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Frozen Island Hunt - One-step and Two-step Problems Sort and Solve

In Mathematics ... Number and Operations

PDF | 5 pages|Grade: 3

A mixed up math story with one- and two-step problems.

This math story is mixed up! Using context clues, students put the story part, aka problems, in order and then solve the problem on each card.

8 problems include whole numbers, all operations, and are either one-step or two-step. Story is lexiled to 3rd grade.

Use during guided math, with small groups, or in centers.

This activity includes clear and concise teacher directions, an answer key, and conversation starters that give students what they need to have meaningful academic discussions.

Common Core

Common Core Curriculum alignment

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.A.3
Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.
In Grade 3 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.B.5
Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.2 Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × ...
In Grade 3 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.D.8
Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including roundi...
In Grade 3 Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Thinking Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.NBT.A.2
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
In Grade 3 Standards for Mathematical Practice Number & Operations in Base Ten Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic

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