Rounding Numbers

We put our rounding skills to the test today! The boys and girls were given a quiz and they were asked to solve the following problem:  

Little Batty has 21 cookies.
Turkey Lurkey has only 4 cookies.  
Together, they say they have about 30 cookies. 
Is this correct? 
Explain your thinking.  


Everyone worked very hard to solve this problem! We took the test up immediately so we could discuss strategies and level four answers. Then, I gave a quick tutorial to those children who were not as successful on the quiz, followed by a second quiz.  

We are really great at rounding numbers and I would love for us to continue to practice solving word problems such as the one above. I want the boys and girls to be able to take the rounding skills they've learned and apply them to  problems such as the example above. 

As promised, here's a bonus video-problem for the kids to work on tonight. 

Turkey Lurkey plays with rounding