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Test your maths knowledge. Can you challenge yourself to go to the next stage?
Test your maths knowledge. Can you challenge yourself to go to the next stage?
Sing along with these maths songs. Learn while you sing!
Sing along with these maths songs. Learn while you sing!
Learn to write your numbers by saying these fun poems.
Learn to write your numbers by saying these fun poems.
Grab a pen and paper and practice your maths knowledge!
Grab a pen and paper and practice your maths knowledge!
Fractions
Learning to share is a great life skill. Fractions help with this!
Learning to share is a great life skill. Fractions help with this!
Tangram Puzzles
Tangram Puzzles
A tangram is a fun maths puzzle where you can make cool pictures using the 7 shapes found here.
A tangram is a fun maths puzzle where you can make cool pictures using the 7 shapes found here.
Challenge : Can you make your own Tangram shapes by drawing a large square and copying the pattern? You could use the cardboard from an empty weetbix packet. If you vae a printer at home you could print this template.
Challenge : Can you make your own Tangram shapes by drawing a large square and copying the pattern? You could use the cardboard from an empty weetbix packet. If you vae a printer at home you could print this template.
You can make pictures with your 7 tangram shapes. Can you make your own fun shapes? If you google tangram pictures you will find dozens of shapes to make.
You can make pictures with your 7 tangram shapes. Can you make your own fun shapes? If you google tangram pictures you will find dozens of shapes to make.
Have a competition with someone at your house to see who can make the shape the fastest.
Have a competition with someone at your house to see who can make the shape the fastest.
Take photos of the tangram shapes you make.
Take photos of the tangram shapes you make.
Don't forget to write about your experience in your learning journal.
Don't forget to write about your experience in your learning journal.
Seashells, Seashells
Seashells, Seashells
by the Seashore!
by the Seashore!
One day Kate went to the beach and collected 12 seashells in her bucket. Kate built 2 sandcastles and decorated her sandcastles with the 12 shells.
How many seashells did Kate put on each sandcastle?
Record all the different ways Kate could put her shells on each sandcastle.
Ice Cream Counting!
Ice Cream Counting!
Draw, print out or cut out some ice cream cones from recycled boxes.
Draw, print out or cut out some ice cream cones from recycled boxes.
Write the number of scoops you would like on each cone or use playing cards as number cards.
Write the number of scoops you would like on each cone or use playing cards as number cards.
Place the right number of scoops onto the cone.
Place the right number of scoops onto the cone.
You can use pom poms, stones, pebbles, or any other materials as the ice cream.
You can use pom poms, stones, pebbles, or any other materials as the ice cream.
You might do numbers 1 - 10 or numbers 1 - 20.
Extra for Experts...
Use two ice creams and add the numbers together.
How many scoops are there altogether?
Mrs Wishy Washy has 23 pieces of clothing to hang up on 3 lines. What are all the ways she can hang the clothing on 3 lines.
Mrs Wishy Washy has 23 pieces of clothing to hang up on 3 lines. What are all the ways she can hang the clothing on 3 lines.
Surprise! There is also a story link for you to listen to. Click above on Mrs Wishy Washy's name!
Surprise! There is also a story link for you to listen to. Click above on Mrs Wishy Washy's name!
GAME ON!!!
GAME ON!!!
The Emeralds vs The Sapphires
The Emeralds vs The Sapphires
It was a very close and tight netball game but the final score resulted in the teams scoring a total of 10 goals.
How many did The Emeralds get and how many did The Sapphires get? (for example - 5 goals for The Emeralds and 5 goals for the Sapphires)
How many different possible scores could there have been?
Can you make a math drawing to show your thinking?
Extra for Experts:
What would happen if 20 goals were scored in total?
What would happen if 50 goals were scored in total?
MOANA'S SHELL NECKLACE
MOANA'S SHELL NECKLACE
Moana's beautiful necklace is made by Maui and he used lots of shells to do this.
Maui decides to make 2 necklaces, one for him and one for Moana.
He has 10 shells in total to decorate the necklaces.
How many different ways could he make the necklaces? (for example - 1 shell on Moana’s necklace and 9 on his).
Can you make a maths drawing to show your thinking?
Extra for Experts
What if Maui had 20 shells?
How many different ways could he make the necklaces?
BUild a Bat...
BUild a Bat...
using Geometric Shapes
using Geometric Shapes
THINGS YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR GEOMETRIC MATHS BAT:
Scissors
Black Paper
Googley Eyes (if possible) or draw on your own eyes
HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN GEOMETRIC MATHS BAT:
Get your black paper and cut it into simple shapes
Make sure you have enough paper to make every bat body part
You can either cut all the body parts first into shapes or do each part as you go
Glue your black paper onto another piece of coloured paper as you go or right at the end
Make sure to stick on some googley eyes for your face or you can draw these on
Give your geometric maths bat a name!
Tangrams!
Tangrams!
