This document contains a story about Daisy's new dog boutique and multiple word problems involving multiplication and division that are related to situations in the story. It addresses several third grade Common Core math and ELA standards involving interpreting products and quotients, using multiplication and division to solve word problems, engaging in collaborative discussions, and asking questions. The story provides contexts for students to model and solve problems about dresses on racks, bracelets in buckets, jerseys on racks, and treats in bags, plates, and boxes using drawings, manipulatives and number sentences.

1. Daisy’s Dog
Boutique

2. Mathematics Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Common Core)
Addressed: Grade 3
MACC.3.OA.1.1: Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5x7
as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. (Represent
and solve problems involving multiplication and division.) Operations and
Algebraic Thinking
MACC.3.OA.1.2: Interpret whole-number quotients of whole
numbers, e.g., interpret 56 (divided by) 8 as the number of objects in
each share when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects
each. (Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and
division.) Operations and Algebraic Thinking
MACC.3.OA.1.3: 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. (Represent and solve
problems involving multiplication and division.) Operations and Algebraic
Thinking

3. Common Core ELA Standards Addressed:
Grade 3
Common Core ELA Standards Addressed for Grade 3:
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative
discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on
grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
clearly.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1c Ask questions to check understanding of
information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks
of others.
 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.6 Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to
task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See
grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 for specific expectations.)

4. Daisy was very busy getting ready to open her boutique. She was ecstatic
that all her dog friends would be able to come visit her store and get all the best
goods. Daisy was selling everything from delicious dog food, to fabulous collars
and leashes, to fancy dog dresses, and awesome sports gear for all dogs. Her
friend Georgia came to visit her. Georgia LOVED the boutique! She thought it
looked phenomenal.
 Does anyone know what a “boutique” is?
 If Daisy was “ecstatic”- what does this word mean? How do you know?
 Has anyone ever been to a boutique?
 Does anyone own or know a dog that wears clothes and accessories?
 Well lets find out more about Daisy’s Dog Boutique and all it has inside!

5. Georgia was checking out the dress selection. She asked Daisy how
many dresses she had to display in the boutique? Daisy said there was a
total of 36 dresses and she wanted to set them up in to 6 racks. Georgia
thought that would look good! Then she began to wonder how many
dresses could be displayed on each rack.
 In your math journal, draw a quick picture of what this would look like. You may use your manipulatives to
help you model this.
 Turn and talk to your partner using your accountable talk skills. Talk about your models/quick pictures.
 What does your model look like? What does _____ represent?
 How many dresses could Daisy put on each rack?
 Write a number sentence that matches your model and the problem.
 What number sentence matches your model and problem? How does your model match your number
sentence? What operation did you do to solve the problem? Why did you choose this operation?

6. Manipulate the dresses on to their racks to match the
problem.

7. After thinking about and setting up all of the dresses, Daisy and Georgia had another visitor. It was
Lily! Lily was so excited that Daisy was opening up her boutique and she couldn’t wait to browse all of
the items she had to sell! Lily headed straight to the bracelets. She noticed that Daisy had a lot of
bracelets! There were gold and silver bracelets, with purple, red, blue, and green gems. Lily loved
anything that sparkled. While Lily was checking out the selection, she noticed that Daisy had 7 buckets
of bracelets. In each bucket there were 6 bracelets. Lily wanted to know just how many bracelets there
were to choose from!
 In your math journal, draw a quick picture of what this would look like. You may use your manipulatives to help you model this.
 Turn and talk to your partner using your accountable talk skills. Talk about your models/quick pictures.
 What does your model look like? What does _____ represent?
 How many bracelets are there for Lily to choose from?
 Write a number sentence that matches your model and the problem.
 What number sentence matches your model and problem? How does your model match your number sentence? What operation did you do to
solve the problem? Why did you choose this operation?

8. Manipulate the bracelets into each bucket to show the
buckets of bracelets that Lily was looking at.

9. While the girls were all busy talking about how awesome everything in the boutique
was, Jack and Henry came in to visit and see what was going on. They decided to go and look
at all the sports gear Daisy had set up. There were many football jerseys! Jack and Henry
loved the New York Giants and luckily Daisy had a lot for them to choose from. There were 2
racks full of blue Giants jerseys and 2 racks full of white Giants jerseys. Each rack had 4
jerseys on it. Jack and Henry were curious to know how many New York Giants jerseys there
were to choose from. So they began to count the jerseys.
 In your math journal, draw a quick picture of what this would look like. You may use your manipulatives to
help you model this.
 Turn and talk to your partner using your accountable talk skills. Talk about your models/quick pictures.
 What does your model look like? What does _____ represent?
 How many New York Giants jerseys are there for Jack and Henry to choose from?
 Write a number sentence that matches your model and the problem.
 What number sentence matches your model and problem? How does your model match your number
sentence? What operation did you do to solve the problem? Why did you choose this operation?

10. Manipulate the jerseys on to the racks
according to the problem to show your
equal groups.

11. All of Daisy's friends were so excited and happy for her new adventure with her Dog
Boutique. They all knew it was going to be a huge success! The items inside her boutique
were awesome and everything looked beautiful! Suddenly, everyone was starting to get
hungry. The friends began to bark about all the delicious treats Daisy also had for sale. They
decided to enjoy a snack! Daisy, Lily, Jack and Henry trotted over to the treats. They saw a
glorious selection of cookies, dog bones, and cupcakes. All of these snacks were dog friendly,
of course! They decided to count up all of the treats Daisy had to sell. There were 4 bags of
cookies. Each bag had 2 cookies in it. There were 2 plates of dog bones. Each plate had 6
dog bones on it. The cupcakes were wrapped up in pretty boxes. There were 5 boxes. Each
box had 4 cupcakes in it.
 In your math journal, draw a quick picture of what this would look like. You may use your manipulatives to help
you model this.
 Turn and talk to your partner using your accountable talk skills. Talk about your models/quick pictures.
 What does your model look like? What does _____ represent?
 How many treats did Daisy have to sell?
 Write a number sentence that matches your model and the problem.
 What number sentence or sentences to match your model and problem? How does your model match your number
sentence? What operation did you do to solve the problem? Why did you choose this operation?
 Did you have to do more than one operation or step? Why?

12. Manipulate the cupcakes, cookies and dog
bones in to their bags, plates, and boxes to
show all of the snacks in the boutique.
Plates
Bags
Boxes