Chicken Chasing Number Stories
Everyday Math is big on number stories. Students solve number stories and write their own. Collaborate with math teachers to have students write number stories about chickens and eggs inspired by the Chicken Chasing Queen.
Equipment needed: computer, projector and printer
Software needed: drawing software
1. Outline criteria for number story.
2. Create a number story as a class.
3. Demonstrate typing the number story on the computer.
4. Demonstrate illustrating the number story.
5. Students work on writing and illustrating their own number story.
6. Print the number stories for use in math class.
An example of a Terrible Hodag number story created by a first grader:
