read by ms. sharma math curse written by jon scieszka & lane smith
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Math Curse #1 The whole morning is one problem after another. There are 24 kids in my class. I just know somebody is going to bring cupcakes to share. We sit in 4 rows with 6 desks. What if Ms. Fibonacci rearranges the desks to make:
a)6 rows? _____ desks in a row
b)8 rows? _____ desks in a row
c)3 rows? _____ desks in a row
Math Curse #2
• Social Studies is a GEOGRAPHY problem:
The Mississippi River is about 4,000 kilometers long.
An M&M is about 1 centimeter long.
There are 100 centimeters in a meter, and 1000 meters in a kilometer.
Estimate how many M&Ms it would take to measure the length of the Mississippi River.
Math Curse #3
• On the planet Tetra, kids have only 2 fingers on each hand.
They count 1, 2, 3, 10…
Finish counting to 30.
____, _____, _____, _____,
_____, ______, ______, _____
Math Curse #4
• I wake up on Wednesday morning at 7:15. It takes me 10 minutes to get dressed, 15 minutes to eat my breakfast, and 1 minute to brush my teeth.
What time will I be ready?
Math Curse #5
• Name one way you have encountered math today (other than math class or math homework!)
AnswersCurse #1-
a)6 rows? 4 desks in a row
b)8 rows? 3 desks in a row
c)3 rows? 8 desks in a row
Curse #2- It would take 400,000,000 M&Ms to measure the Mississippi River
Curse #3- 11,12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30
Curse #4- You will be ready at 7:41 A.M.
Bonus- Jon has 9 nephews and 6 nieces.