Use this website to move the tangrams and make your own picture.
Try to make the pictures below, or you could even make your own shape design.
Letter Box Cricket Scorecard
Letter Box Cricket Scorecard
The first 100 letterboxes you see on your walk will determine how many runs you score. Points are based on what colour letterboxes you see. If you come across a black letterbox, you've been caught out! Give it a go with your bubble and maybe you can find out which walking route gives you the most runs.
The first 100 letterboxes you see on your walk will determine how many runs you score. Points are based on what colour letterboxes you see. If you come across a black letterbox, you've been caught out! Give it a go with your bubble and maybe you can find out which walking route gives you the most runs.
Take a piece of paper with you to record your score.
Take a piece of paper with you to record your score.
The Hulk's T-shirts
The Hulk's T-shirts
Everytime Bruce Banner gets angry he transforms into the Hulk.
When this happens he gets so big that his t-shirt rips off his chest.
The Hulk is very tidy and always remembers to put his broken
t-shirt into either his green or pink laundry basket.
In one week he becomes the hulk 10 times!!
How many different ways could he place his t-shirts into the baskets? (for example 3 in the green and 7 in the pink).
Can you make a maths drawing to show your thinking?
Extra for Experts
What about if he became the hulk 20 times?
How many different ways could he place his t-shirts into the laundry baskets?
What about if there were 3 laundry baskets?
Maths Fact Forest
Maths Fact Forest
Can you avoid the scary monsters and get home safe? Make a game board like the one you see here. You will also need paper. Write the numbers 1 to 6 on 2 sets of paper and an addition and subtraction symbol (keep the numbers separate). Turn all the paper over. Take a number from each pile and an addition or subtraction symbol (don't look). If you get a 6, 4, and addition - then you add 6+4. If you can get the answer without using your fingers you can move ahead 2 spaces. If you need to use your fingers you can move ahead 1 space. If you cannot get the answer do not move ahead. Have fun!
Number Writing Fun!
Number Writing Fun!
Chalk...
Use chalk on the concrete or fence to practice writing your numbers!
Now get a paintbrush and water to go over the top to make them disappear.
As you write them and when you go over them make sure you say the number poem.
Rice Tray...
Ask an adult at home if you can use some rice.
Find a tray to put the rice in.
Use the tray to practice writing your numbers.
Shake the tray to make the number disappear when you are ready to write a new one.
FOR FUN...
If you have food colouring at home you could make some coloured rice.
Shaving Foam...
Ask an adult at home if you can use some shaving foam.
Find a tray to put the foam in.
Use the tray to practice writing your numbers.
Wipe the tray with your hand when you are ready to start again.
A TIP!
This might be a good outside activity.
Squishy Bag...
Ask an adult at home if you can use some paint or shaving foam.
Place this inside a zip lock bag.
Use the bag to practice writing your numbers.
You can use your finger or a cotton bud.
Squish the bag to clear the number when are ready to try a new one.
Dice Fun
Dice Fun
For this game you will need 2 players, 2 dice and some paper and a pen.
For this game you will need 2 players, 2 dice and some paper and a pen.
On each long side of the paper you will need to write:
On each long side of the paper you will need to write:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
The first player roles both dice and adds the 2 numbers together, and then crosses out that number on their side of the sheet. For example, if you roll a 3 and a 4, you say: 3 + 4 = 7, and cross out the 7. The winner is the first person to cross out all the numbers on their side of the sheet.
The first player roles both dice and adds the 2 numbers together, and then crosses out that number on their side of the sheet. For example, if you roll a 3 and a 4, you say: 3 + 4 = 7, and cross out the 7. The winner is the first person to cross out all the numbers on their side of the sheet.
Top tip: You may like to use counters or pieces of pasta to help you add the numbers. You can use virtual dice if you do not have dice at home.
Top tip: You may like to use counters or pieces of pasta to help you add the numbers. You can use virtual dice if you do not have dice at home.
Math Towers
Math Towers
Write some math problems on a piece of paper (it doesn't have to be a fancy printout like in the picture)
Use duplo or lego to create the number problems and then solve them.
Another way you could play this, is to write the numbers 1 to 10 on the paper (these are the answers) and then investigate all the ways you could make each number. Write your number sentences out to show how many you do in 20 minutes. Do this each day to see if you get faster!
Work in the 0-5 range, or the 0-10 range. Experts can work in the 0-20 range.
Phone Number Memory Game
Phone Number Memory Game
Have a go at making your own cellphone.
Have a go at making your own cellphone.
Make some large A4 number cards (recycled cereal boxes or cardboard would be good here). If it is a nice day, draw the numbers on the path outside.
Make some large A4 number cards (recycled cereal boxes or cardboard would be good here). If it is a nice day, draw the numbers on the path outside.
Roll a dice and then see if you can jump on the number you rolled.
Roll a dice and then see if you can jump on the number you rolled.
