Category Archives: THINK MATH

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 22 green shamrocks left over. 
40 green shamrocks ready for St.Patrick’s day but then someone named Phoebe came in & bought 5 shamrocks as decorations for St. Patrick’s Day. Then her friends Jasmine & India came to check things out. They bought 10 shamrocks all together. Then they bumped into Scarlett, Katie & Lauren who had each bought a shamrock for St.Patrick’s! How many shamrocks left in the store? ~ Casandra
There are 30 shamrocks given out for free. 2 people take 4 each. How many shamrocks left? ~ Julia
There were 24 shamrocks. 2 of them were picked up by a collecter. How many shamrocks left over? ~ Mia
There are 10 shamrocks already planted in the ground. Then 14 more get planted. Then Casandra found 2 shamrocks. How many shamrocks left? ~ Cayla
There are 48 shamrocks. Then Sahana found 48 lucky shamrocks! Then 74 shamrocks get lost because the wind blew them away!!!! But then Mrs. James found one & put it back in the shamrock pile! Then one flew on Julia’s doughnut! How many left over!?!?!!!! ~ Chloe
There are 29 shamrocks & 7 people take 7. How many left? ~ Bariki

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 the first Friday we’re back!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 48 students & 2 adults going bowling at Old Orchard Bowling Alley. 
There are 47 students at the bowling alley 1 person was late and also there was 2 adults how many people in all at the Old Orchard Bowling Alley? ~ Mia
There are fifty students five adults going bowling at old orchard. Two students get sick and three adults have to drive their kids to a birthday party. How many adults and students still going to old orchard bowling alley? ~ Julia
There are 40 people at the old orchard with 4 adults then 4 more people came 1 adult had to go to work and left than 1 adult had to go to the washroom just then 4 more people come to bowling! How many people bowling at the old orchard ? ~ Casandra
There were 3 adults bowling. 1 adult left because she thought that Miss Watt was responsible to take care of her class so she left 24 students bowling. 24 more got jealous so they joined them & they all had fun & all wanted to stay but they had to go home. ~ Vera
There are 22 students bowling at Old Orchard & no adults 🙁 Then Mrs. James joins in the fun & then Vera asks Mr Morrison’s class to join in. Then 22 students from Mr. Morrison’s class go bowling with their buddies. How many students & teachers bowling at Old Orchard? 🙂 ~ Chloe
Mrs. Candy & another teacher had to take care of 59 students. 4 of them had to go to the bathroom. 2 of them ran away. 5 of them stayed at school. How many left to go bowling? ~ Nedge
There are 48 students. 8 leave & then 2 came back. Then 6 come again & then 2 adults come. How many left to go bowling? ~ Bariki
Mrs. James arrived 1st at the bowling ally. Mrs. James then counted how many students she had – 24 students. Then after 5 minutes Mr. Morrison’s class comes. They also had 24 kids & they were late because a lot of people were talking. How many adults & children came bowling? ~ Cayla

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 this Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is one whole school wearing pink t-shirts. 

There is a school wearing pink t-shirts for anti bulling day but only half the school is wearing t- shirts. Then Vera got angry because only half the school is wearing t shirts. So Vera told everybody to wear t–shirts the next day everybody was wearing pink. How many people are wearing pink? ~ Chloe
There are 3 schools were wearing pink. 2 schools have to wear black & white for a concert. How many schools still wearing pink? ~ Julia
There are 4 schools wearing pink. 2 schools had to wear black & white for a concert. 1 school forgot to wear pink but not Nelson! Nelson remembered to wear pink & was proud that they were the Nelson family so they wore pink too for anti – bullying!!!! How many schools wearing pink ? ~ Casandra
There are 4 schools wearing pink shirts. 2 schools had to leave because they had to tally up the points. Then another school also had to go back so Nelson decided to also tally up pointsso they went back to their classes. ~ Cayla
1 school is wearing pink t-shirts but 1 person is not but he or she called home. ~ Selene
There were 100 people in the school then 100 more people went to school with pink shirts. How many in all? ~ Mia

