See if you can use multiplication to solve the problems this week. Multiplication can be used in parts of each of them.
Katie invited 6 of her friends over for a water balloon fight in her backyard. At the start of the game, Katie gave each of her friend three water balloons. She had one herself. How many water balloons did they have altogether?
Arjay and Parker played basketball. Each basket was worth 2 points. Arjay scored 22 points. Parker scored 18 points. What was the total number of baskets made during the game?
Gabby had a twenty dollar bill. She bought six dog treats for $2.00 each. How much money did Gabby have left?
Lily has four horses. Each one eats 4 pounds of oats, twice a day. How many pounds of oats does she need to feed her horses for 3 days?
Uncle Jim has 440 chickens on his farm. 39 are roosters and the rest are hens. 15 of his hens do not lay eggs. The rest of the hens do lay eggs. How many egg-laying hens does Uncle Jim have on his farm? If each hen lays two egg, how many eggs will Uncle Jim collect?
ast week we explored how we choose to react and deal with behaviors we find annoying. We read Blabber Mouse and Blabber Report by True Kelly. Blabber does just that, blabs … all the time! It’s a problem. Talk to your child to find out what his class did to help him take a different perspective and learn to change his behavior. There was no yelling or directing, no telling or turning away. When we stopped to think about it we realized it was a pretty amazing reaction. We realize if we stay calm, we’ll always have a choice.
