In the Philippines, a giant claw machine has just set a new Guinness World Record! The claw machine is the largest in the world, attracting crowds eager to win huge stuffed toys. This fun event brought excitement and set a global record, making it a headline story in gaming news.
The giant claw machine contains 1,386 plush toys. On Monday, players won 457 toys. By Tuesday, another 239 toys were won. How many toys are left inside the claw machine after both days?
If each person who plays the claw machine gets 3 chances, and there are 24 people waiting in line, how many total chances will be played?
Out of all the toys, 1/6 are giant teddy bears. How many giant teddy bears are in the claw machine? (Round your answer to the nearest whole toy if necessary.)
Canadian cyclist Chris Dongen has set a Guinness World Record for the farthest distance traveled on a penny-farthing bicycle in one hour. Riding the big-wheeled bike at an indoor track, he zoomed past the previous record! Imagine pedaling such a unique bike and thinking about how far you could go in 60 minutes.
Chris rode 35,000 meters on his penny-farthing! What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 35,000?
Write your answer in both numbers and words.
If Chris can ride 800 meters in one lap around the track, how many meters will he travel after 6 laps?
Show your work with a multiplication equation.
Chris spent 1 hour riding, which is 60 minutes. If he used 15 minutes to warm up, what fraction of his riding time was spent warming up?
Write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Every day, a cat named Ziggy walks his friend, a young boy, to school in the UK. Their daily walks have made them local celebrities and brought the community together as everyone enjoys seeing Ziggy help his buddy get to class on time.
1. 3 1/4 + 2 2/4 = 5 3/4
2. 4 2/5 - 1 3/5 =
3. 6 2/3 + 1 1/3 =
4. 7 2/6 - 3 5/6 =
5. 5 1/8 + 2 3/8 =
6. 8 1/2 - 2 3/4 =
Ziggy and the boy cross the street 87 times in one month. About how many times is that if you round to the nearest ten?
If they walked to school 164 days in two years, round this number to the nearest hundred.
1. 5 x 8 > 6 x 8 2. 7 x 3 ____ 9 x 2 3. 4 x 9 ____ 6 x 6
4. 2 x 12 ____ 4 x 6 5. 8 x 4 ____ 7 x 5 6. 3 x 10 ____ 5 x 6
On a sunny day in Devon, England, a young foal got trapped in a river. Luckily, two people in a canoe came along, rescued the foal, and brought it back to its mother on the riverbank. Their teamwork saved the day!
1. 204 x 3 = 612
2. 195 x 7 =
3. 1,234 x 6 =
4. 402 x 8 =
5. 511 x 4 =
6. 3,210 x 5 =
The rescued foal swam halfway across the river to reach the canoe. Was the foal closer to the river's start or end?
If the foal made it 3/4 of the way to its mama after the rescue, how much of the journey was left?
1. 2/4 = 1/2
2. 3/6 =
3. 4/8 =
4. 5/10 =
5. 6/12 =
6. 8/16 =
Write the value of 2 in each number
Example: 10,382 2 ones
12,945
15,203
21,856
25,67
The workers found 57 manhole covers.
If we round them to nearest ten, how many covers is that?
Imagine 3 workers each found 5 alligator eggs underground.
How many eggs in total?
In July 2025, the world’s largest claw machine was built in the Philippines, breaking a Guinness World Record. Families and gamers gathered at a special event to see and try the enormous machine, which was set up in a huge shopping mall. Everyone wanted a chance to grab a prize from this massive claw!
The word enormous is used to describe the claw machine. What do you think enormous means? Use clues from the intro to help you. Write the meaning and underline the clue words in the intro.
Finish this sentence using details from the intro: People visited the shopping mall because...
Read the intro above. In your own words, what is the main idea of this story? Write one sentence that tells what the news is mostly about.
Every day in Barry, Wales, a ginger cat named Ziggy follows a boy named Matthew to school. Ziggy brings smiles not just to students, but to the whole neighborhood. Because of his sweet friendship and dedication, Ziggy is now in the running for a UK National Cat Award.
