Lesson 2
Families can choose from these math activities to help enhance math number sense and fluency. Choose an activity that suits your child’s ability and learning style. Our goal would be math practice for 10 minutes a day for four days for a total of 40 minutes weekly. Students can do the same activity 4 times, especially if it is fun and you are learning, or choose a variety of activities. Research has shown that practicing a skill for 10 minutes daily results in significant gains in math achievement! Remember, mistakes are helping your brain grow - and if you are not making any mistakes - it is too easy, you should try to do a more difficult activity. Some of these games would be perfect family game night ideas!
Activity: Skip Counting
Directions:
Look to last week to watch the skip counting videos to continue practicing. Then, if you hadn't already done so last week, create skip counting cards for your multiples of 3 & 4's. When you feel confident with those, move on to 6's and 7's. Ask your student "How many multiples of 3 go into 27?" Your student should count by 3's to 27 to determine that 9 groups of 3 fit. Then tell them to tell you a math fact about what they just said. Some math facts could be: 3 x 9 = 27; 27 / 3 = 9; 27 / 9 = 3. Repeat with a new multiple of 3 or 4 (6 or 7). Link to last week...
Materials:
Videos from last week. Paper, markers/pencils to create skip counting cards.
Activity: Salute! Multiplication Game
Directions:
This is a three person game where you practice deeper level thinking while multiplying. See the directions in the link! Play the game using the "advanced version".
Materials:
Deck of cards
Activity: Learning to Write a Number as a Fraction and a Decimal
Directions:
Watch this short video that talks about how you write a number as a fraction and a decimal. This video could be helpful when doing the next activity below ("Practice Writing Decimals and Fractions from Grids")
Activity: Practice Writing Decimals and Fractions from Grids
Directions:
Using the graphs, write the number in decimal or fraction form! Click the link to access the activity!
Activity: Decimals of the Caribbean
Directions:
Check out this game to help you practice decimals! Click the picture!