Problem Sheets
X’s
O’s
Gym Set-up: Players are in teams of two seated
in the center of the gym. Each team has a Tic Tac
Toe game sheet, two markers, a sock, two dots,
and two whiteboards. Posted on each wall are
several Problem Sheets.
Problem Sheets
Tic Tac Toe (11/10/09)
Materials needed: 15 Tic Tac Toe game sheets,
30 markers, 30 whiteboards, 15 socks, 30 dots
Object of the Game: Players attempt to win the tic tac toe game by filling in 3
consecutive places with their own mark (“X” or “O”). Players on one side of the center
line are all X’s and the others are O’s.
Rules of play: The players begin in the center where their dot and Tic Tac Toe sheet
is placed. The teacher calls out the number of a problem on the Problem Sheet to be
solved. Players each run to their own end and find the problem on the sheet and return
home. Once the correct answer is written on the board the player stands on his/her
own dot. If the answer is correct s/he gets to fill in a space with his/her mark. The first
player to return gets to fill in the first space. (If a player scores a Tic Tac Toe that group begins a second
game.)
Game Two: The player that lost Game One moves the dot and scoresheet to the line
(red) closest to his/her wall.
Game Three: Everyone changes partners by moving one space up the line. The game
begins again.
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Problem Sheet #1
5x8
16 2 x 6
7x3
17 6 x 8
9x9
18 5 x 7
6x5
19 6 x 6
2x7
20 9 x 10
7x6
21 4 x 3
8x8
22 10 x 10
4x9
23 7 x 8
10 x 7
24 9 x 3
4x8
25 8 x 6
9x3
26 3 x 5
8x2
27 6 x 10
7x7
28 4 x 7
5x9
29 10 x 20
3x3
30 5 x 5
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Problem Sheet #2
(2+2)x2 16 (2x6)x3
(3-1)x5 17 (6x8)-3
(8-3)x5 18 (5x7)+10
(3+3)x3 19 (6x6)-6
(2x2)x2 20 (4x4)+5
(7+3)x7 21 (3x8)-5
(5x5)x4 22 (4+5)x9
(9-7)x8 23 (8-7)x1
(2x9)+2 24 (9x7)-3
(4x8)-7 25 (8-4)x7
(9-9)x9 26 (3x5)x2
(8x3)+6 27 (5X5)-20
(7x7)-9 28 (7+3)x10
(5-1)x5 29 (11-7)x8
(6+6)x2 30 (12-7)x5
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Sheet #1
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27 26
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Sheet #2
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Problem Sheet #1
5x8
16 2 x 6
7x3
17 6 x 8
9x9
18 5 x 7
6x5
19 6 x 6
2x7
20 9 x 10
7x6
21 4 x 3
8x8
22 10 x 10
4x9
23 7 x 8
10 x 7
24 9 x 3
4x8
25 8 x 6
9x3
26 3 x 5
8x2
27 6 x 10
7x7
28 4 x 7
5x9
29 10 x 20
3x3
30 5 x 5
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Problem Sheet #1
5x8
16 2 x 6
7x3
17 6 x 8
9x9
18 5 x 7
6x5
19 6 x 6
2x7
20 9 x 10
7x6
21 4 x 3
8x8
22 10 x 10
4x9
23 7 x 8
10 x 7
24 9 x 3
4x8
25 8 x 6
9x3
26 3 x 5
8x2
27 6 x 10
7x7
28 4 x 7
5x9
29 10 x 20
3x3
30 5 x 5
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Problem Sheet #2
(2+2)x2
16 (2x6)x3
(3-1)x5
17 (6x8)-3
(8-3)x5
18 (5x7)+10
(3+3)x3
19 (6x6)-6
(2x2)x2
20 (4x4)+5
(7+3)x7
21 (3x8)-5
(5x5)x4
22 (4+5)x9
(9-7)x8
23 (8-7)x1
(2x9)+2
24 (9x7)-3
(4x8)-7
25 (8-4)x7
(9-9)x9
26 (3x5)x2
(8x3)+6
27 (5X5)-20
(7x7)-9
28 (7+3)x10
(5-1)x5
29 (11-7)x8
(6+6)x2
30 (12-7)x5
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Problem Sheet #2
(2+2)x2
16 (2x6)x3
(3-1)x5
17 (6x8)-3
(8-3)x5
18 (5x7)+10
(3+3)x3
19 (6x6)-6
(2x2)x2
20 (4x4)+5
(7+3)x7
21 (3x8)-5
(5x5)x4
22 (4+5)x9
(9-7)x8
23 (8-7)x1
(2x9)+2
24 (9x7)-3
(4x8)-7
25 (8-4)x7
(9-9)x9
26 (3x5)x2
(8x3)+6
27 (5X5)-20
(7x7)-9
28 (7+3)x10
(5-1)x5
29 (11-7)x8
(6+6)x2
30 (12-7)x5
Game One
Game Two
Game Three
Game Four
Game Five
Game Six
Game One
Game Two
Game Three
Game Four
Game Five
Game Six
Word Problems (11/23/10)
Materials needed: 45 whiteboards & markers, 15 socks, 4 sets of word problem
sheets, 4-6 wands, 5-6 mats
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Play Area
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Team Area #2
Gym Set-up: Players are in teams of three
in the Team Area #1. Each team has 3 markers,
3 writing boards, and a sock. In the Play Area
2 mats are laid out. Across from Team Area#1
are the problem sheets from game 1, 2, and 3.