Choose if each sentence about Ziggy is simple or compound. Write "simple" or "compound" on the line.
Example: Ziggy purrs loudly. (simple)
1. Ziggy walks Matthew to school, and he stays at the gate.
2. The children pet Ziggy.
3. Ziggy loves attention, but he also enjoys his naps.
4. Ziggy arrives early every morning.
Circle the best linking word or phrase from the choices in parentheses to complete each sentence about Ziggy.
Example: (Because/After) Ziggy is friendly, many kids like him.
1. Ziggy follows Matthew to school (but/so) he can see the children.
2. Ziggy waited by the gate (and/or) he played with the students.
3. Matthew likes having Ziggy with him, (because/when) it makes his walk fun.
4. Keeping everyone happy is easy for Ziggy, (since/but) he always purrs.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
The cat, Ziggy, became a local celebrity. When Ziggy started joining Matthew's mom at the school gate, more people noticed him. Ziggy strolled with a calm swagger, making everyone laugh and feel welcome.
1. What does the word "swagger" most likely mean in this passage?
2. Why do people notice Ziggy at the school gate?
Pick the right word from the word bank to fix each sentence below.
Word Bank: their, they're, there
Example: The rescued foal ran to its mother because they're happy to see each other.
Add quotation marks where they are needed in each sentence.
Example: The rescuer yelled, "Hold on, little foal!"
The foal had fallen into a river and could not get out. Two people in a canoe spotted it as they paddled by. They quickly moved over and helped lift the small horse onto their canoe. After a careful ride, they brought the foal back to dry land where its mother stood waiting.
1. Who helped the foal get out of the river?
2. Where was the foal's mother waiting?
In New York City, a group of city workers made a wild discovery. While cleaning a sewer in Queens, they found a real, live alligator! People had always told stories about alligators hiding underground, but few believed them. Now, thanks to these city workers and their surprising find, the old myth is finally true.
Circle the word in each sentence that helps you figure out the meaning of "myth." One is done for you.
Example: The gator in the sewer had only been a myth until city workers saw it was real.
1. People had told the story for years, but most thought the alligator in the sewer was a myth.
2. After the workers found the alligator, people realized the old myth could actually be true.
3. Some still wonder if more animals are living underground, or if this was just a myth.
4. News about the gator spread quickly, changing what people believed about the myth.
Combine the two ideas in each number into one compound sentence. Put a comma in the correct spot. Example: The workers found an alligator, and they were really surprised.
City workers were clearing out a sewer in Queens when something startling appeared in the water. The workers couldn't believe their eyes. An alligator was really inside the sewer! People had told stories about gators hiding below the city, but not many thought they were true. Now, everyone is amazed that the old story might not be a myth anymore.
What did the city workers find in the sewer?Sunny, a young bald eaglet from Big Bear, California, took its first flight while thousands watched online. The excited eaglet left the nest for only a few moments before returning. This special moment was captured on a popular YouTube livestream, and many animal fans cheered for Sunny’s big adventure.
Read the sentences and choose the word from the word bank that makes sense:
Word Bank: nest, flight, stream, lake
Write a complete sentence for each question about Sunny:
Sunny, the eaglet, was born in a giant nest high above Big Bear Lake. On Tuesday, Sunny finally took a leap into the air while thousands of people watched on a camera. Just a few moments later, Sunny returned to the nest where its eagle parents waited.
Where was Sunny’s nest located?
What did Sunny do that made people excited?
In the Philippines, a new Guinness World Record was set for the largest claw machine ever built! This massive machine is not just for fun—it’s big enough to grab super-sized prizes and has amazed people from all over. Let’s start today’s warm-up with some science questions inspired by this colossal creation!
Imagine you see the giant claw machine in person. List three physical properties you could observe about the claw machine. Use your senses to help you describe what it might look, feel, or sound like.
The claw machine is made up of different materials. Circle whether each part is a solid, liquid, or gas:
When a player moves the joystick to control the claw, a force is applied. In one or two sentences, explain what happens when the player pushes the joystick and how it makes the claw move.