Math Concepts: Elapsed Time, Calendar The Tortoise and the ...

1 Hare passed Tortoise on the path and said, Hey,slowpoke, I bet you re always on your way somewhere,but you never get there. You d be surprised at how much ground I cover, replied Tortoise . In fact, why don t we have a race? You ve got to be kidding, said Hare, but he acceptedfor the fun of agreed to be the judge. Shemarked off the racecourse. It ended atMole s hole, so Mole could watch theracers cross the finish line. Spiderspun the finish line. The race will begin at 11:25 s 11:00 now, said Fox. What was I thinking when Ichallenged Hare? worried Tortoise asshe shrank into her shell. I must beout of my mind. Luckily, Tortoise had lots of , Mole, Worm, the birds, and themice helped Tortoise prepare for the race. You ve got guts, Tortoise , said Worm. Come out ofyour shell. We re all here to help you! On the other hand, none of the animals were eventhinking of helping Hare, or cheering him, because hewas always putting down 11:25 , the two racers lined up at the startingline.

2 Fox started the race by popping a balloon, whichaccidentally flew into Hare s wasn t long, however, before Hare reached FallenStump. Checking his digital watch, Hare saw that it hadtaken him only 15 minutes. The Tortoise and the HareMath Concepts: Elapsed Time, Calendar30 Funny Fairy Tale math Betsy Franco, Scholastic Teaching ResourcesThe Tortoise and the HareMath Concepts: Elapsed Time, Calendar31 This is ridiculous, he said in between deep breaths. I might as well take a nap. Back at Big Rock, the mice watched Tortoise crawlingby, slowly but surely. They gave Tortoise a little plasticwater bottle to carry around her neck, and some of thesnails wiped her forehead. Go, Tortoise , go, yelled the snails. You re our hero! When Tortoise arrived at Fallen Stump,Hare was still snoring away. It never crossedanyone s mind to wake him up. The birdsheld their wings like umbrellas over Tortoise shead to shade her from the bright sun, andshe plodded Tortoise arrived at StrawberryPatch, she d been traveling for 2 hours and 10 minutes.

3 The worms along the way gaveher pieces of lemon ice to , Hare woke up, shook himself, andsnorted, That Tortoise was a fool tochallenge me. She hasn t even caught up yet! When Hare came in sight of Mole s Hole,he saw Tortoise one foot from the finish line. Wait a minute! exclaimed Hare. How did she get infront of me? He turned on the speed, but it was too late. It s Tortoise by a nose! yelled Mole. You do have anose, don t you, Tortoise ? The moral of the story is this: Slow and steady winsthe race. When the animals tell the tale, they add thefollowing morals: It never hurts to have friends, and No one wants to help someone who puts downeveryone. To this day, Hare still claims that the race was unfairbecause Fox popped the balloon in his face, which gothim off to a slow RockStartFallen StumpStrawberry PatchMole s HoleFinish lineFunny Fairy Tale math Betsy Franco, Scholastic Teaching 10:00 Fox told Tortoise andHare to prepare for the race.

4 Therace started at 11:25 How muchtime did the two racers have toprepare? s friends heard about therace at 10:35 Did they havemore or less than an hour to helpTortoise prepare? How much time did Tortoise sfriends have to prepare for the race? wrote the date of the race,2/26/00, in his notebook. Write thedate as a month, day, and year. race started at 11:25 It tookHare 15 minutes to get to FallenStump. What time did he arrive atFallen Stump? Draw the time on the Tortoise and the each sentence with fell asleep at Fallen Stump at11:45 . Tortoise got there at 12:25 . How long had Hare been asleepwhen Tortoise reached FallenStump? started at 11:25 It tookher 2 hours and 10 minutes to get toStrawberry Patch. What time didTortoise get to Strawberry Patch? crossed the finish line at1:55 How long did it take her torun the whole race?

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