(Or get someone to call out a number)
(Or get someone to call out a number)
Extra For Experts
Write down your adults phone number.
Write down your adults phone number.
Sensibly jump or step on each number in their phone number to try and memorise the number.
Sensibly jump or step on each number in their phone number to try and memorise the number.
Knowing your adults phone number could come in handy if you ever get lost.
Knowing your adults phone number could come in handy if you ever get lost.
Crocodile More or Less
Crocodile More or Less
Have fun listening to THIS SONG about the great than and less than symbols!
Have fun listening to THIS SONG about the great than and less than symbols!
Make an a crocodile mouth and have fun facing the mouth toward the biggest number of items.
Make an a crocodile mouth and have fun facing the mouth toward the biggest number of items.
You are learning about symbols for greater than (more) and less than any number.
You are learning about symbols for greater than (more) and less than any number.
Can you write the number facts out or write the number facts in sentences?
Can you write the number facts out or write the number facts in sentences?
Number bowls
Number bowls
If you need to practice counting items one at a time, set out some bowls with the number displayed clearly on each bowl.
If you need to practice counting items one at a time, set out some bowls with the number displayed clearly on each bowl.
Count the correct number of items into the bowl.
Count the correct number of items into the bowl.
You could extend this activity to a "Family of facts" activity.
You could extend this activity to a "Family of facts" activity.
Eg. Take the number 4 bowl and work out how many ways you can make 4 ... 4+0, 3+1, 2+2,1+3, 0+4
Eg. Take the number 4 bowl and work out how many ways you can make 4 ... 4+0, 3+1, 2+2,1+3, 0+4
Tactile Number Writing
Tactile Number Writing
Pour some flour or rice into a container.
Pour some flour or rice into a container.
Practice writing numbers in the tray.
Practice writing numbers in the tray.
Make some number pattern cards and practice learning to identify patterns.
Make some number pattern cards and practice learning to identify patterns.
Sorting Shapes
Sorting Shapes
Things you need:
Things you need:
· Masking tape
· Random objects from around the house
To start:
To start:
Firstly, you can make a circle, square, and triangle on the carpet. Now you can go on a shape hunt through the house to search for things that are a square, circle or triangle.
Let it FLY!
Let it FLY!
Cut holes in a piece of recycled cardboard (maybe use an old cereal box?) and assign a point value to each depending on the math range you are working in.
Cut holes in a piece of recycled cardboard (maybe use an old cereal box?) and assign a point value to each depending on the math range you are working in.
Prop up with books, then send paper airplanes soaring!
Prop up with books, then send paper airplanes soaring!
Count and add up the total points that you get.
Count and add up the total points that you get.
CHALLENGE...
CHALLENGE...
Can you solve this maths problem?
Can you solve this maths problem?
I played Let It Fly at home. My holes were worth 1, 2 and 3 points. You get 4 throws and my top score was 6 points. What holes could my paper plane have flown through? Don't forget to record your thinking by drawing a picture and writing your number sentence. There is more than one answer!
I played Let It Fly at home. My holes were worth 1, 2 and 3 points. You get 4 throws and my top score was 6 points. What holes could my paper plane have flown through? Don't forget to record your thinking by drawing a picture and writing your number sentence. There is more than one answer!
Maths Hands
Maths Hands
Trace around your hands and cut around the shapes. Only put glue on the palm area of your paper hand, allow the fingers to fold down freely.
Trace around your hands and cut around the shapes. Only put glue on the palm area of your paper hand, allow the fingers to fold down freely.
Practice your facts to 5 or 10 and write them down as you do each calculation.
Practice your facts to 5 or 10 and write them down as you do each calculation.
How could you do facts to 20? Take a photo and send your ideas to your teacher.
How could you do facts to 20? Take a photo and send your ideas to your teacher.
Once you have gathered all the items, start sorting!
Once you have sorted your shapes see if you can explain to an adult at home why you have put things in their places. Eg: “How did you know that yo-yo was a circle?”, “Why didn’t you put that book in the triangle?”
SEEING DOUBLES?
You can print this game out by following the link
https://nzmaths.co.nz/content/memory-doubles
Or if you do not have a printer you can cut 20 pieces of card and write the numbers/ equations and create an identical game. You could also practise your doubles by putting drops of paint on paper, folding the paper in half and then writing the addition sentence!
Doubles Memory Game
Teddy Bear Maths
Teddy Bear Maths
Go for a walk and look for the teddy bears peeking out of the windows at you.
Make a tally of the total number of bears you see.
Divide your walk into streets. How many bears do you see in each street? Can you show your findings in a graph when you get home?
Do you see any other animals besides bears? Write down the names of other animals you see.
If you see a bear at a house, write the number of that house. Record the house numbers that have bears eg 25, 27, 29, 33, 39. When you get home write out the numbers and try to see a pattern. Can you fill in the missing numbers?
Can you make a map of the path or route you walked?
Mark on your map where your favourite bear was.
