Just Look at Our Shoes Worksheets
This lesson is easily adapted to almost all grade levels. Below are examples of handouts for various grade levels.
For Grade 1
Column I
How many pairs of shoes do you own? Count all shoes (flip
flops, sandals, boots, etc.).
Column II
How much does one pair of shoes weigh, in ounces?
Example: Bob owns 14 pair.
Answer:
For Grade 2
Column I
How many pairs of shoes do
you own? Count all shoes
(flip flops, sandals, boots,
etc.).
Answer:
Column II
Column III
How much does one pair of shoes weigh, In your small group, find out how many pairs each
in ounces?
of you owns. Then add the numbers for a total
number owned.
Show your calculation.
Example:
If you own 14 pair, Sally owns 18 and David owns
8, the total number the three of you own is 40.
Answer:
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For Grade 3
Column I
How many pairs of shoes do you
own? Count all shoes (flip flops,
sandals, boots, etc.).
Column II
How much does one pair of shoes
weigh, in ounces?
Column III
In your small group, find out how many pairs
each of you owns. Then add the numbers for
a total number owned.
Show your calculation.
Example:
If you own 14 pair, Sally owns 18 and David
owns 8, the total number the three of you
own is 40.
Answer:
Answer:
Answer:
Write a complete sentence stating
how many shoes you own.
Write a complete sentence stating how
much one pair of shoes weighs.
Write a complete sentence stating how many
pairs your small group owns.
For Grades 5-6
Column I
How many
pairs of shoes
do you own?
Count all
shoes (flip
flops, sandals,
boots, etc.).
Example: Bob
owns 14 pair.
Column II
How much does one
pair of shoes weigh,
in ounces?
Example: One pair
weighs 24 ounces.
Column III
Calculate the weight of all of
your shoes in ounces, then in
pounds.
Round to the nearest whole
number.
Show your calculations.
Example 24 ounces x 14 = 336
ounces.
336/16 = 21 pounds.
Column II
Column III
In your small group, find
Determine the average
out how many pairs each number of shoes owned in
of you owns. Then add
your small group. Please
the numbers for a total
round to the nearest
number owned.
whole number. Show
Show your calculation.
your calculation.
Example:
If Bob owns 14 pair,
Sally owns 18 and David
owns 8, the total number
the three own 40. (14 +
18 + 8 = 40)
Example:
If Bob, Sally and David
own 40 pair of shoes and
we divide that number by
three (40/3), the average
number owned is 13.