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Oddtober the Thirteenth

From Odd Squad · 2024

Oddtober the Thirteenth
12 min1st2nd3rdMath
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Summary

On Oddtober the Thirteenth, agents earn a day off only if they can make the villains happy first. Sorting out who likes what turns into a sorting-and-grouping problem, with a Venn diagram helping everyone see which villains share which interests. A playful intro to grouping things by their attributes.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Figuring out what each villain likes becomes a sorting puzzle.

  1. How did sorting the villains into groups help the agents?
  2. What does it mean when something belongs in the overlap of two circles?
  3. What's a way you could sort your classmates into groups?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: sort, group, Venn diagram, overlap.

Try it: Draw two overlapping circles labeled "likes cats" and "likes dogs," then place yourself and a few friends in the right spot.

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