Experts ... Walk past ten houses in one street and record how many of the ten houses have teddy bears displayed. Then walk past ten houses in another street and record how many houses have teddy bears displayed. Compare which street has the most teddies per ten houses. Congratulations, you are doing fractions!
eg. 4 out of 10 houses on Mt Albert Rd have teddies (4/10) but 7 out of 10 houses on Richardson Rd have teddies (7/10).
Maths with the PM
Maths with the PM
Feel like doing Maths with our Prime Minister? Practice your mathematical skills! Check out this video link
Garden Maths
Garden Maths
Feel like displaying data? Can you use your counting and sorting skills to display this data in a graph? Count the insects in the garden and then creatively display them.
Feel like displaying data? Can you use your counting and sorting skills to display this data in a graph? Count the insects in the garden and then creatively display them.
Nature Maths
Nature Maths
Go on a nature hunt and then...
Make numbers out of nature.
Draw a grid and write the numbers 1-10 or 1-20 and then fill the grid with nature objects (like the photo).
Make shapes out of nature.
Create patterns with nature.
Basic facts with nature.
Don't forget to write in your journal about your nature hunt.
Lollies Maths
Lollies Maths
Use your addition skills and problem solving ability to work out the answer to this problem. You may need to draw your ideas, use some materials. Remember to demonstrate your thinking.
Use your addition skills and problem solving ability to work out the answer to this problem. You may need to draw your ideas, use some materials. Remember to demonstrate your thinking.
Nature/Home Item Patterns
Nature/Home Item Patterns
Go for a nature scavenger hunt in your backyard or walk around the neighbourhood with a bag collecting lots of nature items. Make sure you collect a few of the same type of item, e.g. 10 ticks/stones/shells.
Go for a nature scavenger hunt in your backyard or walk around the neighbourhood with a bag collecting lots of nature items. Make sure you collect a few of the same type of item, e.g. 10 ticks/stones/shells.
Create as many patters as you can. Create patterns with shapes, colours, letters, numbers, and objects.
Create as many patters as you can. Create patterns with shapes, colours, letters, numbers, and objects.
Play with a family member. Ask pattern prediction questions like, "What would come next...?" Or, "What item would go in 8th place? Which item is missing? How do you know that?"
Play with a family member. Ask pattern prediction questions like, "What would come next...?" Or, "What item would go in 8th place? Which item is missing? How do you know that?"
You can also use objects in your home, e.g., shoes, marbles, money, pencils etc.
You can also use objects in your home, e.g., shoes, marbles, money, pencils etc.
Number Hunting in the Clouds
Number Hunting in the Clouds
Find the numbers in the foam and match on the number strip.
Find the numbers in the foam and match on the number strip.
All you need is:
All you need is:
- shaving foam
- durable numbers (magnetic/plastic)
- baking tray
- printed or written number line
Have bowl of water near by to clean off the numbers to start practicing number formations.
Have bowl of water near by to clean off the numbers to start practicing number formations.
You can then redraw the numbers using correct formation in the foam.
You can then redraw the numbers using correct formation in the foam.
Challenge: Make 2 digit numbers and practice place value using 10s (line shape) and ones (dot shape) in the foam tray.
Challenge: Make 2 digit numbers and practice place value using 10s (line shape) and ones (dot shape) in the foam tray.
Eg. 39 is made up of 3 tens (3 lines) and 9 ones (9 dots).
Eg. 39 is made up of 3 tens (3 lines) and 9 ones (9 dots).
Maths Memory
Maths Memory
Use tens frames, finger patterns, numbers, place value blocks, tallies, addition sentences and subtraction sentences to create matching cards. Turn them all face down. When it's your turn, turn 2 over and see if they are a match! Try and remember where they are for your next turn. First one to have the most matches wins!
Use tens frames, finger patterns, numbers, place value blocks, tallies, addition sentences and subtraction sentences to create matching cards. Turn them all face down. When it's your turn, turn 2 over and see if they are a match! Try and remember where they are for your next turn. First one to have the most matches wins!
I Spy Numbers
I Spy Numbers
Step 1. Collect all your materials. A large clear bottle, rice, piece of paper and cellotape. Ask mum or dad to write numbers or number sums onto a piece of small Lego with a vivid.
Step 2. Roll a piece of scrap paper into a funnel shape, using tape to secure. Make the hole on the funnel large enough for the Lego to pass through and small enough to fit in the top of the bottle.
Step 3. Use the funnel to fill the bottle about ¼ the way full with rice.
Step 4. Next add your number Lego pieces and then fill the rest of the bottle with rice. Leave a little room between the rice and the top of the bottle so items can move around when shaken.
Step 5. Have fun shaking your bottle and see which numbers or number sentences you can find. Draw up a I Spy Numbers bingo card and record on your card.
Number Bowling
Number Bowling
Collect any plastic recycling bottles you can find.
