The class was broken into five groups. Each group was given a different problem with a bug from an Eric Carle book.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
There were five Hungry Caterpillars. Each of them had three leaves. How many leaves did they have in all?
The Very Lonely Firefly
Every night the Very Lonely Firefly flashed his light two times. How many nights would it take for him to flash his light ten times?
The Clumsy Click Beetle
The Clumsy Click Beetle had ten creepy crawlies. Every day he ate two. How many days did it take for the Clumsy Click Beetle to eat all of the creepy crawlies?
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Grouchy Ladybug has two aphids. The Friendly Ladybug gives him three more. He eats two of them. How many aphids does he have left?
The Very Busy Spider
The Very Busy Spider caught two flies at one o’clock.
The Very Busy Spider caught three flies at two o’clock.
The Very Busy Spider caught four flies at three o’clock.
How many flies did the Very Busy Spider catch at six o’clock?
