What does
MATH
look like at Connaught School?
In January, Ms. Storey's class tackled an open-ended addition problem with Ms. Jaques using the story "One is a Snail, Ten is a Crab". We talked about the number of feet various animals have, and then combined them to make different numbers. For example, 7 is an insect (6) and a snail (1) - 6+1=7. 12 is 2 insects (6+6=12) or a person and a crab (2+10=12). Students were challenged to find as many different combinations as they could to make 20 total feet. How many ways can you find to get to 20? Leave some of your ideas in the comments below! Remember to use a number sentence to prove your ideas. Your answer might look like:
4 snails, a crab, a dog, and a human 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 4 + 2 =20
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