Write numbers on them - you can write the numbers between 1-10 or go higher if you would like to challenge your addition.
Place the bottles in a triangle formation.
With a ball (any size ball) take turns of standing 1 metre (get someone to help you measure) away and roll the ball.
Each time you knock down a bottle you must write down the number.
When your turn is finished you must add the numbers together.
The person with the highest number is the winner!
Nerf Gun Maths
Nerf Gun Maths
Make a bullseye to hang on your wall Now shoot those numbers!!
Make a bullseye to hang on your wall Now shoot those numbers!!
Shoot in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Shoot in 2s, 5s and 10s.
Add your numbers as you go. who go thte highest score?
Now do some subtraction - it's a bit trickier isn't it!
We're Going On A Shape Hunt
We're Going On A Shape Hunt
Draw different shapes on a piece of paper.
Go on a walk around your house or your garden.
How many objects can you find in the shape of a triangle?
How many objects can you find in the shape of a circle?
Try this ... have a competition with someone in your family. Make some shape picture cards and turn them over so you can't see the shape. Roll a dice and race to find 3 rectangle objects or 5 circle objects. Draw what you found and return to base first to win the game!
Happy hunting!
Pete the Cat cupcake maths
Pete the Cat cupcake maths
Just for fun:
Just for fun:
Try your hand at baking.
Try your hand at baking.
Click for Blueberry cupcake recipe
Click for Blueberry cupcake recipe
1 1/2 cups self raising flour, sifted
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup blueberries
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg, beaten
3/4 cup milk, warmed
100g butter, melted
1tsp lemon zest
raw sugar
Preheat the oven to 200C.
Mix the flour, cinnamon and brown sugar together with a whisk, making sure there are no lumps of sugar left. Add the blueberries, being gentle, and stir them in. Mix the egg, milk, butter and lemon zest together (the milk ought to be warm enough that the butter does not solidify when they are combined).
Combine the two mixtures, and fold together with a spatula until there are no dry ingredient pockets left. Be very gentle: overmixing will yield rubbery muffins!
Pour the mixture into greased muffin tins, filling right to the top. Sprinkle each muffin with raw sugar.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Problem One: Pete the Cat was baking cupcakes with his friend for his Birthday. He made 25 cupcakes. If he had 4 friends come to his party. How many cupcakes would they have each?
Problem Two: At Pete’s Birthday party he had baked 25 cupcakes for his friends. Pete's Mum made 25 MORE cupcakes. Now there were 10 people at the party! How many cupcakes did they get each?
Problem Three: Half way through the party there were 30 cupcakes left. How many had they eaten? If there were 5 people left how many cupcakes would they get each?
Do you love riding your bike? Head outside and complete this cool travelwise activity.
Do you love riding your bike? Head outside and complete this cool travelwise activity.
Maths on bikes...
Maths on bikes...
Backyard-Bike-Count-Survey-v2.pdf
Snakes and Ladders
Snakes and Ladders
Is it a sunny day today? Head outside and create your own snakes and ladders game.
Is it a sunny day today? Head outside and create your own snakes and ladders game.
If it's raining you could make your own game inside. Think creatively if you don't have a big piece of paper - check your recycling bin, turn over an old poster and use the back, or maybe use the area under a carport or on the concrete floor in the garage?
If it's raining you could make your own game inside. Think creatively if you don't have a big piece of paper - check your recycling bin, turn over an old poster and use the back, or maybe use the area under a carport or on the concrete floor in the garage?
Challenge each member in your family to a game.
Challenge each member in your family to a game.
Hop Scotch
Hop Scotch
Draw a hop scotch grid on the ground outside.
Throw an object onto the grid.
Say the number it lands on. (You could even do the matching finger pattern if you are extra clever!)
Wherever the object lands hop your way down there. Without moving bend down and pick the object up.
Throw it again and keep repating.
Toy Car Maths
Toy Car Maths
Make a carpark on an old piece of cardboard. Roll a dice and park the amount shown on the dice in the carpark.
Number each carpark 1-10 or 20. Place a sticker on your toy cars and write the number 1-10 or 20 on them. Match the cars to the carpark.
Roll a dice. How many wheels on that many cars?
Create 2 carparks. How many different ways can you park 10 cars?
Use your cardboard town (on developmental page) Number the houses and park the cars at the right house.
Go Fish to 10
Go Fish to 10
Can you teach someone in your family to play "Go Fish to 10"? This picture will help you with the number bonds to 10. Don't forget to take the picture cards out of the pack before you start the game (Kings, Jacks and Jokers, leaving the Queens to act as a 0).
Can you teach someone in your family to play "Go Fish to 10"? This picture will help you with the number bonds to 10. Don't forget to take the picture cards out of the pack before you start the game (Kings, Jacks and Jokers, leaving the Queens to act as a 0).
Instead of matching the SAME number as in Go Fish, you are asking each player for a number that will help you make 10. If you have a 4, you will be asking for a 6. If you have a Queen, you will be asking for a 10. Have fun!
