First Grade Math
April 20 - April 24
Money Monday
I have 2 dimes, 1 nickel and 4 pennies. I want to buy a toy car that costs 22 cents. Do I have enough money? Show how you know.
I have 3 dimes, 2 nickels and 10 pennies. I want to buy candy that costs 60 cents. Do I have enough money? Show how you know.
I have 5 dimes, 3 nickels and 12 pennies. I want to buy a Seahawks pencil that costs 1 dollar. Do I have enough money? Show how you know.
Challenge
How much more money would I need to buy items that I could not afford?
Telling Time Tuesday
Look at the clock and record the time that you:
Ate breakfast and draw a picture of your clock
Ate lunch and draw a picture of your clock
How much time passed between breakfast and lunch?
What time do each of these clocks show?
Goal- telling time to the closest hour or half hour
Which One Doesn't Belong
Wednesday
Look at the four images
Pick one shape that doesn’t belong
Explain your reasons
Replay the game choosing a different shape
Repeat for all four shapes
Challenge
Find these shapes in your house
Think Story
Thursday
Warm-Up Activity
Choose a number between 0-120
Count on by fives from that number (How high can you count in 30 seconds?)
Think Story
Mrs. Salomon was making soup. She was counting beans and putting them in piles of 5. If she had 12 piles, how many beans does she have in all? Show your work using pictures, numbers or words.
Challenge
Mrs. Salomon wanted to add 8 piles of pinto beans and 5 piles of black beans to her soup. How many beans did she add
Challenge 2
How many beans are in the soup altogether?
Fraction
Friday
Optional Warm- Up Activity
Counting Collections- Gather small loose items like beads, dry pasta, beans, Lego, cereal, etc. and place them in bags. Have your student count the items and record the total. Provide cups or bowls as tools for counts larger than 60 so your child can group items by tens and/or hundreds.
Be sure to count and record accurately
Make sure to include all items counted
Fractions
Draw a square
Show how you can divide it evenly in half
Draw another square
Show how you can divide it evenly in fourths
Draw another square
Show how you can divide it evenly in thirds
Challenge
How many ways can you divide a square in fourths? Draw a new square for each new way