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Monsters Inc Math Movie Guide Questions (Grades 3 to 5)

Monsters Inc Math Movie Guide Questions (Grades 3 to 5)

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This Monsters Inc Math Movie Guide Questions (Grades 3 to 5) resource challenges students to tackle problems such as calculating how long Mike has to reach the restaurant, converting temperatures in Monstropolis, and finding the perimeter of a sushi restaurant. These fun, real-world inspired problems help reinforce important math concepts such as time conversion, multiplication, area, and perimeter.

The guide supports learning with the following math skills and standards:

  • 3.OA.A.3: Solve multiplication problems in real-world situations
  • 4.OA.A.2: Multiply or divide to solve comparison problems
  • 4.MD.A.1: Solve word problems involving time
  • 4.MD.A.2: Convert units of time to solve real-world problems
  • 4.MD.A.3: Apply area and perimeter formulas for rectangles
  • 5.NF.B.6: Solve real-world problems involving multiplication of fractions
  • 5.NBT.B.5: Multiply multi-digit numbers
  • 5.NBT.B.6: Divide multi-digit numbers to find unit rates
  • 5.NBT.A.2: Apply powers of ten in real-world contexts

Check out the G6 to 8 version here :)

This resource is great for:

  • Substitute Emergency Lesson Plans
  • After Testing Activity
  • Reward Lessons
  • End of School Year Parties

This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing here.


Check the thumbnails for sample questions to see if this math focused movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 10 math related questions and 2 optional long format questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

    • An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
    • A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
    • A DIFFERENTIATED Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
      • Includes hints and formulas necessary to solve the problem
    • 2 PDFs with link to both student Google Slide versions (2 Pages)
    • CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)

Google Classroom | Google Slide | Tips:

    • Click on the link included in the PDF titled "Google Slides Version" and save a copy of the file to your Google Drive/Classroom
    • Create an assignment for your students
    • If you are using this resource for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the Google Slides version with file names such as

Tips for using this Monsters Inc Math Movie Guide Questions (Grades 3 to 5) resource in your classroom:

    • Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
    • Preview the next question on the movie guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
    • If students work together, discourage students from simply copying answers.
    • Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
    • Optionally, after completing the math questions, allow 5-10 minutes for each ELA question at the end of the film.
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