Instead of matching the SAME number as in Go Fish, you are asking each player for a number that will help you make 10. If you have a 4, you will be asking for a 6. If you have a Queen, you will be asking for a 10. Have fun!
Countdown Domino Stars
Countdown Domino Stars
Hands up if your family collected these Domino stars from Countdown? There are so many things you can do with these.
Hands up if your family collected these Domino stars from Countdown? There are so many things you can do with these.
If you don't have these dominoes ... have fun making your own :)
If you don't have these dominoes ... have fun making your own :)
Play dominoes OR add the domino dots on each domino together.
Play dominoes OR add the domino dots on each domino together.
Turn them over to the picture side and put them in order (forwards, backwards, skip count ...)
Turn them over to the picture side and put them in order (forwards, backwards, skip count ...)
Write down the numbers you have. Write a list of any numbers you are missing.
Write down the numbers you have. Write a list of any numbers you are missing.
Put the dominoes into groups. Tell someone why you chose the groups you did. Mix them up and choose a different way to group them. How many different ways can you group your dominoes?
Put the dominoes into groups. Tell someone why you chose the groups you did. Mix them up and choose a different way to group them. How many different ways can you group your dominoes?
Stand your Dominoes up and make a maze. Push the first one over and watch them all fall!!
Stand your Dominoes up and make a maze. Push the first one over and watch them all fall!!
Pizza Fun
Pizza Fun
Pretend you are making pizza for dinner tonight. The pizza has to be cut into 12 slices. How many slices can each person in your family have? Remember that it does not need to be even. How many different ways can you share out the slices? Draw your working out.
Pretend you are making pizza for dinner tonight. The pizza has to be cut into 12 slices. How many slices can each person in your family have? Remember that it does not need to be even. How many different ways can you share out the slices? Draw your working out.
What would your drawings look like if you had 3 people in your family? 4 people in your family? 6 people in your family?
What would your drawings look like if you had 3 people in your family? 4 people in your family? 6 people in your family?
Super challenge - What if you had 2 big pizza's, each with 12 slices. Send you pizza math pictures to your teacher.
Super challenge - What if you had 2 big pizza's, each with 12 slices. Send you pizza math pictures to your teacher.
Playing Card Fun!
Playing Card Fun!
Grab a deck of cards and your options are endless! Here are a few ideas to get you started or make up your own game to share with us once we are back at school.
Grab a deck of cards and your options are endless! Here are a few ideas to get you started or make up your own game to share with us once we are back at school.
Snap! Take turns to flip cards over and watch for a match. The first one to slap the pile and say "Snap!" takes the cards. The person who has the whole deck of cards at the end wins.
Snap! Take turns to flip cards over and watch for a match. The first one to slap the pile and say "Snap!" takes the cards. The person who has the whole deck of cards at the end wins.
Memory (matching numbers or bonds to 10).
Memory (matching numbers or bonds to 10).
Number War - Flip a card over at the same time whoever has the biggest number wins (you could flip 2 cards over to make 2 digit numbers).
Number War - Flip a card over at the same time whoever has the biggest number wins (you could flip 2 cards over to make 2 digit numbers).
Number towers - Flip a card over and build a tower with that many blocks. Play with a buddy, the highest tower wins. Add in + or - cards to make it even harder.
Number towers - Flip a card over and build a tower with that many blocks. Play with a buddy, the highest tower wins. Add in + or - cards to make it even harder.
Solve Emoji
Solve Emoji
Figure out what number each emoji represents!
Figure out what number each emoji represents!
Here's some tricky ones :)
Here's some tricky ones :)
Can you make some of your own?
Can you make some of your own?
Hundreds grid search
Hundreds grid search
Get 4 people together (or play with only 2 people). Each person has a different colour felt or crayon. Start at the number 1 and circle. it. The next person circles the number 2, the person after that circles 3 and so on. Set a timer for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, what number did you get up to? How many #s did you find? Did you use a strategy? Do you see a pattern? Do you need to revise your strategy? Try again and race to see if you can get to a larger number!
Get 4 people together (or play with only 2 people). Each person has a different colour felt or crayon. Start at the number 1 and circle. it. The next person circles the number 2, the person after that circles 3 and so on. Set a timer for 2 minutes. After 2 minutes, what number did you get up to? How many #s did you find? Did you use a strategy? Do you see a pattern? Do you need to revise your strategy? Try again and race to see if you can get to a larger number!
Using your addition skills try and solve the problems with the jars above.
Using your addition skills try and solve the problems with the jars above.
Switching addends
Switching addends
How many Ice Creams?
How many Ice Creams?
The Sloppy Ice Cream Dairy has four flavours of ice cream.
The Sloppy Ice Cream Dairy has four flavours of ice cream.
How many different cones can you buy that have two different flavours side by side in the cone?
