Cereal Math

Scoop a cup (20 or fewer pieces) of different colored cereal, or other colored objects.

• Sort by color.
• Make a table of your data including the following categories.

• Color
• Fraction
• 3 Equivalent fractions
• Equivalent decimal

• What fraction of each color do you have? Name an equivalent fraction.
• Write each fraction as a decimal.

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot) find the area and perimeter of a room or outdoor space.

• Perimeter is the distance around the outside.
• Area is the space in the middle.

After you have measured, answer these questions.

• Which is greater?
• By how much?
• If you measure another space, do you think the same will be true?  Try it and see.

Junk Mail Word Problem

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Operations with fractions
• Operations with decimals
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Multi-digit division
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter/volume

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches the steps for:

• converting a fraction to a decimal and a decimal to a fraction.
• Adding/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
• Multiplying/dividing fractions with unlike denominators

Skip Count

Write the next 20 numbers in the sequence starting with:

• ½, 1, 1½ ...
• ¼, 1, 1¾
• 0.25, 0.75, 1.25
• 1.33, 1.44, 1.55

Next:

• Identify the rule for each sequence.
• Create your own sequence and see if a family member can identify the rule.

Create a Multiplication Chart

• Set a timer to see how long it takes to complete the chart.
• Try to beat your time everyday.

Geometry

Choose a room in your home. Create a list of the shapes you see.

• Identify if the shape is 2D or 3D
• List attributes for the shapes
• Classify the shapes into categories based upon their attributes
• List the number of times each shape occurs.
• Rank each shape from least to greatest.
• Create a graph to show your findings.

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create 3 word problems.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Operations with fractions
• Operations with decimals
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Multi-digit division
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter/volume

Make a Graph

Create a line plot.

• Find 5 different recipes in your home. They can be family recipes or on the box.
• Create a line plot to show a data set for each of the measurements from the recipes from 0 to 1 to include ¼, ½, ¾ etc.

Next:

• Choose 1 recipe. Adjust the ingredients for ½ of the recipe and for triple the recipe.

Cereal Math

Scoop a cup (20 or fewer pieces) of different colored cereal or other colored objects.

• Sort by color.
• Make a table of your data including the following categories.

• Color
• Fraction
• 3 Equivalent fractions

• What fraction of each color do you have? Name an equivalent fraction.
• Write each fraction as a decimal.

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot) find the area and perimeter of a room or outdoor space.

• Perimeter is the distance around the outside.
• Area is the space in the middle.

After you have measured, answer these questions.

• Which is greater?
• By how much?
• If you measure another space, do you think the same will be true?  Try it and see.

Junk Mail Word Problems

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Operations with fractions
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Multi-digit division
• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches the steps for:

• Adding/subtracting fractions with like denominators
• Multiplying/dividing fractions with like denominators

Skip Count

Write the next 20 numbers in the sequence starting with:

• ½, 1, 1½ ...
• ¼, 1, 1¾ ...
• 3,475,  3,390,  3,305…
• 2:25 p.m., 3:15 p.m., 4:05 p.m.

Next:

• Identify the rule for each sequence.
• Create your own sequence and see if a family member can identify the rule.

Create a Multiplication Chart

• Set a timer to see how long it takes to complete the chart.
• Try to beat your time everyday.

Geometry 

Choose a room in your home. Create a list of the shapes you see.

• List attributes for the shapes
• Classify the shapes into categories based upon their attributes
• How many lines of symmetry do you see?
• Rank each shape from least to greatest based on the number in each category.
• Create a graph to show your findings.

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create 3 word problems.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Operations with fractions
• Multi-digit multiplication
• Multi-digit division
• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter

Make a Graph

Find angles around your house that measure less than 90 degrees, about 90 degrees, 90 and 180 degrees, 180 degrees, and more than 180 degrees.

• Make a line plot to display the data set.

Next:

Compare the data and write 5 true statements about the data.

Cereal Math

Scoop a cup of different colored cereal or other multi-colored objects.

• Sort by color.
• Multiply each color by the others and record the multiplication fact.
• Draw an array for each multiplication fact.
• Write related multiplication and division facts.

Ex: 3 blue, 7 yellow

• 3 x 7 = 21
• 7 x 3 = 21
• 21 ÷ 7 = 3
• 21 ÷ 3 = 7

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot) find the area and perimeter of a room or outdoor space.

• Perimeter is the distance around the outside.
• Area is the space in the middle.

After you have measured, answer these questions.

• Which is greater?
• By how much?
• If you measure another space, do you think the same will be true?  Try it and see.

Junk Mail Word Problems

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Multiplication
• Division
• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter
• Time
• Money

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches:

• Multiplication facts
• Division facts
• Area and perimeter
• Telling time

Skip Count

Write the next 20 numbers in the sequence starting with:

• 3, 6, 9
• 9, 18, 27
• 9999, 9810, 9621
• 2:15 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 2:55 p.m.

Next:

• Identify the rule for each sequence.
• Create your own sequence and see if a family member can identify the rule.

Create a Multiplication Chart

• Set a timer to see how long it takes to complete the chart.
• Try to beat your time everyday.

Geometry

Choose a room in your home. Create a list of the shapes you see.

• Identify how many of each shape you see.
• How many quadrilaterals did you find?
• How many other shapes did you find?
• Create a graph to show your findings.