On the wall across from Team Area #2 are
posted sheets from game 2 and game 3
(color coded to avoid confusion).
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Team Area #1
Object of the Game: Teams attempt to make “expert” by correctly answering the list
of numbers.
Rules of Play: All teams begin in Team Area #1. Each team of 3 sends two players
with boards and markers across the Play Area to solve the first two problems. The
“captain stays home with the last board which is the team’s “official” answer board. (At
the end of the game it must have all the answers listed in order.) Players take turns
answering the word problems and recording their answers. One player must always be
home. Teams that have 6 of the 9 answers are “experts.”
Game Two: Experts move to Team Area #2 while non expert teams remain in Team
Area#1. (The answers are the same for both sets of problems.) Taggers are chosen from the expert
teams and are stationed in the Play Area with wands. If a player is tagged traveling in
any direction s/he has 5 jumping jacks and must return to the line from which s/he
came and try again. Runners may stop on the mats and do jumping jacks to avoid
being tagged. Teams with 6 of the 9 are experts.
Game Three: Taggers are selected from expert teams. Using wands they may tag any
player in the Play Area who is not on a mat. Any team that has been an expert team
begins in Team Area #2. Players solve the problems on the Game 3 sheet.
A Help Sheet can be posted so that students having trouble canconsult the sheet to find the operation
needed to solve the problem
ANSWER SHEET
Game One
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Game Two
Exp & Non-ex Game Three
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HELP SHEET
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Game One
1. On Saturday and Sunday, Alissa picked 8 roses and some daisies. All
together she picked 14 flowers. How many daisies did she pick?
2. Martha had some pens. She gave 9 of them to her friends. She has 7
pens left. How many pens did she start with?
3. Mrs. Rusch collected 6 pop cans. She collected 7 fewer cans than
Mr. Yetzer did. How many cans did Mr. Yetzer collect?
4. Mrs. Mack has 10 pumpkins. Mrs. Zweber has 4 pumpkins. How many
more pumpkins does Mrs. Mack have than Mrs. Zweber.?
5. On Friday, Shemarr read 14 pages in his AR book. He read more
pages on Saturday. All together he read 20 pages. How many paged did
he read on Saturday?
6. There were some fans at the football game. Then 123 fans left the
game and now there are 234 fans at the game. How many fans were
there at the start of the football game?
7. Dave has 456 baseball cards in a box. His best friend Ty has 231
fewer cards. How many cards does Ty have?
8. Yesterday, all together, Jim worked 8 hours at his job. In the
morning he worked only 3 hours. How many hours did he work in the
afternoon?
9. Marquis rode his bike at 12 miles each hour (mph) . He rode 4 hours.
How far did he ride?
Game Three
1. A jigsaw puzzle has 500 pieces. Jody has only 148 pieces
left. How many pieces have been put together already?
2. Sylvia wants to hang five posters. Each poster needs four
tacks. How many tacks does she need?
3. Miss Annino had 17 markers. She gave out some. She has
nine markers left. How many did she give out?
4. Nadia has ten nickels. How much money does she have in
cents?
5. Emiko wants to buy a taco for 69¢. She has 30¢. How much
more money does she need?
6. Bananas come in bunches of seven. There are six bunches
left on the shelf. How many bananas are there?
7. Every month Julie receives nine dollars for her allowance.
How much money will she have in nine months if she saves it
all?
8. Hildy lives 45 miles from the beach. She drove there and
back. How far did she drive?
9. The mother elephant had 2 babies. One weighed 105 pounds
and the other was 109 pounds. How much did the babies
weigh all together?
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Game Two EXPERTS ONLY
Maggie scored 8 points per game for her basketball team.
Her team played 12 games. How many points did Maggie
score?
The Bulls were leading 48 -40 at halftime. The Bulls
scored 30 points in the second half but lost by 2 points.
How many points did the Rockets end with?
Shaq-Daddy is scoring 10 points per game. How many
games will it take him to reach 105 points?
Harry reads 3 books a week. His sister Mary reads 4 per
week. How many weeks will it take for them to total 40
books read?
Iris swims ¼ mile every morning before school. How many
days before Iris reaches 20 miles?
Irene saves spoons from all over the world. It has taken
her 2 years to get 15 spoons. She is 11 years old now. At
this rate how old will she be when she finally gets 45
spoons?
Eino is a Finnish ski jumper. His best leap is 85 meters.
He has found that for every three pounds he gains he
jumps 2 meters further. How much weight does he need
to gain to jump 91 meters?