How many different cones can you buy that have two different flavours side by side in the cone?
Before you begin, click on the arrow and read this information ...
Before you begin, click on the arrow and read this information ...
Discuss
Discuss
- What are your favourite ice-cream flavours? Discuss this with your family. You could do a quick tally chart of favourites.
- Read out the problem – remember, the ice-creams have scoops that are side-by-side (not stacked).
- Brainstorm ways to solve the problem. How can you keep track of your solutions as you work?(drawing is a great way to do this, or through play)
- Share your solutions. Discuss the different ways that have been used to find all the outcomes.
Parents : if you are working on this problem as a family, ask questions that focus your child on ways of counting the outcomes systematically:
How many different ice-creams have you found?
Have you found them all? How do you know?
How could you convince others that you have found all the ice-creams?
Parents : if you are working on this problem as a family, ask questions that focus your child on ways of counting the outcomes systematically:
How many different ice-creams have you found?
Have you found them all? How do you know?
How could you convince others that you have found all the ice-creams?
Basic Facts Search
Basic Facts Search
Make your own Basic Facts Search! Just like a word search, only with basic facts. Choose a 'theme' like doubles, addition, subtraction, bonds to 10, etc. Once you have written all the basic facts in the boxes, fill in the rest with random numbers. Don't forget to write your number sentences at the bottom (but don't write the answer). Can someone at home solve it?
Make your own Basic Facts Search! Just like a word search, only with basic facts. Choose a 'theme' like doubles, addition, subtraction, bonds to 10, etc. Once you have written all the basic facts in the boxes, fill in the rest with random numbers. Don't forget to write your number sentences at the bottom (but don't write the answer). Can someone at home solve it?
Skip Counting Maze
Skip Counting Maze
Create your own skip counting maze!
Decide how you want to skip count (2s, 3s, 5s, 10s).
Pick a number to start and end.
Eg. In the first box (next to start), write 2, then in a box above or next to it, write 4, continue until you have written all of the skip counting numbers.
Then, fill in the other boxes with random numbers.
Give it to someone at home to solve and see how fast they can highlight their way through the maze!
Marble Sharing
Marble Sharing
Greg packs marbles into small bags. He has 40 marbles and needs to put 10 marbles into each bag. How many bags does he have?
Martin packs marbles into small bags to sell at the school fair. He puts 10 marbles into each bag. If he has 70 marbles, how many full bags does he have?
Can you write some of your own math problems? Make sure you calculate the answers. You can swap your math problems with friends when we return to school.
Yummy Treats
Yummy Treats
Lucy has 5 bags of sweets. There are 7 sweets in each bag. How many sweets does she have altogether?
Ben has 25 lollipops in his lolly jar. If he gives away 6 lollipops, how many are left?
Make up some more yummy treats math problems.
Money, money money
Money, money money
Helen gets $2 every time she cleans her mum's car. She saves all her earnings and now has $20. How many times has she cleaned her mum's car?
Peter's favourite magazine costs $5. If he spends $30 on magazines, how many magazines has he bought?
Can you design some more money math problems?
Have you got Maths eyes?
Have you got Maths eyes?
What maths can you see in the picture? Talk about what you can see with someone in your family. Do they see different patterns to you?
How many apples altogether? How many are missing? How many stickers can you see?
Yahtzee
Yahtzee
Yahtzee is a great family game for quiet days at home and offers lots of opportunities to develop your maths skills.
Materials needed: 5 dice and a score sheet
Objective: To obtain the highest score from throwing 5 dice after 13 rounds
Click here for Yahtzee instructions
Click here for Yahtzee instructions
Instructions:
1. The detailed rules for Yahtzee are available online.
2. Print off a score sheet for each player. There is an example attached and they’re also available online
3. Roll a die to see who starts. Highest number starts, play continues clockwise.
4. Each player rolls up to 3 times each turn and must fill in one empty box on the score sheet at the end of that turn (the boxes don’t need to be completed in any particular order).
5. On your first roll, roll all 5 dice. If you get the exact combination you want for any of the boxes on the score sheet, mark your score sheet immediately. Otherwise, reserve any dice you want to keep and roll the remainder.
6. On your second roll, if you get the exact combination you need when combined with the reserved dice from your first roll, mark your score sheet immediately. Otherwise, reserve any dice you want to keep and roll the remainder.
7. On your third roll, you must enter a score on your score sheet, whether or not you like your dice! If your roll doesn’t suit any of your empty boxes, you must enter a ZERO somewhere.
Tips
· Scoring even a single die value is better than a ZERO.
· If you have entered a ZERO in a particular box on your score sheet and that combination is subsequently thrown, it cannot be included in that particular box but it may count towards another box (i.e. if Yahtzee has been sacrificed, a subsequently thrown Yahtzee may count as four-of-a-kind or be utilised in the upper section if those boxes are still available).
· A “full house” is where a player rolls both three-of-a-kind and a pair.
