Fish Finger Maths!

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 13 Oct 2022
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10 fish fingers hot on the grill.
Susie went to bed feeling rather ill,
Tommy wanted 3 his empty tum to fill,
Bertie asked for 2 – and a ½  –
‘Thanks, that’s brill!’
then 1 for Mary, and 1 for Will
1 and a ½ for Mum – and that left still
1 fish finger to cut up into 4
– Tommy, Bertie, Mary and Will would ask for more,
so then there were just crumbs lying on the grill
of the 10 fish fingers now there were - nil 0!

Who had 2¾? How many did he oughter
have, if they all had the same?

Key Stage Maths Skill FF

Certificate U
Poem
For children
Children's
Humour

Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Complicated! My head is too flat, computing power pen and pencil stuff. Reverse engineering. Is a point round or square?

Keep well Rhiannon! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, just a bit of fun, Tom! I remember enjoying the complexity of some of the story problems like this many, many years ago! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

enjoyed them??? EEEK! I remember they always had names like Alex or Hilary that could be either he or she, which made it even worse, so when they asked "how many boys did whatever activity, how many girls...?" I would spend the whole test thinking about the Alexes and Hilaries I knew about and if more were male or female

Aside from that, this was a wonderful little question :0) Everyone had sensible names, and it was so easy to understand I even got the answer :0) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

!!! I think I preferred them to the 'numbers only' questions! Though I can't remember the names/gender problem, though maybe I was unnoticing, or maybe they were different in Wales!

Anyway, it was just a bit of fun, and I'm glad you enjoyed it and got the answers! Thank you! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Very clever never thought of it this way, you could make up a really nasty little question like in a western town, who cuts the barber's hair? So many cowboys and that.

Good!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, though I don't think I quite see the connection of the barber's hair, though I guess that that is the point that those maths questions can be a bit odd sometimes! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Sorry it was supposed to be the barber's beard!

 

Submitted by hilary west on

Hi Rhiannon,

Great little fun poem for children and educational too. I am sure they would enjoy!

hilary   smiley

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks! Well I certainly did (and children's things have to be enjoyed first by the adults who read them!) Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

The more fun you make it, the easier it is for children to learn and remember. This kind of material is ideal for educational purposes. Nicely done, Rhiannon. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Paul. Glad you thought it worked somewhat! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Ray Schaufeld on

an abundance that is virtually biblical, Rhiannon

 

 

xxRay

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Of course we don't know their diet for the rest of the day! They certainly sound satisfied! Rhiannon