| Math Word Problems are a great way to get | | | | At Collins State School there are 23 students in |
| your students to practice using math in everyday | | | | Kindergarten, 24 in Grade 1, 23 in Grade 2, 18 in |
| situations. Use these ideas and you will be able to | | | | Grade 3, 22 in Grade 4, 17 in Grade 5, 19 in |
| create your own quickly and easily. | | | | Grade 6 and 22 in Grade 7. How many students |
| Sharing | | | | are there in the whole school? |
| Name the object to be shared and the number of | | | | On the first day of each month the canteen |
| people involved. | | | | cooks hamburgers. |
| The Grade 3 class at Mayberry State School | | | | The Cook needs 1/10 of a kg of mince, 1/8 of a |
| have won a writing competition. | | | | lettuce and 1/5 of a lettuce for each burger. |
| 15 pizzas are being delivered to the class. | | | | How much of each item does the Cook need to |
| There are 8 slices in each pizza and 25 students in | | | | have on hand if every student (except 5) order a |
| the class. | | | | hamburger? |
| How many pieces can each student eat? How | | | | It takes Principal Jones 20 minutes to walk from |
| many slices will be left over? | | | | his house to the school. If he walks to the school |
| This type of problem can be extended by adding | | | | in the morning and home in the afternoon. How |
| more people. | | | | long will he walk in total in 1 school week? How |
| If the Grade 3 students decide to share the | | | | long will he walk in total in a 9 week term? |
| pizzas with the Kindergarten class, how many | | | | The school day starts at 9:00 a.m. First break is |
| pizzas will each student get? There are 21 | | | | from 11:00 a.m to 11:20 a.m. The second break is |
| students in the Kindergarten class. How many | | | | from 1:00 p.m to 1:40 p.m. The school day finishes |
| slices will be left over? | | | | at 3:00 p.m. How much time do the students |
| Here are some other sharing subjects to explore: | | | | spend in class in one day? How much time do the |
| Take Away Store - hot chips (35 per cup), milk | | | | students spend in class in one week? How much |
| shakes (3/4 cup of milk per shake) - how much | | | | time do the students spend on break in one day? |
| for 26 people? | | | | How much time do the students spend on break |
| Concert -toilet paper - 10 sheets per person, 100 | | | | in one week? |
| sheets per roll, 3 000 people attending- how many | | | | At the start of the year each student must buy: |
| rolls? | | | | 8 exercise books ($2.40) |
| Dog Shelter - 1 cup of biscuits large dog, 3/4 cup | | | | 12 lead pencils (20 cents each) |
| for medium dog etc - how much for 10 big, 5 | | | | 1 ruler ($1.20) |
| medium etc? | | | | 1 calculator ($12.00) |
| Jelly bean competition - Big jar took 12 bags of | | | | 1 set of colored pencils ($3.00) |
| jelly beans - 124 beans in 1 bag - how many | | | | 1 art pad ($5.00) |
| beans in total? | | | | How much does each student need to spend? |
| Themes | | | | Other theme ideas could be a zoo or Animal Park, |
| These are a great way to explore a range of | | | | an animal shelter, a local swimming pool, a |
| math skills. | | | | shopping centre, a cinema, theme park, holiday |
| Choose one subject and choose questions that | | | | resort, a local market, a pizza parlour, a pet store, |
| relate to that. | | | | or a toy shop. |
| An obvious one is school: | | | | |