2 8 x Awesome Autumn Math Puzzles Common Core Aligned 5 1 st grade 4 1 + 9 3 - Yvonne and Brian Crawford 7 0 6 1 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
2-5 Math Puzzles 1 8 Table of Contents 1. Math Stories.......................... 3 intro to all of the book, maybe table of contents? 2. Bubble Math.......................... 11 3. Picture Math.......................... 15 4. Math Grid Puzzles...................... 21 5. Math Number Search................... 27 6. Solutions.............................. 31 4 + 9 3-7 0 2 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012 + 6
Math Stories 1.OA.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten; decomposing a number leading to a ten; using the relationship between addition and subtraction; and creating equivalent but easier or known sums. 3 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Stories Math Stories combine reading and mathematics in a fun and silly way! Until you solve the math problems, you ll never know how the story goes only by using math can you find out what words you need to use to fill in the blanks and complete the story. Instructions 1. Read the stories aloud. 2. When you come to a blank, answer the math problem for the blank in question. For example, if the blank is labeled 1., answer the math problem labeled 1. 3. When you find the answer to the math problem, look to see what line of text that answer corresponds to. For example, if you solve the problem 2 + 2 and find the answer to be 4, look underneath the problem for the word or words that are listed beside the answer of 4. 4. Enter the word in the blank in the story. 5. Continue reading the story until you reach the next math problem.??? 4 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Story #1 2. 3. Autumn Fun Jan and Nicole love fall. Every autumn they look forward to jumping into huge piles of 1. 8-4 = 2. 7-2 = 3. 4 + 5 = 2 - bubbles 5 - doing chores 34 - watching TV 3 - flower petals 4 - sleeping 33 - raking leaves 4 - leaves 3 - eating candy 35 - rollerblading 1.. Jan invited Nicole to her house today. Nicole spent her morning over by.. Jan got ready for Nicole to come 5 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
??? Nicole arrived at Jan s house and immediately they went! The first thing they both did was run around and then they finally got to the fence and 4. 5.. They landed right in the middle of the huge pile of leaves. The rest of the day they laughed and they. 4. 4 + 1 = 5. 9-8 = 6. 1 + 9 = 6 - in her room 1 - jumped 10 - played games 5 - outside 2 - went to sleep 11 - did homework 4 - in the pool 0 - crawled 12 - went shopping 6. 6 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Draw a picture of how the Autumn Fun story ended after you had solved all of the math problems. Did the story turn out like you imagined it would? 7 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Story #2 Autumn Festival Today Carrie and Paul went to an autumn festival. The first thing they did was go on a. As they went through the corn fields they saw many things including a and a. 2. 3. 1. 6 + 1 = 2. 8-2 = 3. 10 + 4 = 9 - walk 6 - pony 15 - porcupine 8 - slide 4 - duck 14 - scarecrow 7 - hayride 5 - frog 16 - raccoon 1. 8 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
??? At first they smiled when they saw the scarecrow, until they saw that it actually started to. They were so that they told the 4. 5. driver to stop. The scarecrow walked right up to the wagon and then both of the kids when they realized it was just their mom dressed up as a scarecrow. 4. 10-1 = 5. 7-4 = 6. 6 + 1 = 8 - dance 3 - scared 5 - cheered 9 - move 4 - mad 6 - cried 7 - talk 5 - happy 7 - laughed 6. 9 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Draw a picture of how your autumn festival story turned out after you had solved all of the math problems. Did you like the story? Did it end like you thought it would? 10 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Bubble Math Comparing Numbers 1.NBT.3 Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, and <. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract. 11 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Comparing Numbers Instructions 1. Compare the numbers below the bubbles to all of the numbers that are in the bubbles. If the numbers in the bubbles are greater than or less than (depending on the worksheet) the main number, then color it in. 2. What picture did you create in the bubbles? Note: You can suggest for your students to color the bubbles in brown or black. For the second worksheet, you can suggest for your students to color in the bubbles in orange, yellow or red. 12 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
13 2 20 1 15 7 19 4 19 5 19 3 25 9 7 3 4 8 19 25 19 10 20 19 20 24 12 7 19 15 18 16 14 2 17 13 12 11 29 6 21 19 Color number bubbles that are less than or equal to: 10 13 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
13 14 19 15 30 17 15 14 24 8 22 21 28 25 26 20 24 8 7 4 15 31 37 27 14 18 9 33 36 6 33 32 26 24 45 37 11 35 47 28 29 31 29 40 12 15 23 34 36 33 43 32 15 10 11 40 38 26 29 27 31 34 13 18 14 17 24 12 39 19 2 4 11 21 15 10 9 40 9 8 11 14 3 1 7 25 9 12 6 10 Color number bubbles that are greater than or equal to: 25 14 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
