How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving? Are you joined by friends and/or family for a special feast? What do you eat? Most American families celebrate Thanksgiving by cooking turkey. According to www.butterball.com, 90 percent of U.S. households eat turkey on Thanksgiving and 50 percent eat turkey on Christmas day.
Students put their math thinking in writing with this pumpkin puzzler.
Students will
* read a chart about ten of the biggest pumpkins in the world.
* determine what math operation needs to be used to solve word problems based on the chart.
Have fun — and raise funds — with pumpkins. Get decorating ideas too!
Create unique pumpkin mobiles to hang from the ceiling.