Probability Games for Kids

Probability Games for Kids - Online & Interactive Probability Math Games for 4th Grade 3rd Grade

Short Stories:

Mr. Sticky

The Emperors New Suit

Vusi Makuski

Elapsed Time

Review the following website to practice telling time. The activities will help you find the difference between the starting time and the end time.  Read the directions carefully.

Click here to begin.

Probability

Click here for an advanced coin toss.

Rain makes everything better

RainyMood.com: Rain makes everything better.

From Achilles Cortez

Words, Words, Words

1. Let us review our word choices and definitions.

Word-O-Rama

Homophones








2. Short Story

King Grisly-Beard

The Happy Prince

The Frog Prince

3.  More Math Word Problems

Problem 1

Ms. Schultz bought 24 school supply bags and put 12 pencils into each bag.

How many pencils does Ms. Schultz have?

Problem 2

Ms. Schultz had 152 pencils that she needed to split equally into four school

supply bags. How many pencils will be in each bag?

Problem 3

Coach Berkman had 240 baseballs. He sorted the baseballs into bags with

eight baseballs in each bag. How many bags did Coach Berkman fill?

Problem 4

Coach Berkman had 14 bags of baseballs. If there were

20 baseballs in each bag, how many baseballs did he have?

Problem 5

Ms. Schultz bought 16 boxes of pencils and each box contained

36 pencils. How many pencils did Ms. Schultz buy?

The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley

1. Take a look at this short story.

Short Stories: The Dragon Rock by Ellena Ashley


Questions

a. What genre is this story?  Is it fiction, non-fiction? Also, is it a myth or a historical event, or a fairy tale?

b. Before waking up, how did the dragon rock play a part in the daily life of the village?

c. What is the climax of this story?

d. What is the resolution to the problem in this story?

e. What do you suppose the dragon did after he disappeared into the cool dark waters of the lake?

2. Word Problems

a. There are 45 students in the school band. The band instructor wants to have five equal rows of students on stage at their performance.

How many band students will be in each row?

There will be _________ students in each row.

b. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of two hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked six hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

c. The science fair had 12 rows with displays. There were eleven displays in each row.

How many projects were displayed at the science fair?

There were ________ projects displayed at the science fair.

d. Melissa has 216 flowers. She wants to make vases with six flowers each to take to the retirement home.

How many vases will Melissa need? 

Melissa will need _________ vases.

e. Danny volunteers at the library. He always works a total of four hours each time he goes. Last week Danny worked twenty four hours.

How many days last week did Danny volunteer at the library?

Danny volunteered at the library ________ days last week.

f. Sara has 24 classmates and she wants to bring Oreo cookies for her birthday party. She wants to give 5 Oreos to each student.

How many Oreos will she need to bring to class for her birthday party? 

Sara will need to bring ________ Oreos to the party. 

If there are 40 Oreos in each package, how many packages will she need to bring?

Sara will need to bring _______ packages of Oreos to the party. 

g. Joe and Noah are collecting Pokemon cards.  Every week they both buy 3 packages of cards. Each pack holds 5 cards. 

How many cards do they collect each week?

Joe and Noah collect _______Pokemon cards each week.

How many cards do they collect after eight weeks?

After eight weeks, Joe and Noah collect _______ Pokemon cards.

3.  Spring is in the air.

The following is a mix of popular spring designs and some student drawings.

Fun Stories

1. Twins

Jada and Jessie

Jada and Jessie are twins. They were born on August 5, 1992. They are ten now and in the fourth grade. Jada and Jessie do everything together. They are in the same class. They dress alike. They look the same. 

People always get them confused. This really makes Jada and Jessie laugh. Teachers always get them mixed up at school. Even their father has trouble telling them apart. Their mother doesn’t, though. She always knows which twin is which. Jada and Jessie often try to confuse her, but it has never happened.

Their older brother, Jared, is fifteen. He never knows which one is which. He doesn’t even try. Jada and Jessie have the same friends. Their friends always mix them up. It doesn’t matter to Jada and Jessie.

One day, their father told their mother to get one of them a different haircut, so that he could tell them apart. Jada and Jessie were horrified. They didn’t want to look different. They liked looking the same. Their mother came to the rescue, and refused to make them cut their hair. The girls were happy just the way they were and didn’t want to change. Their dad just shook his head. He would have to stay confused. Jada and Jessie didn’t care. They knew which one was which, and that was all that mattered.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. How old are Jada and Jessie in this story? 

a.    ten

b.    twelve 

c.    eight

d.   fifteen

2. Who in their family could tell them apart? 

a. their brother

b. their dad 

c. their mom

d. no one

3. Who in the family wanted them to look different? 

a. their mom

b. Jared 

c. their dad

d. Jada and Jessie

4. Who came to their rescue when they were supposed to get different haircuts?

a. their dad

b. Jared 

c. their friends

d. their mom

5. Jada and Jessie don’t care if people can’t tell them apart. Why do you think they feel this way?

a.    Jada and Jessie are in the fourth grade.

b.    Jada and Jessie know their differences.

c.    Jada and Jessie like wearing blue dresses.

d.    Jada and Jessie like making Jared mad.

2. Identifying Story Parts

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3. Texas Treasures Reading

a. Where did Chester live before he found himself in New York City?

b. What is the sequence of events that led to Chester coming to New York City? Retell the events in order in which they happened.

c. What can you tell about Chester's acquaintance, Tucker? Use details from the story to support your answer.

d. What message is the author trying to communicate to the reader by making a cricket, a cat and a mouse his main characters? Explain using story details.

e. Read "The Country Mouse and the City Mouse" on pages 408-409. How is the Country Mouse's experience similar to Chester's on page 419-420? How is it different? Use details from both sections to explain.

Congruent Shapes and Symmetry

1. Moving Shapes

This interactive game will help you practice quick thinking and matching shapes. Click Here

2. Congruent shapes

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Second Game