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 10 heart Valentine’s Day cards.
There was 1 Valentine card in someone’s backpack. 9 more people brought some Valentine cards. How many in all? ~ Mia
There are 8 valentines on the round table. 7 more people put 7 more valentines on the table. Mrs. James hands out 5 valentines. How many Valentines are still on the round table? ~ Julia
There were 25 cards then 5 fell out but then 10 fell out. Someone took them & then he or she was sad that someone took her cards. How many cards are left? ~ Vera
There are 10 heart Valentines & 1 was thrown in the garbage. I made 1 more. How many Valentines cards in all? ~ Elvis
There were 9 heart Valentines. 1 got lost & then his friend gave him 1. How many in all? ~ Selena
There are 9 heart Valentines. 1 came back. How many are in all? ~ Amber
There were 5 Valentines cards on the green table. Chloe came & put 3 more Valentines on the table. Julia found a Valentines card on the ground so she put it on the table. Then Cayla found a card under her desk so she put it on the table as well! How many Valentines in all? ~ Casandra
There are 30 Valentines cards. 10 get lost & then people take 4 & 6 more people take 6. How many left? ~ Bariki
There are 20 hearts. 10 were handed out. How many are left over? ~ Chloe
There are 12 heart Valentines cards on Mrs. James’ desk. Casandra takes 3 hearts to give to her friends. Mrs. James replaces 1. How many in all? ~ Cayla
There are 5 cards & 5 more came back. How many in all? ~ Selene

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 30 Chinese New Year dragons in all.
10 Chinese New Year dragons dance in a parade. 20 more join. How many in all? ~ Julia
There were 50 Chinese New Year dragons dancing in the air putting on an amazing show tonight for everyone. 2 dragons had to go to the washroom. 3 dragons got bored & left as well. 2 dragons got tired & went home. 1 dragon got hungry so he went to get some food to eat. 1 dragon returned from the washroom & got right back in the dance. 1 dragon had to go back home for dinner so he left as well. How many dragons left dancing in they air? ~ Casandra
There were 40 Chinese dragons. People packed up 10 Chinese dragons. How many are left? ~ Mia
There are 20 dragons dancing at the Ariana Grande concert & 10 dragons dancing at Nelson School. Then Mrs.James has an idea to join the Ariana Grande concert & make a dragon dance together. A dragon leader wanted a donut break & then the leader joins back in. How many dragons in all? 🙂 ~ Chloe
There were 20 Chinese New Year dragons & 10 joined in. How many in all? ~ Nicholas
There were 29 Chinese New Year dragons. 1 kid got bored so they joined. How many in all? ~ ?
There are 20 dragons playing with their friends. 10 joined in. How many in all? ~ ? 
10 Chinese New Year dragons were dancing in the parade. 10 more Chinese New Year dragons came to join & Elvis gave me 10 more Chinese New Year dragons. How many in all? ~ Benson
There are 20 Chinese New Year dragons. Then 10 more came because they were late. How many in all? ~ Cayla
There are 29 Chinese New Year dragons. 1 more came. How many in all? ~ Selene

