Readers in 1st and 2nd grade
Read with your child EVERY night!
BEFORE reading - ask what they think the book will be about.
Point to the words are you read them.
AFTER reading - ask basic questions about what you read.
Practice rhyming
Practice sounding out words.
Have your child "read" you a book by telling what is happening in the pictures.
Play word games:
Secret Word (I am thinking of a word that has the sounds c-a-t. What is it?)
Place post-its on your fridge, a door, etc. and have them read the words when they are in the room
Create a "Go Fish" or "Memory" game using notecards and words they have been practicing at school.
Practice sight/trick words using games:
Readers in 3rd-5th grade
Encourage your child to read nightly for at least 20 min
Discuss with your child what they have read
Ask your child to summarize their reading
Have your child share insights from their reading
Ask your child to make connections between what they are reading and other books they have read, their own lives and world events
Discuss difficult vocabulary your child encounters in their reading
Play family games that encourage students to read, spell, and build their vocabulary
Model reading behaviors
Partner read books with your child to facilitate understanding and deep discussion
Have your children read aloud to you or younger family members
Mathematicians in 1st-2nd Grades
Dominos
Each player takes 10 dominoes and turns them over. Each player adds the numbers of the two sides of the domino. The player with the highest sum takes all the dominos.
Numbered popsicle sticks
Write a number on each popsicle stick. Ask the student to put the popsicle sticks in numerical order.
Turn an egg carton into a problem generator
Have students write the numbers 1-12 in the bottom of each depression. Place two marbles inside the egg carton and close the lid. Shake the egg carton, open the top, and then add or subtract the two numbers the marbles have landed on.
Jump up your math facts practice
Lay out a grid that has the answers to whatever set of math flashcards you’re currently working with (You can use masking tape or sidewalk chalk outside.) Two players face off, one on each side of the board. Show the flashcard, and kids race to be the first to jump to the correct square with both feet inside the lines.
Run a Flashcard Race
Tape a series of flashcards to the floor and challenge kids to see who can correctly make their way from start to finish the fastest.
Play a board game to practice counting
Recognizing and Counting coins
Place a handful of coins into a box. Each player closes their eyes and selects 5 coins. Add up the coins. The player with the highest value wins.
Mathematicians in 3rd-5th Grades
Turn an egg carton into a problem generator
Have students write the numbers 1-12 in the bottom of each depression. Place two marbles inside the egg carton and close the lid. Shake the egg carton, open the top, and then multiply the two numbers the marbles have landed on.
Jump up your math facts practice
Lay out a grid that has the answers to whatever set of math flashcards you’re currently working with (You can use masking tape or sidewalk chalk outside.) Two players face off, one on each side of the board. Show the flashcard, and kids race to be the first to jump to the correct square with both feet inside the lines.
Run a flashcard race
Tape a series of flashcards to the floor and challenge kids to see who can correctly make their way from start to finish the fastest.
Math Fact War
Each student flips two cards, then multiplies them. The person with the highest total keeps both cards.
Measure ingredients in a recipe to compare fractions (and find equivalent fractions)
Telling time on an analog clock
Round the price of items at the store to estimate the total bill
Find the area and perimeter of a room