Week 02 · Story problems
Number Hunt
Number Hunt
// One step and two steps within 100
⏱ about 15 min
Saturday: Number Hunt
Bennie the Bear and Chris the Coyote meet at the trail gate.
"Today we hunt for story problems at home," says Bennie.
"Every room has numbers hiding in it," says Chris.
"Find some things to count, and make up a story about them."
Hunt for story problems
Find a group of things you can count.
Make up a story where some come or some go.
Solve it. Then tell the story to a grown-up.
Try it: Number Hunt
Count the shoes by the door. Add one pair.
Count the books on a shelf. Take two away.
Count the spoons in a drawer. Add five more.
Make up one story with two steps.
Count the books on a shelf. Take two away.
Count the spoons in a drawer. Add five more.
Make up one story with two steps.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
- Read the question.
- Tap your answer.
There are 40 books. 10 more come.
There are 40 books. Ferris borrows 10. How many are left?
There are 6 shoes. 2 more come, then 4 go. How many shoes?◇ STORY SWAP
Your grown-up tells you a story problem.
You solve it and say the number sentence.
Then you tell a story problem for them.
Try one story with two steps.
You solve it and say the number sentence.
Then you tell a story problem for them.
Try one story with two steps.
Draw a picture for one of your story problems.
For a grown-up
This week your child solved one-step and two-step story problems.
Ask, "Does the group get bigger or smaller?"
For two steps, ask them to say each step out loud.
Drawing a quick picture of the story is a great help.
Ask, "Does the group get bigger or smaller?"
For two steps, ask them to say each step out loud.
Drawing a quick picture of the story is a great help.
Great hunting! Next week Lucy helps us with odd and even.