Joseph Otterman - Art and Culture: Diwali: Addition and Subtraction

0covercover.xhtmlcover1page0001page0001.xhtml22page0002page0002.xhtmlArt and Culture Diwali Addition and Subtraction33page0003page0003.xhtml44page0004page0004.xhtmlTable of Contents Festival of Lights 4 Holiday 9 The Light Inside 16 Problem Solving 20 Glossary 22 Index 23 Answer Key 2455page0005page0005.xhtmlFestival of Lights The houses shine with lights. The roads shine, too. Lights even shine on the water! Lights are all around.66page0006page0006.xhtml77page0007page0007.xhtmlDiwali(dih-VAH-lee) is the festival of lights. It gets this name from lamps and candles people light. Diwali oil lamp88page0008page0008.xhtmlLet's Do Math! People place candles inside and outside their homes during Diwali. Imagine that there are 6 candles inside a house. There are 11 candles outside. How many more candles are outside than inside? 1. Use the picture to solve the problem. 6 11 2. Which equation can help you solve the problem? A. 6 + = 11 B. 6 + 11 = 99page0009page0009.xhtml1010page0010page0010.xhtmlHoliday Diwali is a special time. It is a holiday. It takes place mainly in India. Most people who live there take part in it. India1111page0011page0011.xhtmlDiwali lasts for five days. The first two days are to get ready.1212page0012page0012.xhtmlPeople clean their homes and make them look nice. They draw pictures on the floor.1313page0013page0013.xhtmlThe next three days are to visit. Families gather to pray and feast. They laugh and share. They begin a new year. Fireworks light up the night.1414page0014page0014.xhtmlLet's Do Math! The ladoo(LAH-doo) is a treat eaten during Diwali. It is a ball-shaped dessert made with flour and sugar. Bela has 3 almond ladoos, 4 chocolate ladoos, and 6 coconut ladoos. How many ladoos does Bela have? 1. Draw an open number line like this one. Use it to solve the problem. 2. Write an equation to show how you solved the problem.1515page0015page0015.xhtmlPeople visit their friends, too. They wear their best clothes. They dress in bright colors. They give gifts of good luck to each other. These friends give gifts to one another.1616page0016page0016.xhtmlLet's Do Math! Raj and Mita are giving gifts to their friends. Mita carries 4 more gifts than Raj. Raj carries 8 gifts. How many gifts does Mita carry? 1. Use the bar model to solve the problem. Raj 8 Mita 4 2. Choose the equations that can help you solve the problem. A. 8 + 4 = B. 8-4 = C. 8- = 4 D. 4 + 8 = 1717page0017page0017.xhtmlThe Light Inside Diwali can mean many things. But it is always about light. It is about the light in each person's heart.1818page0018page0018.xhtmlThe lights that are hung remind people of hope. They think about good things to come.1919page0019page0019.xhtml2020page0020page0020.xhtmlDiwali is a happy time. It is a time to give thanks. People give thanks for the good things in their lives. They share that good with each other.2121page0021page0021.xhtmlProblem Solving Parties are a popular way to celebrate Diwali. Use the clues to complete the table. 1. Draw a table similar to the one on page 21. a. Yasin's party has 6 fewer guests than Taj's. b. Vari's party has 2 more guests than Yasin's. c. Devi's party has 4 fewer guests than Vari's. 2. Whose party has more guests : Taj's or Devi's? How many more? 3. Whose party has fewer guests : Yasin's or Devi's? How many fewer?2222page0022page0022.xhtmlperson having the party number of guests Taj 20 Yasin Vari Devi2323page0023page0023.xhtmlGlossary feast eat a special, big meal festival celebration remind cause someone to remember shine glow with light special different from normal2424page0024page0024.xhtmlIndex feast, fireworks, friends, holiday, India, light, thanks,2525page0025page0025.xhtmlAnswer Key Let's Do Math! page 7 : 1. 5 candles 2. A page 13 : 1. 13 ladoos 2. 3 + 4 + 6 = 13 page 15 : 1. 12 2. A and D Problem Solving 1. a. Yasin has 14 guests. b. Vari has 16 guests. c. Devi has 12 guests. 2. Taj has 8 more guests than Devi. 3. Devi has 2 fewer guests than Yasin.2626page0026page0026.xhtmlMath Talk 1. What is the difference between more than and fewer than? 2. How many addition and subtraction equations can you write using the numbers 8, 7, and 15? 3. Sati bakes three batches of ladoos to celebrate Diwali. When she is finished, there are 20 ladoos. How many ladoos might be in each batch? 4. Hasit writes 9 + 4 = to find out how many total candles are in two Diwali displays. Atal writes 4 + 9 = . Who is correct? How do you know?2727page0027page0027.xhtmlArt and Culture Diwali Addition and Subtraction It is time to celebrate! It is time for Diwali. It is a holiday in India. Lights are all around. Add and subtract your way through this special time.28

Art

and

Culture

Diwali

Addition

and

Subtraction

Table

of

Contents

Festival

of

Lights

Holiday

The

Light

Inside

Problem

Solving

Glossary

Index

Answer

Key

Festival

of

Lights

The

houses

shine

with

lights

.

The

roads

shine

,

too

.

Lights

even

shine

on

the

water

!

Lights

are

all

around

.

shine

Diwali(dih-VAH-lee)

is

the

festival

of

lights

.

It

gets

this

name

from

lamps

and

candles

people

light

.

Diwali

oil

lamp

festival