Grade
1

Would You Rather? Measuring with Coins

Would you rather keep all the coins after …

using pennies to measure your height? Or using dimes to measure the distance from your thumb to your pinky?

Use pictures, math words, numbers, or symbols to explain your choice.

I would rather keep all the coins after … because …

Challenge

Carla made a different choice. She would rather keep the other coins.
Why do you think she made that choice?

Follow-up

Write, tell, or draw your own problem like this one.
Then share it with someone else and ask them to explain their choice.