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create 3  word problems.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Multiplication
• Division
• Multi-digit addition/subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Area/perimeter
• Time/Money

Make a Graph

Make a  bar graph and picture graph:

• Survey family members on their favorites (ex: fruit, vegetables, dessert, etc)
• Make a graph with toys, books, and games
• Make a clothing graph with shirts, jackets, pants, shorts, and shoes.

Next:

Compare  the data on the graph and write 5 true statements about the data.

Cereal Math

Scoop a cup of different colored cereal other multi-colored objects.

• Sort by color.
• Order from least to greatest.
• Make a graph to represent your data.

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot/finger/pencil/fork/shoe) to measure items in your house/yard.

• How long is it?
• How wide is it?
• How tall is it?
• How deep is it?

Junk Mail Word Problems

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Length/width/height
• Time
• Money

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches:

• How to tell the difference between different coins
• Counting money
• Telling time

Skip Count

Write the next 20 numbers in the sequence starting with:

• 4, 8, 12
• 122, 132, 142
• 389, 359, 329
• 2:30 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:00 p.m.

Next:

• Identify the rule for each sequence.
• Create your own sequence and see if a family member can identify the rule

Create a Chart from 200-300

• Color all the even numbers red.
• Count by 5s.  Put a square around each number.
• Count by 10s.  Put a circle around each number.
• Count by 3s.  Color each number blue.

Next:

• Do you notice any patterns?
• Can you skip count by 4, 6, 7, 8, 9?

Geometry

Choose a room in your home. Create a list of the shapes you see.

• Identify how many of each shape you see.
• Create a graph to show your findings.
• Choose 3 shapes. Draw these shapes in 3 different sizes. Label the sides and angles in your shapes.

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create a word problem.

Use grade level math concepts:

Use grade level math concepts:

• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Length/width/height
• Time
• Money

Make a Graph

Make a simple bar graph and picture graph:

• Survey family members on their favorites (ex: fruit, vegetables, dessert, etc)
• Make a graph with toys, books, and games
• Make a clothing graph with shirts, jackets, pants, shorts, and shoes.

Next:

Compare  data on the graph and write 3 true statements about the data.

Cereal Math

Scoop a cup of different colored cereal or other multi-colored items.

• Sort by color.
• Count each color set.
• Count all.
• Add 2 or 3 colors together.
• Order from least to greatest.
• What color has the most/least?
• How many will you have if you add 5 to each set.

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot/finger/pencil) measure items in your house/yard/

• How long is it?
• How wide is it?
• How tall is it?
• How deep is it?

Junk Mail Word Problems

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, or restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Length/width/height
• Time

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches

• Different ways to add
• Different ways to subtract
• Identify different shapes. (square, rectangle, circle, triangle, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram.)

Skip Count

Write the next 10 numbers in the sequence starting with:

• 5, 10, 15
• 15, 23, 31
• 70, 68, 66, 64
• 1:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.

Next:

• Identify the rule for each sequence.
• Create your own sequence and see if a family member can identify the rule

Create a 100 Chart

• Color all the even numbers red.
• Count by 5s.  Put a square around each number.
• Count by 10s.  Put a circle around each number.
• Count by 3s.  Color each number blue.

Next:

• Do you notice any patterns?
• Can you skip count by 4, 6, 7, 8, 9?

Geometry

Choose a room in your home. Create a list of the shapes you see.

• Identify how many of each shape you see.
• Create a graph to show your findings.
• Choose 3 shapes and list the number of sides and angles for each shape.

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create a word problem.

Use grade level math concepts:

Use grade level math concepts:

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Ordering and comparing
• Length/width/height
• Time

Make a Graph

Make a simple bar graph:

• Survey family members on their favorites (ex: fruit, vegetables, dessert, etc)
• Make a graph with toys, books, and games

Next:

Compare the data on the graph and write 3 true statements about the data.

Cereal Math

Scoop a cup of different colored cereal or other multi-colored items.

• Count all.
• Sort by color.
• Count each color set.
• Add 2 colors together.

Measurement

Using a standard unit of measurement (feet/inches) or a non-standard unit of measurement (hand/foot/finger/pencil/) measure items in your house/yard/

• How long is it?
• How wide is it?
• How tall is it?
• How deep is it?

Junk Mail Word Problems

Select a picture, graph, advertisement, restaurant menu from junk mail, a newspaper or a magazine. Write a word problem to represent what is being shown.

Use grade level math concepts:

• Counting
• Ordering and comparing
• Addition
• Subtraction

Create a Song or Poem

Create a song or poem that teaches

• Numbers 1-20
• Compares numbers between 1-10
• Fluently add or subtract within 5
• Describes shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres)

Counting On/Skip Count

• Practice counting on from a given number other than 1 (1-100)
• Skip count by 2, 5, 10

Create a 100 Chart

• Color all the even numbers red.
• Color all of the odd numbers  blue
• Count by 5s.  Put a square around each number.
• Count by 10s.  Put a circle around each number.

Next:

• Do you notice any patterns?

Geometry 

Ask your child to find items that are :

• squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres
• Ask your child to sort different items based on on their shape
• Identify shapes as 2d or 3d
• Build shapes using items such as Play-doh or popsicle sticks
• Draw a picture using different shapes

Connection to Reading

Use the characters and situation from a story you recently read to create a word problem.

Use grade level math concepts:

Use grade level math concepts:

• Counting
• Ordering and comparing
• Addition
• Subtraction

Make a Graph

Make a simple bar graph:

• Survey family members on their favorites (ex: fruit, vegetables, dessert, etc)
• Make a graph with toys

Next:

• Compare the data on the graph and tell a family member 3 true statements about the data.