How many days will it take Louis to save enough money for school supplies and new pair of shoes? Focus on Common Core math standards with a two-part task that involves a word problem and counting manipulatives.

Concepts

counting, counting money, money, money math, base 10, money word problems, addition word problems

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Write the question on the board, and have pairs or individuals work to solve the problem, providing them the required materials before hand
• Use the accompanying teacher guide to implement the task

Classroom Considerations

• Requires popsicle sticks, rubber bands or base-ten blocks, and paper and pencil

Pros

• Works well in small groups, individually, as a whole class, or as an assessment
• Comes with a teacher guide explaining how to reason the task

Cons

• None

Common Core

2.NBT.B.5 2.MD.C.8