Group Number: ______

Names of Group Members: __________________________________________

You are going on a walk - a math walk - around your school. It will probably take about 20 minutes to 45 minutes to complete this Math Trail. If, after 45 minutes you are NOT finished, stop wherever you area and return to the classroom.

You will be assigned a group number. Your group, made up of 3-4 children from both Grades 2 and 3, will begin at a certain number on this trail. Miss Nelson or Miss Penner will take you to your starting station number. Begin the Math Trail at this number.

If you have any questions about the mathematics in this Math Trail ask at least 2 of your group members before asking for help from Miss Nelson, Miss Penner or Miss Haddad.

Most important - have fun!!

Station 1:	Counting Elephants, Noticing Differences and Subtracting
	When you walk out of the classroom there are a herd of elephants on the wall.
	A.	How many elephants are there in total? _______ How many elephants have pink on their ears? _______
	B.	How many do NOT have pink on their ears? _______
Station 2:	How many words can you create
	Around the corner, past the flags and on the same wall as the Saskatchewan map there is the school founderís name. Make a list of smaller words that can be made from BUDD MACNEILL SCHOOL. (eg., cool, dad, snail)
Station 3:	Counting and Adding Pictures
	On the wall across from the Nurse/Dental room there is a Grade 8 Class 1998 picture.
	A.	How many males (boys) are there? ________
	B.	How many females (girls) are there? ________
	C.	How many pictures are there in total? _________
Station 4:	Measurement
	As you walk towards the staff room you see a small brick wall with plants on it.
	Estimate (Guess) how tall the wall will be in centimetres.
	Estimate (Guess): The wall is ________ cm tall
	Now use a ruler to measure the wall.
	How tall is the wall? _________ cm
Station 5:	Observing Shapes
	If you stand by the Kindergarten room and look at the wall where the big I is: How many shapes do you see?
Station 6:	Counting and Subtracting Hands
	Outside the gym, on the wall right beside the water fountain there is a group of hands on the wall.
	A.	How many hands are on the red line closest to the water fountain? ________
	B.	How many hands are on the other red line near the girlís washroom? ________
	C.	How many hands are on both of the red lines? ___________
Station 7:	Observational Counting
	Looking into the trophy case:
	A.	How many blue, white and red ribbons are there? _________
	B.	How many team pictures can you see? _________
Station 8:	Counting Groups and Noticing Patterns
	A.	How many white keys are there on the piano? _______
	B.	How many black keys are there on the piano? _______
	C.	The Black keys are found in two number groups, they are _____ and _____.
Station 9:	Mapping
	In the classroom there is a map of Canada above Mrs. Haddadís Desk.
	A.	What colour is Saskatchewan on the map? ________________
	B.	What colour is Quebec on the map? _________________
	C.	What colour is the Northwest Territories on the map? __________________
Station 10:	Counting Money
	Using the cash register in the classroom, how much money do you have if you take:
	A.	2 Loonies and a Quarter? $_________
	B.	2 Dimes and 3 Pennies? $__________
	C.	2 Five-Dollar Bills? $__________
	D.	1 Ten Dollar Bill and 1 Two-Dollar Bill? $___________
	E.	1 Ten-Dollar Bill, 1 Five-Dollar Bill and 2 Two-Dollar Bills? $__________
	F.	1 Five Dollar Bill, 2 Loonies and 4 Quarters? $__________