picture math Picture Math 1.OA.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten; decomposing a number leading to a ten; using the relationship between addition and subtraction; and creating equivalent but easier or known sums. 15 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Picture picture math Math Draw a picture using equal parts of your imagination and math! Instructions 1. Solve the first math problem in the list. 2. Take a look at the scene where you are instructed to do your drawing. For each math problem, there will be a corresponding direction. For example, you might be directed to use the answer you come up with in a math problem to draw that number of pumpkins in the math scene. So for example, if you solve 2 + 3 and get an answer of 5, you would draw 5 pumpkins in the math scene. 3. Move on to the next math problem, and the next group of items to draw in your math scene! 4. Feel free to be creative and draw whatever else you d like to draw in your math scene. 16 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Picture Math Harvest Problems Solve the subtraction problems below and then draw that many of the item that is listed next to the problem on the harvest scene on the next page. 8-6 = 9-6 = farmers near the barn pumpkins in the field 10-5 = 4-1 = cornstalks in the field scarecrows 7-2 = 9-2 = carrots in the field birds in the sky 5-1 = 10-7 = bales of hay outside the barn clouds in the sky 17 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Picture Math Harvest Scene 18 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Picture Math Fall Problems Solve the subtraction problems below and then draw that many of the item that is listed next to the problem on the fall scene on the next page. 12-10 = 10-7 = children under the tree piles of leaves 14-4 = 12-1 = yellow leaves in the tree red leaves in the tree 11-0 = 9-6 = orange leaves on the ground birds 13-12 = 10-1 = setting suns green leaves anywhere on the picture 19 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Picture Math Fall Scene 20 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Find and Draw Puzzles 3 10 5 1.OA.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten; decomposing a number leading to a ten; using the relationship between addition and subtraction; and creating equivalent but easier or known sums. 21 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Grid Puzzles Draw different items onto a paper depending on the answers to math problems. Instructions 1. Solve both of the math problems to find where to draw your picture. 2. Find the number on the second page. 3. Draw the item that you ve been asked to draw at the specific location indicated by the answer you found. 4. Continue your work by drawing all of the different items onto the second page as you discover where to draw them by solving the math problems. 22 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
A Walk in the Fall Math Grid Puzzle Answer the problems below and then draw the pictures on the next page. The answer will tell you near what number to draw the picture. 7-6 = Find this number and draw a pond. 7-4 = Find this number and draw a barn. 9-5 = Find this number and draw a red leaf. 6-1 = Find this number and draw a bench. 7-5 = Find this number and draw a map. 15-5 = Find this number and draw a scarecrow. 10-1 = Find this number and draw a compass. 9-1 = Find this number and draw a willow tree. 23 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
A Walk in the Fall Math Grid Puzzle 6 9 7 10 3 8 1 5 11 2 4 12 24 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Hayride Math Grid Puzzle Answer the problems below and then draw the pictures on the next page. The answer will tell you near what number to draw the picture. 15-4 = Find this number and draw a horse. 13-3 = Find this number and draw a cornstalks. 12-11 = Find this number and draw a wagon. 10-2 = Find this number and draw a pile of fall leaves. 8-1 = Find this number and draw 2 children. 17-10 = Find this number and draw a squirrel. 10-8 = Find this number and draw a harvest moon. 7-3 = Find this number and draw some nuts. 25 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Hayride Math Grid Puzzle 3 7 9 10 6 11 8 5 4 12 1 2 26 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Number Search 1.OA.6 Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten; decomposing a number leading to a ten; using the relationship between addition and subtraction; and creating equivalent but easier or known sums. 27 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Math Number Search Solve some addition and subtraction problems, then search for them in a grid full of numbers. It s like a word search puzzle, but for mathematics! Instructions 1. Answer a math problem posed on the page. 2. Search for the math problem in the grid below the problems. Answers can be found horizontally (side to side), vertically (up and down) and also diagonally. 3. Continue answering the math problems and finding their answers in the number grid. 28 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Leaves Subtraction Number Search Solve the subtraction problems below, then find the answers to the problems in the number search grid. 1. 19 2. 17 3. 12 4. 18 5. 18-4 -1-1 -5-6 6. 20 7. 19 8. 16 9. 18 10. 20-10 -0-2 -1-0 1 5 4 0 8 7 1 2 1 6 1 1 2 1 0 8 3 8 8 1 1 1 1 9 8 29 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Scarecrow Addition Number Search Solve the addition problems below, then find the answers to the problems in the number search grid. 1. 10 2. 9 3. 15 4. 11 5. 12 +2 +4 +5 +3 +4 6. 13 7. 14 8. 6 9. 7 10. 16 +2 +4 +5 +3 +1 1 1 9 1 3 2 9 7 5 9 9 4 1 1 6 1 0 9 2 1 1 1 8 0 1 30 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
Answers pg. 13 - pitch fork pg. 14 - leaf pg. 30 pg. 29 1. 15 1. 12 2. 16 3. 11 4. 13 5. 12 6. 10 7. 19 8. 14 9. 17 10. 20 1 5 4 0 8 7 1 2 1 6 1 1 2 1 0 8 3 8 8 1 1 1 1 9 8 2. 13 3. 20 4. 14 5. 16 6. 15 7. 18 8. 11 9. 10 10. 17 1 1 9 1 3 2 9 7 5 9 9 4 1 1 6 1 0 9 2 1 1 1 8 0 1 31 Yvonne and Brian Crawford, 2012
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