1. by: Kelley Medlock

2. The family was having a
Thanksgiving feast and they
were all excited to sit down
and eat. Three of the
members would only eat
turkey, while the other three
insisted on ham! How many
family members will be at the
Thanksgiving feast?

3. Hint: The number will be large
then the two you see!

4. The table was loaded with tons of
food! The family was so hungry
they did not know what to do! The
12 rolls were overflowing right
over the edge. How many groups
of four will we have after collecting
the rolls?

5. Hint: Draw out each roll and
see what you find!

6. The family’s special cider was all
bottled up, 4 jugs on the table I
hope its enough! By the end of
the dinner only 1 jug remained.
We did not drink all the cider, how
much did we drink?

7. Hint: Remember we have 4
there should not be more!

8. Finally it was desert time with
grandmothers sweet apple pie.
There were 12 big slices for all to
share, we want to make it even by
doing fair share! How many slices
will each person get?

9. Hint: Hand out each piece one
at a time!

10. Answers
There are 6 family members
at the Thanksgiving dinner.
There are 3 groups of 4 rolls.
The family drank 3 jugs of
cider.
Each family member will
receive 2 slices of apple pie.

11. Georgia
Performance
Standards
MKN1. Students will connect numerals to the quantities they
represent.
a. Count a number of objects up to 30.
g. Use informal strategies to share objects equally (divide) between two
to three people
or sets.
MKN2. Students will use representations to model addition
and subtraction.
a. Use counting strategies to find out how many items are in two sets
when they are
combined, separated, or compared.
b. Build number combinations up to 10 (e.g., 4 and 1, 2 and 3, 3 and 2,
4 and 1 for five)
and for doubles to 10 (3 and 3 for six).
c. Use objects, pictures, numbers, or words to create, solve and explain
story problems
(combining, separating, or comparing) for two numbers that are each

12. Assessment
The students will show all
there work and answer each
problem in there math journal.
I will check for completion of
each problem.