Place Value and Decimals

• Roll or pick numbers to create decimals. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide the decimals. Compare and/or Round decimals.
• Find the batting averages or other statistics related to sports, stocks, weather, etc. and add or subtract them.
• Estimate and find the sums and differences of items at the store and in restaurants.

Fractions

• Find examples of fractions around the house or neighborhood. Add, subtract, multiply, divide them.
• Create numbers to use in fractions. Draw these fractions as parts of a whole or set.
• Use measuring cups when baking or cooking. Ask questions such as: How much would I need to double or triple the recipe? Cut the recipe in half? If I had 1/3 of a cup of sugar, but the recipe calls for 1/4, how much would I have left?

Measurement and Data/Geometry

• Find geometric figures in the real world and identify their properties.
• Identify different plane and solid figures in your environment.
• Find the volume of real-world objects in your home.

Numerical Expressions and Patterns

• Make up numbers, roll numbers with dice, or find numbers (on labels) and compare them. Whole numbers and decimals.
• Create rules (ex. n = 2) and have your student extend the number pattern (4, 8, , _).
• Create a number pattern and have your student write the rule.
• Find whole numbers and decimals and write them in expanded form.