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 4 chubby brown groundhogs.
There were 10 chubby brown groundhogs 6 groundhogs went back in there holes how many are left? ~ Mia
There are 7 groundhogs. 3 left. How many are left? ~ Selena
There are 8 chubby brown groundhogs. 4 had to go to the washroom. How many are left? ~ Amber
There are 20 groundhogs. 16 had to go back in their holes. How many are left? ~ Bariki
There are 10 chubby brown groundhogs & 5 ran, fell in their whole & then 1 had to go the bathroom. How many are left? ~ Lincoln
There are 10 chubby groundhogs having a party. Then 6 left. How many left? ~ Cayla
There were 8 chubby brown groundhogs playing together. 2 more came and joined them. 3 groundhogs had to go to the washroom & 3 groundhogs had to go back home. How many brown chubby groundhogs left playing? ~ Casandra
There are 20 groundhogs sitting in their holes. 10 get bored & move to a new hole 5 children come along & think the groundhogs are really cute so they take 5 groundhogs for each of the children. After sunset the groundhog can see its shadow & it climbs out of its hole & jumps up and down .  How many groundhogs still in there normal hole? ~ Julia
There were 20 chubby groundhogs. 10 left to go to the bathroom. 6 other groundhogs went to go for lunch at Vera`s yummy restaurant. They loved their food and went there every day. How many groundhogs are left? ~ Vera
There are 20 groundhogs that ate too many donuts so when people see them the people will like them because they were too fat. They ate too many sweets & the ground hogs became really chubby & they couldn’t fit in their hole. Then 16 groundhogs began to eat healthy because they did not like being chubby anymore:) How many still ate donuts and cupcakes and cotton candy?! ~ Chloe

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 15 more cupcakes.
There are 25 cupcakes on the counter & oops! I must’ve eaten 10! How many more can be eaten? ~ Julia
There are 18 cupcakes. 3 cupcakes were eaten by a kid. How many are left? ~ Mia
There are 24 cupcakes baked for the party. Only 10 kids came. They each got a cupcake, then Cayla brought out 5 more cupcakes. How many were eaten in all? ~ Casandra
There are 30 cupcakes. A robber stole 15 cupcakes. How many left to eat? ~ Benson
There are 5 cupcakes & 10 Minions. Each Minion baked a cupcake. How many cupcakes? Then there are 2 more, then a Minion ate 1! ~ Chloe
There are 23 cupcakes on the desk. One person gives 8. How many more to eat? ~ Cayla
There are 20 cupcakes & 5 got eaten. How many more left to eat? ~ Sahana

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 22 students reading in the dark at Nelson.
There are 30 students reading in the dark. 8 students got thirsty & lined up behind the water fountain. How many students left reading? ~ Julia
There are 20 students reading in the dark. 3 students joined. How many in all? ~ Mia
There are 23 students reading in the dark at Nelson. 1 went to the washroom. How many are left?
There are 24 students reading in the dark. 2 had to go to ELL, 1 had to go to the washroom, 1 student returned from ELL. How many students left reading?  ~Casandra
There are 16 people reading in the dark & 6 more people came. How many in all?   ~ Sahana
There are 23 students reading in the dark. 2 people finished their books & were bored. Then 1 person offered a book. How many in all? ~ Cayla

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 Friday!

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 13 students dancing in a gymnasium. 
There are 20 students dancing in the gym. 3 students want hip hop music so they left. 4 students want dance classical music so they left too. How many students are left? ~ Julia  😀
There are 8 students in the bathroom. 2 students are dancing but are in a hurry to go to the bathroom. 7 students are dancing. Then 8 return & 2 go to the bathroom. Now how many are dancing? ~ Daniel
There are 17 people who like the song You Can’t Stop the Beat & are dancing. 4 people don’t like it. How many dancing to the song? ~ Nicole
There are 15 students dancing in the gymnasium. 3 had to go to the washroom. How many students left dancing? ~ Casandra
There are 14 kids playing Skittles & one got hurt. How many in all? ~ Cayla

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 Friday!
 

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer this week:
The answer is 15 snowmen playing in a snowstorm. 
There are 20 snowmen. 5 were blown away in the snowstorm. How many are left playing in the snowstorm? ~ Cayla
There are 17 snowmen & 2 get hit. How many playing not hit? ~ Bariki
There are 19 snowmen. The wind blew 4 snowmen down. The wind was blowing so hard that it blew 2 more down. Some children come and build 2 snowmen & then went back in. How many snowmen in all? ❄️ ~ Casandra
There are 100 snowmen. 85 got swooshed away by a snow storm while the other snowmen sat on the bench getting hot coca from Santa. How many got hot coca? 🙂 ~ Chloe

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 Friday!