Campfire Quantities Worksheet Camp Number Sense
Day 1: Campfire Quantities
Class Packets: Day 1 of 5 Visual Number Sense
Camper Name:
Date:
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Visual Anchor: The Quick-Sight Campfire
🪵 🔥 Fire A
Sparks: 5 logs (neatly stacked)
🪵🪵 🔥 Fire B
Sparks: 10 logs (double stack)
🔥 Camper Strategy:
Don't count 1-by-1! Look for friendly groups:
A single neat pile is 5 logs.
Two matching piles make 10 logs.
Quick Campfire Challenge:
Challenge 1
🪵 🪵 🪵
How many logs?
Challenge 2
🪵 🪵 🪵 🪵 🪵
How many logs?
Challenge 3
🪵🪵 🪵🪵
How many logs?
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Guided Practice: Counting the Sparks
Let's act it out! Look at the spark jars below. Circle the groups of 5 sparks to help you count faster.
✨✨✨ ✨✨✨ ✨✨
Jar Alpha:
I see groups of 5 and ____ leftovers.
Total:
✨✨✨ ✨✨✨ ✨✨✨ ✨✨✨
Jar Beta:
I see groups of 5 and ____ leftovers.
Total:
Let's Talk and Act!
Stand up and make a spark motion with your hands 10 times. How did you organize your movements? Did you count by 1s, or did you make two big groups of 5? Write your idea below:
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Camp Number Sense Day 1 Packet
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Step 3: Scaffolded Practice
Choose the path that matches your pack today! You can try both or pick just one.
🌲 Path A: Forest Ranger Focus: Numbers up to 20
1. Draw 13 marshmallows on the roasting sticks:
🍢 ─── (Draw marshmallows here) ───
Group them in a pile of 10 and 3 more.
2. Which is greater?
Camp A 🪵🪵🪵 7 logs
vs
Camp B 🪵🪵🪵🪵 9 logs
Circle the campfire that has more wood.
🧭 Path B: Trail Blazer Focus: Numbers up to 100
1. Bundles of Firewood:
If 1 bundle = 10 logs, how many logs is:
4 bundles + 3 loose logs:
7 bundles + 0 loose logs:
2. Trail Comparison:
Compare these camper values using <, >, or =:
35
53
8 bundles
80 logs
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Low-Stress Exit Ticket: Trail Check
Imagine we are packing pinecones into bags. A full bag holds 10 pinecones. If you have 2 full bags and 4 loose pinecones :
🎒🎒 🥜🥜🥜🥜
Draw or write your total pinecones below:
How did you feel about today's math trail?
😃 Ready
🤔 Need Practice
🧗 Need Help
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Camp Number Sense Slides Welcome to Math Camp! Resource Math Kickoff
Camp Number Sense
A 5-day adventure exploring quantities, place value building sites, and word problem survival paths.
🎒 Pack your backpack and grab your compass. We explore together!
Start Trail
Day 1: Campfire Quantities Visual Number Sense
Look Fast:
Subitizing Firewood
How do we count wood at night? Don't count 1-by-1! Look for neat bundles of 5 logs .
Group Action Challenge:
Stand up and make a "spark" hand motion for every count. Let's count to 10 in groups of 5!
Quick-Sight Board
🪵 Single Log
🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵 Campfire Stack (5)
Get ready to open Day 1 packet Step 1: Visual Anchor
Day 2: Cabin Place Value Tens & Ones Structure
Let's Build:
Log Cabin Rules
Loose logs go in the Ones zone . As soon as you collect 10 loose logs , stack them up to build 1 cozy Cabin!
Physical Block Build:
Use your blocks. Hold up 2 tens (Cabins) and 4 ones (Loose Logs). What number did we build?
🛖 1 Cabin (1 Ten / 10 logs)
🪵🪵 Loose Logs (Ones)
Get ready to open Day 2 packet Step 1: The Cabin Architect
Day 3: Trail Joiners Addition & Subtraction
Word Problem
Survival Signs
Clue words tell us which way to walk on the trail. Read carefully and search for the operation!
Actor Scenario:
Sasha has 8 acorns. She gives 3 to Sam. Let's act this out. Do we put them together, or take some away?
