A porcupine climbed up a pine tree over the course of 5 days, adding more of itself to the tree each day. By the 5th day, there were 5 porcupines in the pine tree. The story describes the number of porcupines added to the pine tree on each of the 5 days, with 5 porcupines in total on the 5th day.

1. A Porcupine in a Pine Tree- A Growing Pattern
After listening to the story, represent the first 5 days of Christmas pictorially and symbolically in
a t-chart. How many Canadian animals were on the tree on the 5th day of Christmas? How do you
know?