Week 3

Numeracy - Week 3

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*** Please understand that you are not expected to complete all of these activities ***

It is suggested that you try to complete 4 - 6 activities per week. Of course, you are welcome to complete more if you wish :)

I have included many options to give you a variety of ideas to choose from.

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• Estimation Observation:

Find things to estimate, such as the # of windows on a building, amount of time you spent brushing your teeth, current cost to fill a tank of gas, length of your shadow, amount of creases in your palm, number of pasta pieces in a bag etc. If a family member is available, ask them to do the same and compare estimates. Are your estimates reasonable?

• Draw a square, rectangle or triangle with a perimeter of more than 20cm but less than 30cm. Can you draw 2 other shapes with the same perimeter? *If you do not have a ruler or measuring tape, create your own unit of measure. Measure the perimeter with toothpicks, Lego pieces, paper clips or crayons, be creative!

• Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Why? “A square can also be called a ‘rectangle*.’” Definition of “rectangle:” A quadrilateral in which opposite sides are equal, and all interior angles are right angles.

• Choose numbers for the blanks in this rule for a shrinking pattern. “Start at _____ and subtract _____ each time.” What would the 10th and 20th terms in the pattern be? Repeat 3 times.

• Fair or Unfair? (2 or 3 players):

You will need 2 coins. Toss the coins for 20 rounds. (If you do not have coins, place 4 small pieces of paper in a container; 2 marked with “Tails”, 2 marked with “Heads.” Draw 2 pieces out for each round.) Player A gets one point if the coin toss results in “two heads”; player B gets 1 point if the toss results in “two tails”; Player C (if there is one) gets 1 point if the toss results are “mixed” (one head, one tail). Player with the most points wins. Repeat the game for as many rounds as you wish. Is this a fair* game? *Fair: Each player has an equal chance to win. Make a prediction about who you think will win the next game.

• Circles and Stars.

You will need 1or 2 dice and paper for this game. The first player rolls a dice and draws that many circles on their page. They roll the second dice and draw that many stars inside each circle. How many stars do they have in total? Record the answer. Player 2 follows the same steps. At the end of 10 turns, who had the highest total of stars? How did you figure out how many stars you had each turn? Did you count them, add them, multiply or use a different strategy?

• Go on a quadrilateral* scavenger hunt, either indoors, outdoors, or both. Keep track of how many of each quadrilateral type you find: squares, rectangles, trapezoids, parallelograms. Which quadrilaterals are easier to find? Which ones are more difficult to find? Why do you think that is?

*Quadrilateral: a closed shape with 4 sides & 4 vertices/corners.

• You are counting by hundredths. Eg. 5.20 (“Five and twenty hundredths”), 5.21 (“Five and twenty-one hundredths”), 5.22 (“Five and twenty-two hundredths”)... You start at 5.28. What words will you hear a lot when you count the next 30 numbers? Which words won’t you hear as much? Why?

• Estimate the length, width, height or perimeter of two items in metres. What would your estimate be in centimetres? If you can, measure the items in metres or centimetres. Were your estimates reasonable?

• T-Ball Multiplication – Each player draws three cards from the deck of cards that is face down in the middle. Only Ace – 9 are used, ace =1. Players arrange their cards to make a 2-digit number and a 1-digit number. They multiply the two numbers to reveal the product. Players write down their multiplication problems and compare answers. The player with the largest product scores 1 point. Players take three more cards each and continue playing until one player scores 15 points to win.

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