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One day it was raining outside. Maribel and Jose saw a bucket that was
slowly filling up with water. They wondered how long it would take to fill
up. Maribel thought that if you carried the bucket around you would be able
to catch more water than if it just sat in one place. What do you think?

Draw pictures or write sentences to explain your answer.

Gustavo was walking to the library one morning. He was really tired from
playing soccer the other day. When he arrived at the library he had a
choice of taking the stairs straight up to the entrance, or walking up a
longer, ramp. Which way would you take? Remember how tired Gustavo is!

Draw a picture to explain your answer.

How many ways can you make the number 9?

Here are 2 examples to get you started.

4 + 5 = 9 and 10 - 1 = 9

Christina has 85 cents in her pocket. Only 8 of them are pennies. What is the largest number of coins she could have? What is the smallest number of coins she could have?

Write the numbers "one" through "ten" in another language. Create a poster with your classmates showing the numbers "one" through "ten" in all the languages you can.

— John Navarro

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