Canadian Problem Solving
| The children in my
class enjoyed the challenge of solving these Math problems based on
Grade one Math outcomes. They really liked the "Canadian
twist" in each of them. Throughout the year, the children have
become expert problem solvers by following four steps:
1. Read the problem 2. Read it again to really understand 3. Tell the story by drawing a picture or using a number sentence 4. Telling the answer in a complete sentence We hope that you will enjoy working through these problems as much as we did!! |
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1
How many fingers would five Inuit children have? |
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2
Wayne Gretzky scored 2 goals on Monday. He scored 3 goals on Tuesday. He scored 4 goals on Wednesday. How many goals would he score on Friday?
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3
How many wings would there be on 6 Canada geese? |
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4
A harp seal eats 2 fish, 3 squid, and 10 krill every hour. How many fish. squid, and krill will he eat in five hours? |
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5
It costs 22cents to buy some gum in the store. Farmer Brown from Saskatchewan has 2 nickels and 2 pennies. Does he have enough money to buy some gum? If not, how much more does he need? |
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6
The hockey game started at 7:00 in the evening. At half past seven, the first goal was scored. How many minutes did it take for the first goal to be scored? |
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7
A Yukon miner has 4 coins in his pocket. He has less than 15cents. What coins could he have in his pocket? |
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8
There are 24 polar bears swimming out to sea to catch seals. Half of them climbed onto an iceberg. How many of them stayed in the sea? |
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9
3 children holding Canadian flags are standing in line waiting to get into Skyreach Center. Vanessa is in front of Christopher. Susan is in front of Vanessa. Who is last? Who is in the middle? |
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Billie the beaver has 5 sticks. Baxter the beaver has one more stick than Billie. Bobby the beaver has one more stick than Baxter. How many sticks does Bobby have? |
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11
Ozzie the Snowy owl has 5 mice in his nest. He wants to eat some for breakfast and some for lunch. How many could he eat at each meal? |
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12
14 maple leaves were lying on the ground. 3 more fell down and then the wind blew 6 away. How many maple leaves were left on the ground? |
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13
An airplane flew from Calgary to Vancouver. It takes one hour to fly. The airplane left at 7 o'clock from Calgary. What time did it arrive in Vancouver? |
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14
8 reindeer would have how many horns? |
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15
If the children in Mrs. Fleger's Grade one class say "20", what could they be counting by? (hint: there can be more than one answer to this question! ) |
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16
3 loons were swimming on a lake. 9 water bugs floated by. How many bugs could each loon eat if they got to eat the same number? |
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Steven counted the legs of 4 Siberian tigers in Storyland Valley Zoo. How many legs did the 4 tigers have? |
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18
How many Atlantic lobsters would have 20 claws? |
| Submitted by Patti
Fleger of St. Monica School
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