Category Archives: THINK MATH

Thank you to all the students who created questions to our Think Math answer last week:
The answer is 26 students colouring in a map of Canada. 
There were 36 students colouring the map. 10 messed up. How many left colouring? ~ Allen
There was a class of 50 kids. 24 kids didn’t want to colour the map. How many coloured it? ~ Malachi
There were 32 students colouring in a map. 6 students lost theirs. How many left? ~ Isis
There were 2 kids per province or territory. There are 13 provinces and territories in Canada. How many kids coloured the map? ~ Malachi

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2/3s! 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 8 pumpkins left in the pumpkin patch.
There were 10 pumpkins. Someone ate 2. How many left? ~ Jooel
There were 500 pumpkins at the pumpkin patch. 492 people came. How many are left? ~ Malachi
There were 18 pumpkins left on the patch and then they ate 10. How many left over? ~ Isis
6 pumpkins were in the patch. 2 new grew. How many pumpkins in the patch? ~ Eve

The answer is 26 students colouring in a map of Canada.

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2/3s! 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 12 plants planted in Nelson’s garden.
There was a class of 24 kids. Each of them planted a plant, but half of them died. How many survived? ~ Malachi
There were 18 plants in Nelson’s garden and 6 of them were cut off. How many left? ~ Eve
There were 18 plants in Nelson’s garden and 6 of them were cut off. How many left over? ~ Isis
3 groups of 4 kids planted plants in Nelson’s garden. How many were planted in all? ~ Ms. Watt

Here’s this week’s answer! Good Luck Grade 2/3s! 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!

Every Monday Ms. Watt will post a new “answer” on our class Think Math chart.
Your challenge is to correctly write a word problem that matches the answer on a sticky note and place it on your class number.
There are as many different correct answers as there are students in our class!
Good luck Grade 2/3s! I can’t wait to share your creative word problems every week!!

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 twenty hockey players on the ice. 9 hockey players were called out to have a break. How many hockey players are on the ice?~ Connor
There were 13 hockey players on the ice. 2 got injured. How many players are still playing?~ Misa
33 players tried out for a hockey team. Only 14 made it. The next day 3 of them missed their practice. How many hockey players made it to practice? ~ Lauren
There were 15 hockey players on the ice. 2 of them got subbed. Then 1 of them tripped and he went home. Then there was a fight and 1 of them got hurt and came off the ice. How many hockey players are on the ice?~ Tessa

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 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!