on Friday. Some rockets went 20 feet in the air. I am about 5 feet tall if we used me as a measuring tool how many of me would you need to get 20 feet? Tell me an addition or multiplication to solve.
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 =20
4 X 5 = 20
What is the contraction for can not? Write it on your white board.
can't
Evereday we hafe to tak car of our planet?
5 errors
Evereday - Everyday
hafe - have
tak -takec
car - care
? - telling sentence need a .
I can't wait to go (swimming, swim) when school ends today.
swimming
850 - N = 600
850 - 250 = 600