Grade
K

Guess My Rule: Butterfly Leaves

Inside the circle. A leaf with 3 blue butterflies and 2 orange butterflies. A leaf with 5 blue butterflies. A leaf with 1 blue butterfly and 4 orange butterflies. Outside the circle. A leaf with 3 blue butterflies and 3 orange butterflies. A leaf with 2 blue butterflies and 2 orange butterflies. A leaf with 3 orange butterflies.
  1. Some things belong in the circle, and some things do not. What is the rule to decide what can be in the circle?
  2. Which pictures below belong in the circle? How do you know?
A leaf with 5 orange butterflies. A leaf with 2 blue butterflies and 1 orange butterfly. A leaf with 2 blue butterflies and 3 orange butterflies. A leaf with 2 blue butterflies and 4 orange butterflies.
  1. What is another leaf with butterflies that might belong in the circle? What is another leaf with butterflies that might belong outside the circle?
  • Use pictures to make your own rule. You can use the circle below or draw your own.
  • Write some examples that belong inside your circle and some examples that belong outside your circle.
circle outline with space to write the rule for my circle
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