Category Archives: THINK MATH

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 50 flowers blooming in the garden. 20 got picked. How many
flowers are left? ~ Misa
There were 21 flowers in the garden. Some kids came along and grew 9 more flowers. How many flowers are in the garden now? ~ Connor
There were 5 flowers blooming in the garden. A bird dropped 10 seeds and those grew into flowers. A gardener came and planted 10 more. A snake saw 5 seeds at the garden shop and brought them to the garden. She planted them and they grew into flowers. How many flowers in the garden now? ~ Sophia
There were 33 flowers blooming. 3 got old and died. How many flowers stayed alive? ~ Lauren
There were 40 flowers blooming in the garden. A cat picked up 10 flowers in its mouth. How many flowers were still there? ~ Coleen
The gardener planted 10 tulips, 5 roses, 7 geraniums and 8 hyacinths. How many flowers will be blooming in the garden? ~ Ms. Watt

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 Monday!

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 24 earth day projects were displayed on the wall.
3 got ruined. How many projects left? ~ Misa
30 Earth Day projects displayed. 9 kids took theirs off the wall. How many Earth Day projects are on the wall? ~ Connor
There were 11 earth day projects on the right side of the classroom wall and there are 10 earth day projects on the hallway wall. How many earth day projects were displayed on the wall? ~ Lauren
There were 29 students, 4 of them did not finish their project. 2 of the projects were placed on the wall, and 2 students took their project home. How many projects left? ~ Sophia
There were 25 students doing their Earth Day projects. 4 forgot to do theirs. How many projects left? ~ Coleen
There were 25 Earth Day projects displayed on the wall, but 4 of them came in late. How many projects are left? ~ Tessa
Over the course of seven days, three students put up an Earth Day project on the wall. How many projects in all? ~ Ms. Watt

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 Monday!

Big thank you to Misa and Nathan who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 15 classrooms cleaning up the community for Earth Day. 
There were 17 classrooms cleaning up the community for Earth day,
2 classrooms left, how many classrooms were left cleaning up? ~ Misa
There are 17 classrooms at school, but 2 classrooms forgot to clean community on earth day! How many classrooms are  cleaning? ~ Nathan
10 primary classes and 5 intermediate classes gathered together to clean up the community for Earth Day. How many classrooms in all are participating? ~ Ms. Watt

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 Monday!

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. 
50 kids and 4 adults bowling. 2 kids and adults got tired. How many people bowling? ~ ?
50 kids bowling. 2 left with one of the 3 adults. How many left? ~ Sophia
52 students and 3 teachers going bowling. 4 students were not here and 1 teacher was sick. How many left? ~ Giunelly
There were 49 students and 3 adults bowling, 1 student got hurt so 1 adult had to take him home. How many left? ~ Brendan
There were 40 students out bowling. 4 students were bored and wanted to join, another 4 students had a birthday and joined them. There were 3 adults at that birthday party, 1 of the adults had to go to work. How many left? ~ Sophia
There were a no adults and 82 students 41 of them left and 2 adults and 7 more kids showed up how many people are in the bowling alley? ~ Jay
There are 2 bowling lanes of 24 students and 1 teacher in each lane. How many students and teachers altogether? ~ 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 Monday!

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 was one half of a school wearing pink t-shirts for Pink Shirt Day. Half more of the school joined in too. How many altogether? ~ Tessa
2 whole schools wearing pink t-shirts. 1 school forgot. How many left? ~ Nathan
There were 2 schools that were supposed to wear pink t-shirts. 1 entire school forgot. How many schools left? ~ Lauren
100 schools wearing pink t-shirts. 99 of them went on a space ship and flew to Mars and Nelson was the only one left. How many wearing pink t-shirts? ~ Sophia
2 whole schools wearing pink. 1 school forgot. How many schools wearing pink? ~ Connor
There was a whole school wearing pink t-shirts. 1 new student came in the class then the new student didn’t have a pink shirt. How many left wearing pink? ~ Elena