“Tsunami” Kubyashi can eat 20 hot dogs in 12 minutes
(without throwing up). How long will it take for him to eat
only 5 hot dogs?
The earth is 93 million miles from the sun. A comet is
passing through the Solar System and will be 1/3 closer
to the sun than earth. How many miles away will it be?
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Game Two – non experts
Hector is 57. If he lives another 39 years how old will he
be?
Arvid is a crazy driver. He always drives 20 mph over the
speed limit. The speed limit on the freeway is 60 mph.
How fast will Arvid be driving?
Marsha’s lacrosse team had 14 players on it. Three moved
away. One changed teams. Four quit and five joined the
team. How many players are on her team now?
Simon found a wooden table in the garage. It cost him 12
dollars to refinish the table. He sold it for $18. How
much profit did he make? (Profit = money made minus money spent)
Antoine’s basketball team scored 20 points in the first
quarter. If they keep scoring at this rate how many
points will they score in the game? (4 quarters in a game)
Fred has been driving for 14 years. He is now 29. How old
was he when he started driving?
My very fat dog Roger is on a diet. The vet says he
should lose half his body weight to be healthy. Poor Roger
weighs 18 pounds. How much does he need to lose?
A school of piranha (flesh eating fish) can finish off a 25
pound dog in one minute. If a 75 pound pig fell into the
water how long would it take the piranha to finish this
meal?
Lois’ track team scored twice as many points on Field Day
as Gertrude’s team. Lois’ team scored 124 points. How
many did Gertrude’s team score?
Number Problems
(12/09/10)
Materials needed: 4 mats, 32 whiteboards, 32 markers, 16 socks, 16 poly spots
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Grade
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Gym Set-up: Players are in teams of two.
Teams are either side of the Play Area in the
two Team Areas. In the center of the Play Area
are several folding mats laid flat on which the
teacher stands. On the mat is a box of scarves
and a box of soft balls (soccer ball size).
Available for every participant are whiteboards,
markers, and erasers. Each team also has a
poly spot
Teacher
Object of the Game: Teams attempt to become experts by accumulating enough
scarves. This happens by answering the questions correctly within the time limit.
Rules of play: Each team has two boards, pens and share a sock. The teacher begins
by reading off 7 numbers in random order to be copied by all players onto their
whiteboard (leaving space to solve problems related to the numbers). The teacher will
then ask a question involving those numbers (total of 5 or 6 questions). Players must
write the correct answer on their board, leave the marker at home, and get to the
center mat before time expires (count of 15). ALL players may play simultaneously. The
teacher gives the answer and has all players with the correct answer show their board.
Correct answers gain one flag. 5 or more flags = expert team
Game Two: A math problem is again given involving the same numbers. Players may
choose to risk their flag (for having the correct answer) by taking a ball and throwing it
off the wall and returning to the mat before time expires. If a player is successful and
has the correct answer s/he takes two flags. A player gets NO flag if either: 1] the
answer is incorrect, or 2] s/he cannot make it back to the mat in time. 5+ flags =
expert team
Game Three: This game is played the same as Game Two except teams that have
previously been experts must throw a the ball off the wall and catch it. Double expert
teams must make a basket to get the extra flag. 5+ flags = expert team
Game One Numbers: 9 4 1 8 5 10 2
Game Two: same numbers
Game Three: 20 3 7 15 12 2 6 10 5
9 4 1 8 5 10 2
1. Add all 7 numbers (39)
2. Add the first 4 #’s then subtract the next three #’s. (5)
3. Put the numbers in order from smallest to largest. (1 2 4 5 8 9 10)
4. Add all the odd numbers. (15)
5. Multiply the smallest by the largest. (10)
6. Multiply the middle (4th largest) number by 3. (15)
7. Divide the 3rd biggest number by the third smallest number. (2)
8. Add the smallest 5 numbers then subtract the remaining two numbers. (1)
9. Find three numbers when added together equal the largest number. (1,4, 5)
10. Find two numbers that when added together equal 13 (9+4 8+5)
11. Find a group of three numbers that add up to 19. (10+5+4 9+8+2)
12. Find four numbers that add up to 20 (1+4+5+10 2+8+9+1 1+2+8+9)
13. Find 5 numbers that add up to 36 (4+5+8+9+10)
20 3 7 15 12 2 6 10 5
Put the numbers in order from smallest to largest. (2 3 5 6 7 10 12 15 20)
Add the even numbers. (50)
Add the odd numbers. (30)
Subtract the odd numbers from the even numbers. (20)
Multiply the first three numbers (2X3X5=30)
Put the numbers in order from largest to smallest. (20 15 12 10 7 6 5 3 2)
If you add the first two numbers together (35) which numbers can you add
to equal that total? (12+7+6+5+3+2)
8. Can you find three numbers when added together equal one larger
number? (2+3+5=10 / 2+3+10=15 / 3+5+7=15 / 3+7+10=20 / 2+3+7-12
6+7+2=15)
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