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Math Photography Project

by: Kelley Medlock

The family was having a Thanksgiving feast and they were all excited to sit down and eat. Three of the members would only eat turkey, while the other three insisted on ham! How many family members will be at the Thanksgiving feast?

Hint: The number will be large then the two you see!

The table was loaded with tons of food! The family was so hungry they did not know what to do! The 12 rolls were overflowing right over the edge. How many groups of four will we have after collecting the rolls?

Hint: Draw out each roll and see what you find!

The family’s special cider was all bottled up, 4 jugs on the table I hope its enough! By the end of the dinner only 1 jug remained. We did not drink all the cider, how much did we drink?

Hint: Remember we have 4 there should not be more!

Finally it was desert time with grandmothers sweet apple pie. There were 12 big slices for all to share, we want to make it even by doing fair share! How many slices will each person get?

Hint: Hand out each piece one at a time!

Answers There are 6 family members at the Thanksgiving dinner. There are 3 groups of 4 rolls. The family drank 3 jugs of cider. Each family member will receive 2 slices of apple pie.

Georgia Performance Standards MKN1. Students will connect numerals to the quantities they represent.

a. Count a number of objects up to 30.

g. Use informal strategies to share objects equally (divide) between two to three people

or sets.

MKN2. Students will use representations to model addition and subtraction.

a. Use counting strategies to find out how many items are in two sets when they are

combined, separated, or compared.

b. Build number combinations up to 10 (e.g., 4 and 1, 2 and 3, 3 and 2, 4 and 1 for five)

and for doubles to 10 (3 and 3 for six).

c. Use objects, pictures, numbers, or words to create, solve and explain story problems

(combining, separating, or comparing) for two numbers that are each less than 10.

Assessment

The students will show all there work and answer each problem in there math journal. I will check for completion of each problem.