Math Question of the Day
Wednesday May 20
Grade 2
Joe has filled in 4, 14, 28, 36, 44 on his hundreds chart. What other numbers could he fill in to match his pattern. Use the virtual manipulatives to help!
Grade 3
Becky is meeting her friend at the library at 12:45 p.m. It takes her 25 minutes to get to the library. What time will she need to leave her house to arrive on time? Use the virtual manipulatives to help!
Thursday May 21
Grade 2 and Grade 3
A number that has 3 digits. The first digit is double the last digit. How many number can you create. Use the virtual manipulatives to help!
Friday May 22
Grade 2
Using this data to create a graph using this virtual manipulatives site to help!
Grade 3
If you were using a bar graph to show a collection of data what types of data might you be showing?
Monday May 25
Grade 2 and Grade 3
Using the virtual manipulatives site below make as many different triangles you can. Describe how they are the same and how they are different.
Use the virtual manipulatives to help!
Tuesday May 12
I can join equilateral triangles together along their edges like this: How many different ways are there to join three equilateral triangles together?(You must match an edge to an edge)
Use the virtual manipulatives to help!
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
Friday May 15
Tuesday May 19th
Use the virtual manipulatives play around with the different math manipulatives you can use.
Tuesday May 5
Grade 2 How many ways can you find three numbers to add up to 10? 20? Use a larger sum to challenge yourself!
Grade 3 Draw a picture that shows doubling. Tell why it might be easy to figure out the total.
Wednesday May 6
Grade 2 Use an online 100 chart and find the number 38.
What Is 10 more? 20 more?
What is 10 less?
Is there a number that is 25 less?
If you start at 0 and skip count by 2s, will you say 38? Why or why not?
How many different addition number sentences can you create with a sum of 38?
Grade 3 Two identical groups of stars have more stars than three identical groups of moons. How could that happen?
Thursday May 7
Grade 2 Choose a number from a 100 chart and record it.
Add 10. What happens? Repeat with multiples of 10 (20, 30, 40, 50 etc..) What do you notice?
Subtract 10 from the same number. What happens? Repeat with multiples of 10 (20, 30, 40 etc…) What do you notice?
Grade 3 You doubled a number and ended up with twice as many digits. What could the number have been? Does this always happen?
Friday May 8
Grade 2 Grab two small handfuls of any small object (macaroni, toothpicks, mini marshmallows).
Count the items in each group and create a number sentence to represent how many you have in all.
Create a story problem using the same groups. Solve the problem and show your thinking with words, pictures or numbers.
Grade 3 Four plates all have the same number of sandwiches on them. How many sandwiches, in total, might there be?
Monday May 11
Grade 2 What is the turnaround (switcharoo) for the number sentence 25+ 21 = 46?
What does this tell us about order in addition?
Create five more turnaround number sentence pairs.
Grade 3 Create a sentence that uses the following words and numbers:
Groups greater 2 5
Tuesday April 28
Grade 2 Choose 2 two digit numbers. Subtract one number form the other. If you change the order of the numbers and then subtract, what do you notice about the differences.
Grade 3 You doubled a number and ended up with twice as many digits. What could the number have been? Does this always happen?
Thursday April 30
Grade 2 and 3
Which one doesn't belong?
Friday May 1
Grade 2 Look at the calendar. How many Fridays in May? How many ways could you write the date?
Grade 3 Create a sentence that uses the following words and numbers
groups great 2 5
Monday May 4
How many days until your birthday? What about other family members?
Tuesday April 21
Grade 2 Choose a number less than 100. Break it up as many ways as you can. Describe what each way helps you see about the number.
Grade 3 If you start at 27 and count by 3's, do you find it easier to count forward or backward?
Wednesday April 22
Grade 2 When is 75 a lot and when is it not a lot?
Grade 3 How can skip counting by 5's help you skip count by 10's. Can skip counting by 10's help you skip count by 5's?
Thursday April 23
Grade 2 Collect 48 small items in your house. Show the following things about 48:
It is even
It is between 40 and 50
It can be broken into 3 groups
It has 4 groups of 10 and some left over
Grade 3 How can skip counting by 5's help you skip count by 10's. Can skip counting by 10's help you skip count by 5's?
Monday April 26
Extra! Extra! It’s time for today's #ZorbitsDaily math challenge! We’re wondering how many steps it takes to visit every room in your house? Let’s get moving
Wednesday April 8
Grade 2 How many books can fit in your backpack?
Grade 3 Count forward by 3’s beginning at 96. Count forward by 4’s beginning at 96. What do you notice?
Thursday April 9
Grade 2
About how long would it take you to do these things?
Go to school for 100 days?
Read 100 books
Say 100 words
Grade 3 You start at 100 and skip count forward by 25’s. What is a number you are sure you will not say? How do you know?
April 1
Grade 2
You start at 0 and skip count by a number. If you say 15, what number might you be skip counting by? What number are you not skip counting by? How do you know?
Grade 3
Choose a number to skip count backwards by. Use a starting number greater than 50. Name a number you will say early in the counting pattern. Name a number you say later.
April 2
Grade 2 You see the number 20 on the website. What might the number describe?
Grade 3 What is a number that you are sure you will not say when you skip count by 5’s starting at 0? How do you know?
April 3
Grade 2 How much could 4 coins be worth?
Grade 3 Choose a number to skip count forward by. Start at 50. What numbers will you say if you say 10 numbers?
April 6
Have a discussion about which one does not belong in the image below.
