The Leafy Greens Lesson Plans

Math #6

PROBLEMS AT THE BALLPARK

OBJECTIVES: Student will reinforce understanding of mixed applications, estimates, and time.


  1. Hannah and Justin both sell drinks. Together, they only have 16 drinks left to sell. Justin has 2 more left than Hannah. How many drinks does each have left?

  2. Chase has bought 2 souvenirs and Zach has bought 3. Will has bought 4 souvenirs and Ryan has bought 6. How many more souvenirs do Will and Ryan have than Chase and Zach?

  3. Will is saving money for a new baseball bat. It costs $18.00. He has saved 14.50. How much more money does he need to save in order to buy the bat?

  4. The fifth graders are saving and selling aluminum cans to buy ball game tickets. If they get paid $ .02 for each can and they need to save $6.00 for each ticket, how many cans do they each need to collect?

  5. The baseball team has to travel 580 miles to their next game . They get on the bus and ride 210 miles before stopping for lunch. Then they ride 320 miles before stopping for dinner. How many miles to they have left to ride after dinner?

  6. Jonathan's customer paid for his $3.00 worth of broccoli bites with 24 coins. But only 2 different types of coins were used. What coins and how many of each did the customer give Jonathan?

  7. On Thursday afternoon, Justin sold 24 candy apples. On Thursday evening, he sold 37 candy apples. Estimate the number of candy apples he sold that day.

  8. Hannah sold 8 bags of popcorn at the ball game yesterday. She sold 13 bags today. Estimate the amount of money she collected altogether for both days from the sale of popcorn if each bag costs $1.50.

  9. The third graders arrived at the ballpark at 12:15. The ball game started at 12:45. How long did the third graders have to wait?

  10. The ball game lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes. If it started at 12:45, what time did it end?


TEACHER SUGGESTIONS: Have students demonstrate the ability to measure by showing 1/4, 1/2, and 1 cup of leafy greens, raw and/or cooked. Show how two 1/4 cups equal 1/2 cup, etc. Relate measurements of greens according to the Food Guide Pyramid: children need 4 servings per day: 1 serving = 1 cup of leafy raw veg or 1/2 cup of chopped raw or cooked veg.

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