➕
The Joining Trail (Add)
Clues: Together, In All, Join, Plus
➖
The Separating Trail (Sub)
Clues: Leftover, Take Away, Fewer
Get ready to open Day 3 packet Step 1: Word Problem Survival Map
Day 4: Canteen Sharing Multiplication & Division
Equal Packs &
Fair Share-Outs
Sharing camp supplies must be perfectly fair! We use equal groups to make sure every hiker is happy.
Camper Fair Share:
Let's share 12 sleeping bags equally between 3 tents. Draw bags or place actual blocks until each tent has the same!
🎒🎒🎒
Equal Groups (Mult)
Same number of supplies inside every backpack!
🧒🤝👦
Fair Sharing (Div)
Cabin Place Value Worksheet Camp Number Sense
Day 2: Cabin Place Value
Class Packets: Day 2 of 5 Tens & Ones Structure
Camper Name:
Date:
1
Visual Anchor: The Cabin Architect
🛖
1 Cabin (1 Ten)
🪵🪵🪵
3 Loose Logs (3 Ones)
Total Value: 10 + 3 = 13 logs!
Place Value Rules:
We are camp builders. We never leave more than 9 loose logs lying around!
As soon as we get 10 loose logs , we must pack them together to build 1 Cabin .
Cabins go in the Tens Column . Loose logs stay in the Ones Column .
Warm-Up Construction:
🛖🛖 🪵🪵🪵🪵
Value
🛖🛖🛖 🪵
Value
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Guided Practice: Together at the Building Site
Let's help Ranger Dan organize his construction zone. Look at the numbers below and show how many Cabins and Loose Logs we need.
Goal Number
Cabins (Tens)
Loose Logs (Ones)
Expanded Form
24
20 + 4 = 24
47
= 47
50
= 50
Let's Try It physically!
Your teacher will hand you a stick of 10 blocks (a Cabin) and loose single blocks. Hold up 3 Cabins and 2 Loose Logs . What number do you have?
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Camp Number Sense Day 2 Packet
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Step 3: Scaffolded Practice
Choose the blueprint that matches your training level today!
🌲 Path A: Forest Ranger Focus: Small Builders (Up to 30)
1. Draw 22 logs using simple shapes:
Draw squares (🟥) for Cabins (tens) and lines (│) for loose logs.
(Draw your 22 here)
2. Match the camper blueprint:
1 Cabin + 8 Logs =
2 Cabins + 5 Logs =
🧭 Path B: Trail Blazer Focus: Large Builders (Up to 100+)
1. Build a Log Fort (Hundreds):
If 1 Fort = 100 logs (or 10 Cabins), how many logs is:
1 Fort + 3 Cabins + 5 Logs:
2 Forts + 0 Cabins + 9 Logs:
2. Architect Riddle:
Solve this mysterious camper clue:
Trail Joiners Worksheet Camp Number Sense
Day 3: Trail Joiners
Class Packets: Day 3 of 5 Addition & Subtraction Survival
Camper Name:
Date:
1
Visual Anchor: Word Problem Survival Map
When we see a word problem, don't panic! Look for these trail signs (clue words) that tell us what operation to use:
➕ The Joining Trail
We put things together. Look for:
In All Together Join Plus
Example: 4 apples + 3 apples = 7 apples in all.
➖ The Separating Trail
We take away or compare. Look for:
Leftover Take Away Fewer Remaining
Example: 7 apples - 3 eaten = 4 leftover apples.
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Guided Practice: Acting Out the Adventure
Let's work together to read, act out, and solve this camp scenario!
🏕️ Trail Scenario:
"Sasha gathered 8 acorns on the trail. She gave 3 acorns to her friend Sam. How many acorns does Sasha have leftover ?"
🔍
1. Clue Word
🎭
2. Action
Take Away?
📝
3. Solve
🎒
Group Actor: Grab 8 counters or blocks. Act out the story by taking 3 away from the group. How many are in your hand now? Write the final math sentence: ____ - ____ = ____
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Camp Number Sense Day 3 Packet
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Step 3: Scaffolded Practice
Choose the path that matches your pack today! Circle the clue word first, then solve.
🌲 Path A: Forest Ranger Focus: Single-Digit Operations
1. Campfire Sticks:
Ranger Joe has 6 roasting sticks . He finds 3 more sticks on the trail. How many does he have together ?
Solve:
2. Trail Map Mix-Up:
A camper has 9 maps . He lost 4 maps in the river. How many maps are leftover ?
