Grade 3 WINTER HOLIDAY Brain Boosting Student Activities

Grade 3 WINTER HOLIDAY Brain Boosting
Student Activities
MAFS.3.OA.1.1
1) Kerri decorated 7 fir trees by placing 6 ornaments on each tree. Write a multiplication
equation that shows the number of ornaments Kerri placed on her fir trees.
MAFS.OA.1.2
2) Mike was trying to share 27 gingerbread cookies with his 3
friends. He wanted to make sure that each of his friends
received an equal number of cookies. Draw the number of
cookies each friend should get on their plate below.
How many cookies does each of Mike’s friends receive? ____________
MAFS.3.OA.1.3
3) Dottie has 54 candy canes in total. Create three different multiplication
problems that model three different groups of candy canes.
MAFS.3.OA.1.1, MAFS.3.OA.1.3, and MAFS.OA.1.4
4) Robin works in a candy factory. She makes different types of holiday candies. She
places 21 peppermints on a pan. Three rows of peppermints fit on the pan. Draw an
array to show the total number of peppermints.
Fill in the missing factor. Write a sentence telling what it represents.
3 × _______ = 21
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MAFS.3.OA.2.5
5) Using the numbers below, complete the following:
x1=5
4x
=3x4
x3=3x9
6 x (9 x 2) = (6 x 9) x
x (2 + 2) = (8 x 2) + (8 x 2)
2
9
8
3
5
MAFS.3.OA.1.1, MAFS.3.OA.1.2, MAFS.3.OA.2.5, and MAFS.3.OA.2.6
6) Mrs. Kaye places 18 presents under her tree. She places them in 3 rows.
Fill in the blanks below to make a true division sentence. What does the answer
represent?
_______ ÷ _______ = _______
Mrs. Kaye adds 2 more identical rows of presents to her 3 original rows. Draw an
array to show how many presents she has now.
Mrs. Kaye figured out how many presents that she wrapped and put under her
tree. Her work is shown in the box below. Would Mrs. Kaye get the same result
if she multiplied 5 × 6? Explain why or why not.
(3 x 6) + (2 x 6) = 18 + 12
= 30
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MAFS.3.OA.1.1 and MAFS.3.OA.1.3
7) Clare wants to wrap 5 presents. For each present, she needs 9 inches of ribbon.
How many inches of ribbon does Clare need? Write an equation to show the amount
of ribbon Clare would use?
MAFS.3.OA.1.1, MAFS.3.OA.1.3, MAFS.3.OA.1.4, MAFS.3.OA.2.5, MAFS.3.OA.3.7, MAFS.3.OA.4.8, MAFS.3.OA.4.9
8) Heather wins an elf doll with 6 stripes on its vest. She notices that 5 other children in line
for the Holiday Fun game won the same doll. How many stripes are on 6 elf dolls? Write an
equation using a letter to represent the unknown. Solve.
The game worker at the Holiday Fun game uses a magic box. Every time he puts an object in,
it gets multiplied. Heather writes down what happens each time and tries to find a pattern.
Look at her notes to the right.
In
Out
Use the pattern to fill in the number of geese.
What does the magic box do? Explain how you
know.
2 turtle doves
14 turtle doves
3 French hens
21 French hens
4 calling birds
28 calling birds
5 golden rings
35 golden rings
6 geese
___ geese
The game worker puts 12 cookies into the magic box. Heather draws a number bond to
find the total number of cookies after they are multiplied in the magic box. Use the
number bond to show how Heather might have solved the problem.
12 × 7
After the game, Heather and 5 friends equally share the cost of a $54 gingerbread house
kit. They use the equation 6 × n = $54 to figure out how much each person pays. How much
does Heather pay?
MAFS.3.NF.1.1 and MAFS.3.NF.1.3
9) Draw 2 rectangles the same size. Each rectangle represents 1 whole.
a. Partition each rectangle into 3 equal parts. Shade and label a fraction greater than 1.
MAFS.3.NF.1.1 and MAFS.3.NF.1.3
10) Joe cut a whole pan of brownies as pictured below.
a. How many equal parts did he divide the whole into?
b. Label each equal part with a unit fraction.
c. Identify the fraction of the brownies with sprinkles.
d. Identify the fraction of the brownies without sprinkles.
MAFS.3.NF.1.1 and MAFS.3.NF.1.2
11) Heena put 7 equally spaced holiday lights on her house. The whole length is from the first
hook to the last hook.
On the picture below, label the fraction of the light’s length where each light is located.
0
1

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