You have to wonder if animals get tired of being outside all the time. It can be cold and rainy, or hot and humid, and there’s nowhere to charge their phones. Well, one swan, nicknamed Percy, has been knocking on a (human) family’s door every day. He pecks at the door for 4 or 5 hours before giving up. Maybe he’s just got the wrong address.
Lace up: Can you knock on your desk 3 times? How about 5 times? 7 times? Count as you knock!
Jog: Swans can stand 4 feet tall thanks to their long necks! If Percy is 4 feet tall and the door is twice as tall as Percy, how tall is the door?
Sprint: If Percy knocks on the door for 3 hours, naps on the welcome mat for 2 hours, then knocks for another 5 hours, how many more hours does he spend knocking than napping?
Hurdle: Maybe Percy is just hungry. If the humans invite Percy in for dinner, and Percy brings 17 swan friends, how many swan feet are stomping around the house?
High Jump: If Percy knocked 4 hours a day all through 2022, how many hours did he knock that year?
Answers:
Lace up: Count out the numbers as you knock! 1, 2, 3! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7!
Jog: The door is 8 feet tall.
Sprint: 6 more hours knocking than napping: 3 + 5 = 8 hours knocking, compared to 2 hours napping. 8 – 2 = 6.
Hurdle: 36 swan feet – don’t forget to count Percy’s 2 feet!
High Jump: 1,460 hours!
