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Shannon's Sugarless Situation: A St. Patty's Day Story Problem

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This is a creative and fun activity to do with your students on St. Patrick's Day! The only thing you need is enough Lucky Charms for each group to have one serving. This project involves a story about a girl whose dentist dad will not let her have sugar, but decides to bend his rules for St. Patty's Day. He will let her have sugar if less than 40% of the Lucky Charms box has marshmallows. The students' job is to figure out if this is true. Students work in cooperative teams. The level of i

Subjects:

Basic Operations, St. Patrick's Day, Word Problems

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Activities, Rubrics