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Seussical Fish WorksheetSeussical Fish Worksheet
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Mathwire
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3rd - 6th
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10 mins
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Seussical Fish

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Wondering what Dr. Seuss and his colorful fish have to offer your young mathematicians? Find out with this simple yet affective word problem worksheet that challenges children to determine how many different combinations of toy fish can be created given a specific set of characteristics.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

dr. seuss, combinations, word problems, Problem Solving

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use this as a warm-up activity during an upper-elementary or middle school lesson on combinations
  • Pose this problem after a class reading of One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
  • Have students share and discuss their solutions with a partner, before going over the problem as a whole class

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  • Question is clearly written and ample space is provided for students to record their solutions
  • An answer key is provided for the word problem

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MP4 MP6

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