Category Archives: THINK MATH

Thank you to all the students who took a chance & created questions to our 1st Think Math answer over the past couple weeks:
The answer is 200 kids raising money for Terry Fox.
100 kids in a school. 100 kids are new. They are raising money for Terry Fox. How many in all? ~ Elena
10 classes running to donate money to Terry Fox. 20 kids in each class. How many in all? ~ Misa
There are 170 kids at summer school. There are 30 new kids this year. They are raising money for Terry Fox. How many in all? ~ Lauren

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Every Tuesday Ms. Watt will post a new “answer” on our class Think Math chart.
Your challenge is to correctly write a number story / question that matches the answer on a sticky note & place it on your class number.
There are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class!
Good luck Grade 3s! I can’t wait to share every week!!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 17 Sports Day stations.
There were 0 teachers doing Sports Day stations so there were 17 kids doing Sports Day stations for them. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 16 teachers, including Ms. Watt doing Sports Day stations, but they were missing a station so they called Ms. Park to help. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 8 Sports Day stations. 9 more teachers came. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 14 teachers doing Sports Day stations. There were too many kids so 3 substitutes came to help. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 7 Sports Day stations. Then it turned into rain so 10 more Sports Day stations were inside. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 16 teachers doing Sports Day stations. Too many kids were waiting so they called Ms. Watt from home sick to come help. How many in all? ~ Lawrence
There were 4 Sports Day stations. 6 more teachgers came and 7 TTOCs cam to help. How many in all? ~ Lawrence

Way to go Grade 3s! What an awesome year of Think Math questions. I’ve had so much fun reading all the different questions from all of you!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is a total of 90 students in a Red House meeting.
There were 180 students in a Red House meeting. 90 were watching the Warriors game. How many left over? ~ Prabh
There were 100 students in Red House. 20 were not in Red House. How many left over? ~ Omar
There were 60 students that were in Red House and they were going to have a meeting. There were 20 new students that became Red House. 13 students turned Red House. 3 students went home early. How many students in the meeting? ~ Crystal

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 30 students performing at the Volunteer Tea in the gym. 
There were 90 kids performing at the Volunteer Tea. 50 were in the hospital. 10 moved. How many left over performing? ~ Prabh
There were 40 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 10 got kicked on their butts by hurting someone. How many left? ~ Avi
There were 45 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 5 got kicked out because they were talking. How many left? ~ Avi
There were 40 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 5 got blown away by a big fan and 5 got a cold. How many left? ~ Luke
There were 50 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 10 broke a mug. 10 went to Turin. How many left over? ~ Akash
There were 55 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 20 got back to class. 5 got suspended. How many left? ~ Prabh
There were 40 students performing at the Volunteer Tea. 4 of them were sick. 6 of them drank too much water so they had to go pee. How many left over? ~ Alex & Shania
There were 42 students who were going to perform at the Volunteer Tea. 5 students were sick. 5 students lost their voice. 2 students had to finish up their math. How many students performing at the Volunteer Tea? ~ Crystal

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 220 students competing in Speed Demons. 
There were 320 students competing in Speed Demons. 100 had to be 18 years old. How many left over? ~ Prabh
There were 170 students competing in Speed Demons. 30 came 13 minutes early, 20 more came 2 minutes early. How many in all? ~ Prabh
There were 300 students competing in Speed Demons. 40 got sick. 40 more got tired. How many in all? ~ Luke
There were 250 students competing in Speed Demons. 20 were away and 10 went to the dentist. How many competing? ~ Sylvia
There were 230 students in a school and Speed Demons was coming up! 5 were sick. 4 went on vacation. 1 was really late. How many left over? ~ Crystal
There were 230 students. 5 fell. 5 more went to the washroom. How many students competing in Speed Demons? ~ Kaitlyn
There were 300 students running. 10 took a break. 10 went to the washroom. 20 got hurt. 20 students were being silly so they got kicked out. 20 students gave up. How many kids running for Speed Demons? ~ Shimer
There were 230 students competing in Speed Demons. 10 got really tired and dizzy. How many left over? ~ Mohamad
There were 320 students. 100 were not competing in Speed Demons. How many left over? ~ Omar
There were 223 students competing in Speed Demons. 3 students were not going to Speed Demons. How many left over? ~ Omar
There were 221 students competing in Speed Demons. 1 was lazy because he ate 5 hamburgers and 3 pizzas and 6 ice cream cones. How many competing? ~ Maya
There were 230 students competing in Speed Demons. 10 went to Disneyland. How many left over? ~ Maya

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 30 flowers blooming in the garden. 
There were 38 flowers blooming. 8 of them got eaten alive by Bigfoot. How many left over? ~ Maya
There were 70 flowers blooming in the garden. 40 got chopped. How many left over? ~ Prabh
There were 32 kids in the garden. 2 were not gardening. How many left over? ~ Omar
20 flowers bloomed at 6:51. 5 more bloomed at 9:04. 5 more bloomed at 9:19. How many all together? ~ Crystal
There were 40  flowers blooming in the garden. Someone picked 10 flowers. How many flowers blooming in the garden? ~ Shimer
There were 80  flowers blooming in the garden. 50 didn’t have bees visit them. How many did? ~ Mohamad

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 11 hockey players on the ice. 
There were 31 hockey players on the ice. 20 got annoyed and left. How many left over? ~ Prabh
There were 19 hockey players on the ice. 5 got injured :(. 3 went to get their helmet they forgot. How many left over? ~ Crystal
There were 25 hockey players on the ice. 11 were injured. 3 broke their knee. How many left over? ~ Prabh

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 15 classrooms cleaning up the community for Earth Day. 
There were 45 classes cleaning up for Earth Day. 30 were in Colorado. How many still at school? ~ Prabh
There were 30 classrooms cleaning up for Earth Day. 15 classes were on a field trip. How many left over? ~ Prabh
There were 20 classrooms cleaning up for Earth Day. 15 didn’t want to do it. How many doing it? ~ Sylvia
There were 18 classrooms cleaning up for Earth Day. 2 classes had a substitute teacher so they didn’t do it because the teacher didn’t know. 1 classroom had to cancel. How many classes cleaning up? ~ Crystal
There were 20 classes cleaning up for Earth Day. 2 classes forgot it was Earth Day. 3 classes were lazy so they didn’t clean up for Earth Day. How many classes cleaning up? ~ Shimer

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 21 Earth Day projects displayed on the wall. 
There were 8 Earth Day projects on the wall. 6 more came from California. 7 more came from a truck. How many in all? ~ Prabh
There were 18 Earth Day projects. 2 more came at 3:13am. 1 came at 1:39pm. How many in all? ~ Prabh
There were 30 Earth Day projects displayed. 9 fell on the floor and the custodian recycled them. How many left over? ~ Shania
There were 91 Earth Day projects. 70 got wet. How many left over dry? ~ Prabh
There were 24 kids that made 1 Earth Day project each and it was displayed on the wall. 2 projects fell off and 1 went missing. How many left over? ~ Crystal
There were 30 Earth Day projects on the wall. 1 project fell down. 6 went missing. 2 blew out the window. How many Earth Day projects left on the wall? ~ Crystal
There were 29 Earth Day projects. 2 got cut. 6 got stepped on. How many left over? ~ Kaitlyn

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 3s! Remember there are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class! I can’t wait to share the answers next Tuesday!