Grant Math Month
Math Month has arrived! Throughout the month of January, children are being encouraged to brush up on their
problem solving skills and their basic fact practice. Attached you will find 4 grade specific math problems for your child
to solve. It is suggested that your child complete one problem each week. Every Friday during the month of January,
your child should turn in one problem solving page (due dates are at the top of each page) to their teacher. They also
can turn in a weekly fact practice sheet. Those children who participate will be eligible for “Math Monday Spirit Days”.
In order to participate in the planned events, your child must turn in the problem solving page and the basic fact practice
slip by the designated date. To be considered eligible, sufficient work must be shown on the problem solving page.
Children can write an equation (number model), draw a picture, write words to explain their thinking, make a list, draw a
table or graph, or use any other strategy that may help them be successful. Children who participate in all 4 weeks of
math month (problem solving AND fact practice) will be invited to our Math Month Celebration. Thank you for
supporting the learning that is taking place in school. Enjoy Math Month!
**If you misplace a Math Month problem solving sheet or the fact practice slips, they can be found on Mrs. Kidder’s
Webpage on the Grant Elementary School website.
Weekly Problems Due
Math Monday Spirit Days
Week # 1:
January 9th
Week # 1:
Monday, January 12th/Slipper Day
Week # 2:
January 16th
Week # 2:
Tuesday, January 20th/Stuffed Animal Day
Week # 3:
January 22rd
Week # 3:
Monday, January 26th/Junk Food Snack Day
Week # 4:
January 30th
Week # 4:
Monday, February 2nd/Math Month Celebration
*Please note the following changes:
There is no school on Monday the 19th or Friday the 23rd
The Four Steps to Problem
Solving…
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Understand
Plan
Work
Look back
The 4 steps to Problem Solving
Name: _____________________________________ Grade: FIRST
Teacher: ___________________________________ Due Date: 1/9/13
Solve the Problem. Try your hardest. Show your work. Don’t give up!
Hats, Hats and More Hats!
Mrs. Cousino has 20 hats.
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She has 3 red hats.
She has 1 less yellow hat than red hat.
She has 1 more blue hat than red hat.
To find the number of green hats, add the number of yellow hats to the number
of blue hats.
The rest of his hats are orange.
Questions
How many hats are red?
How many hats are yellow?
How many hats are green?
How many hats are blue?
How many hats are orange?
Name: _____________________________________ Grade: FIRST
Teacher: ___________________________________ Due Date: 1/16/15
Solve the Problem. Try your hardest. Show your work. Don’t give up!
What is MY number?
Bud, Jan, Lee, Max, and Tara play on the same soccer team. Each player's shirt has
a different number on it.
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Lee said, "My number is the same as the number of fingers on my two hands."
Max said, "My number is 4 less than Lee's."
Bud said, "Add Lee's number to Max's number to get my number."
Jan said, "Double Max's number to get my number. My number is a double
fact."
What is each person's number?
Write the name under the person's shirt.
Name: _____________________________________ Grade: FIRST
Teacher: ___________________________________ Due Date: 1/22/15
Solve the Problem. Try your hardest. Show your work. Don’t give up!
Pets!
Charlotte has 3 tiny cats. Jay has 4 GIANT
dogs. Aiden has a fish tank in his room with 5
orange fish and Owen has the fastest
hamster this side of 8mile. It even won a gold
medal at the Livonia Animal Olympics.
If you consider this entire pet collection, how many legs and eyes are in
it?
Name: _____________________________________ Grade: FIRST
Teacher: ___________________________________ Due Date: 1/30/15
Solve the Problem. Try your hardest. Show your work. Don’t give up!
Pop Pick
There were 8 bags of lollipops on the table. Brian,
Kerry, Maddy, and Shane each chose 2 bags.
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Maddy picked a bag of red lollipops and a bag
of yellow.
Shane picked the two colors that Maddy had
not picked.
The colors that Kerry picked have 6 letters in
their names.
Brian took the two bags left.
How many lollipops did each child pick?