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


Image of 4 geometric shapes

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

  1. Draw a square

  • Show how you can divide it evenly in half

  1. Draw another square

  • Show how you can divide it evenly in fourths

  1. 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