Skills Practised: Pattern recognition, adding double digit numbers, multiplication, strategy.
Family Statistics
Family Statistics
Can you collect some information about your family and graph what you find out?
Can you collect some information about your family and graph what you find out?
Family Favourites Maths
Can you use a Tally Chart to collect information about:
Favourite dinners/ Favourite colours/ Favourite Ice cream flavours/ Favourite game to play
Next you could graph this information or draw a picture showing your families favourites...
More maths eyes...
More maths eyes...
What maths can you see in this picture?
What numbers can you read? What numbers are big/ small? Can you put the numbers in order? Are there any patterns in the numbers? What shapes can you see?
Look in a magazine for more maths pictures. Make a collection of maths pictures.
Shape Hunt
Shape Hunt
Play a simple game of finding basic shapes around the home.
Call out a shape, such as circles, and see how many items of that shape you can find in your kitchen. For example, you might spy plates, cookies, jar lids, yogurt tops.
As a variation, you can take turnswith someone in your family, calling our kitchen objects that fit the shape and see who can add the most items to the list.
Can you describe the specific characteristics of a shape. For instance, a square has 4 sides, 4 angles and each side is the same length.
The Yes/No Game
The Yes/No Game
This is a simple game that is loved by children in the classroom. It is also a good way to practice learning shapes and numbers.
What you need to play:
Pieces of paper
Pens
Colouring pencils/crayons
Sellotape
Click the arrow to learn how to play the Yes/No game
Click the arrow to learn how to play the Yes/No game
Step 1: Both players put a card on their head. It could have a number or shape on it.
Step 2: The first player asks a question which can only be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’. For example, ‘Am I odd?’ ‘Am I under 20?’ ‘Do I have 4 sides?’
Step 3: They keep asking questions until the answer is correct, or they run out of turns (you can set the number of turns they get at the beginning of the game). Then it is time for the other player to have a go.
Make Ten
Make Ten
Write the numbers 0 to 10 on paper (or different coloured post it/sticky notes if you have them). Draw a a large circle and place all the number notes on the outside of the circle.
Write the numbers 0 to 10 on paper (or different coloured post it/sticky notes if you have them). Draw a a large circle and place all the number notes on the outside of the circle.
What 2 numbers make 10? Place the 2 numbers into the circle.
What 2 numbers make 10? Place the 2 numbers into the circle.
Keep making 10 until all the number notes are in the middle of the circle.
Keep making 10 until all the number notes are in the middle of the circle.
Can you make 20?
Can you make 20?
Change the game. Can you make teen numbers? Make two sets of numbers and practice doubles to 10 or 20.
Change the game. Can you make teen numbers? Make two sets of numbers and practice doubles to 10 or 20.
Paper Plate Addition
Paper Plate Addition
If you do not have a paper plate, draw a circle on a piece of paper.
How to play Paper Plate Addition:
Roll one die. Place that number of buttons in the first section of your plate. If you don't have a paper plate, make a circle from a cardboard packet you have in your recycling.
Roll the die again. Place that number of buttons in the second section.
Add the two sections together and put the correct number of buttons in the bottom half of the plate.
Remove the buttons and play again. Try using two die for each throw.
You can play over and over again as much as you want!
Number bottles
Number bottles
Turn your recycling into maths containers.
Turn your recycling into maths containers.
If you don't have any pom poms, you could use macaroni or pasta.
If you don't have any pom poms, you could use macaroni or pasta.
Put the correct number of items in the bottle/jar/container.
Put the correct number of items in the bottle/jar/container.
If you draw a coloured spot on the macaroni with felts, you could put the correct number and colour in the containers.
If you draw a coloured spot on the macaroni with felts, you could put the correct number and colour in the containers.
Place value for Math Wizz kids
Place value for Math Wizz kids
Make some cards with the numbers 1000, 100,10, 1 on them.
Make some cards with the numbers 1000, 100,10, 1 on them.
Write numbers down and show how many 1000s 100s 10s and 1s are int he number.
Write numbers down and show how many 1000s 100s 10s and 1s are int he number.
Take photos of your work.
Take photos of your work.
Number patterns
Number patterns
Make some cards with patterns to 5 or 10. Try dice patterns, finger patterns or tens frame patterns. Some examples of "Subitising cards" are found below.
Make some cards with patterns to 5 or 10. Try dice patterns, finger patterns or tens frame patterns. Some examples of "Subitising cards" are found below.
Practice making patterns with counters.
Practice making patterns with counters.
More fun with towers!
More fun with towers!
You could use straws/q tips/skewers/toothpicks and marshmallows/playdoh
Olivia's maths game
Olivia's maths game
Get a piece of paper and write numbers or write/draw maths problems on the paper. Cut the problems out. Give the pieces of paper to your mum and ask her to hide them in your room. As you find each number or maths problem, say what the number or answer is, and write it out in your learning journal.
Click here for a fun addition and subtraction activity
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