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 10 heart Valentine’s Day cards.
50 heart Valentine’s cards. 20 got lost and 10 got stolen and 20 got mailed but didn’t get to the person. How many left? ~ Elena
There were 12 heart Valentine’s cards. 2 took 1 each. How many left? ~ Coleen
There were 9 Valentine’s cards. 1 got delivered. How many all together? ~ Lauren
There were 13 heart Valentines cards. 3 were not here. How many left over? ~ Giunelly
There were 11 cards. 1 was stolen. How many left? ~ Preston

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 30 Chinese New Year dragons in all.
40 dragons went out to play, but only 30 had a good day because 10 dragons fell in the creek. Boy, were those dragons pretty weak. How many dragons were dry? ~ Sophia
There were 90 Chinese New Year dragons. 3 went to protect its territory and 57 started playing in space. How many left on Earth? ~ Jay
32 Chinese New Year dragons. 2 got ripped. How many left over? ~ Nathan
There were 29 dragons dancing. 1 dragon joined. How many dragons in all? ~ Lauren
100 Chinese dragons. 70 went the wrong way. How many are left? ~ Connor
35 Chinese New Year dragons. 5 went another way. How many left? ~ Giunelly
50 Chinese New Year dragons. 10 got lost in the woods. 10 wanted to cross the sea but got eaten by the huge sea monster. How many left? ~ Elena

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 4 chubby brown groundhogs.
There were 90 groundhogs. 80 saw their shadow and 6 slept in. How many didn’t see their shadow? ~ Jay
There were 20 groundhogs. 16 went to predict. How many chubby brown groundhogs left? ~ Tessa
10 groundhogs. 2 were very lazy and did not come out, 1 was still sleeping and 3 were watching the hockey game and were saying Ya-hoo at the tv. How many left? ~ Sophia
5 chubby brown groundhogs. 1 saw its shadow and left. How many groundhogs are left? ~ Nathan
10 chubby brown groundhogs. 6 saw their shadow. How many are left? ~ Connor
There were 8 chubby groundhogs. 1 went outside and got eaten by a human and the other 3 got lost. How many are left? ~ Elena

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 22 students reading in the dark at Nelson. 
30 students reading in the dark. 5 forgot their flashlights and 3 had to go to the washroom. How many left? ~ Tessa
23 students reading in the dark. 1 student went to the washroom. How many students reading in the dark? ~ Misa
25 kids in the gym reading. 2 kids were scared and 1 went home. How many left? ~ Sophia
23 kids reading in the dark. 1 was scared and went home. How many left? ~ Nathan
24 kids reading in the dark. 2 got scared and left. How many kids left reading? ~ Lauren
23 kids reading in the dark. 1 had to go home. How many left? ~ Eli
30 kids reading in the dark. 8 felt like leaving. How many left? ~ Suhan
30 students reading in the dark. 8 forgot their books. How many left? ~ Connor
There were 25 kids reading in the dark. 3 got scared. How many left? ~ Giunelly
28 students entering an abandoned house. 6 were so scared they left. How many are left? ~ Elena

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 15 more cupcakes. 
Mom baked 20 cupcakes. I ate 5. How many left? ~ Tessa
16 cupcakes being made. 1 fell. How many left? ~ Eli
There were 14 cupcakes. 1 was late. How many? ~ Preston
There were 20 cupcakes. 5 people ate it. How many left? ~ Nathan
16 cupcakes. 1 dropped. How many left? ~ Lauren
20 cupcakes. 5 got dropped. How many left? ~ Suhan
20 cupcakes in bakeries. 5 got sold. How many left? ~ Connor
There were 20 cupcakes. 5 kids ate 1 each. How many left? ~ Giunelly
20 people making cupcakes. 5 people came and ate 1 each. How many are left? ~ Elena
Ms. Watt’s class has 15 cupcakes but Ms. Tsumori’s class has 30. How many more cupcakes does Ms. Tsumori’s class have? ~ Ms. Watt
Kennedy ate 1 cupcake but her dad ate 16. How many more did Kennedy’s dad eat? ~ Ms. Watt

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!