Grand Old Flag

3.NBT.3 – Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value.

Adding up to 1000


Act 1

What do you notice?  What do you wonder?

Focus Questions – How many blue M&Ms are there?  How many white M&Ms are there?  How many red M&Ms are there?  Which color has more?  Which color has less?  How many M&Ms in total were used to create the flag?


Act 2


Act 3