The first grade problem was the following:
John has 3 stickers. Mark has 4 stickers. Anna has 5 stickers. They each get 2 more stickers.
How many stickers do they each have now? (Extension: How many stickers do they have in total?)
A grade 3 student was solving the following multi-step problem:
An artist plans to paint a wall in a room. The wall is divided into six equal sections so each section can be painted a different color.
The artist goes to the store to buy brushes and small cans of paint. He pays a total of $94.
He buys 8 brushes that cost $5 each.
The rest of the money is used for the cans of paint. Each can costs the same amount.
How much does each can of paint cost?
Show your work and explain your thinking.
Ask your children about their mathematical modeling! I think you will be impressed!