Solve:
🧭 Path B: Trail Blazer Focus: Two-Digit Operations
1. Forest Pinecones:
Your pack collects 25 pinecones in the morning and 14 pinecones in the afternoon. How many did you collect in all ?
Solve:
2. Trail Mix Ration:
Canteen Sharing Worksheet Camp Number Sense
Day 4: Canteen Sharing
Class Packets: Day 4 of 5 Multiplication & Division Intro
Camper Name:
Date:
1
Visual Anchor: Sharing the Canteen Supplies
When we have lots of campers, we need to organize our supplies in equal ways. Let's look at the two survival strategies:
✖️ Multiplication: Equal Groups
When you have groups with the same number of items in each.
🎒 (🥤🥤) 🎒 (🥤🥤) 🎒 (🥤🥤)
3 backpacks with 2 bottles each = 6 bottles total!
➗ Division: Fair Shares
When you share a total amount equally among a certain number of campers.
🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤🥤 ➡️ 🧒🧒
6 bottles shared by 2 campers = 3 bottles each!
Equal Groups Check:
2 bags, each with 4 flashlights 💡💡💡💡 | 💡💡💡💡
Total
8 cookies shared by 4 campers 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Each gets
2
Guided Practice: Distributing the Sleeping Bags
Let's practice division together! We have 12 sleeping bags in the supply shed. We need to split them equally among 3 tents .
Tent 1
(Draw bags)
Tent 2
(Draw bags)
Tent 3
(Draw bags)
Write the final division sentence:
12 ➗ 3 =
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Camp Number Sense Day 4 Packet
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Step 3: Scaffolded Practice
Choose the trail that works best for your math gear today!
🌲 Path A: Forest Ranger Focus: Single-Digit Multiplication & Division
1. Compass Groups:
There are 3 hikers . Each hiker carries 3 maps . Draw or write to show how many maps they have altogether:
Total Maps:
2. Sharing Apples:
Ranger Joe has 8 fresh apples . He shares them equally between 2 campers . How many does each camper get?
Each Gets:
🧭 Path B: Trail Blazer Focus: Multi-Digit or Array Structures
1. Energy Bar Boxes:
A supply crate holds 4 boxes of energy bars. Each box contains 10 energy bars . How many bars are in the crate in all?
Total Bars:
Summit Problem Worksheet Camp Number Sense
Day 5: Summit Problem
Class Packets: Day 5 of 5 Mixed Operation Showdown
Camper Name:
Date:
1
Visual Anchor: The Four Math Trails
Congratulations, Camper! We have reached the final Summit. Here is your full map of the 4 math trails. Look for these signs to find the right operation:
➕ Addition
Together, In All, Plus, Combine
➖ Subtraction
Leftover, Take Away, Fewer
✖️ Multiplication
Groups of, Each, Total of Rows
➗ Division
Share, Split, Divided Equally
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Guided Practice: Matching the Signs
Draw a line from each camper's clue word to the correct trail sign. Let's do this together!
"Each camper gets..." Word A
"Altogether in camp..." Word B
"Remaining after snack..." Word C
➖ Subtraction Trail
➗ Division Trail
➕ Addition Trail
Group discussion check:
Which clue word feels the most helpful to you? Why? Discuss with your bunkmates and write down your team's favorite clue:
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Camp Number Sense Day 5 Packet
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Step 3: Scaffolded Practice
Pick your mountain trail today! Remember to underline the clue word before writing your math sentence.
🌲 Path A: Forest Ranger Focus: Single-Digit Choice Challenge
1. Camp Wildlife:
You see 3 chipmunks and 5 squirrels near the trail. How many animals did you see together ?
Answer:
2. Water Bottles:
Ranger Dan shares 10 water bottles equally between 2 campers . How many does each camper get?
Answer:
🧭 Path B: Trail Blazer Focus: Two-Digit Choice Challenge
1. Camp Badges:
The patrol earned 32 hiking badges last year and 15 badges this year. How many badges is that in all ?
Answer:
2. Trail Snack Ration:
There are 6 packs of marshmallows. Each pack has 10 marshmallows . How many marshmallows do we have altogether?
Answer:
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Low-Stress Exit Ticket: Summit Medal
You made it to the top! You are officially an expert Camp Mathematician.
