Week #3
Measurement
Have your student use a tape measure to practive measruing. Younger students measure to the nearest inch. Older students can measure to a fraction of an inch.
Have your child guess a measurement then use the tape measure to see how close their guess was.
How long is the table? How tall is the fridge? How wide is the door? Who is the tallest family member? How wide is their bed?
When they get good at inches, try centimeters!!!
Don't have a tape measure?? They make a fun gift!
Week #2
Estimating
Estimation is a great way to help strengthen math sense. Here are some quick and fun ways to have your child practice estimation! When you go out to eat, have everyone make an estimate as to what the bill will be. The winner is whoever gets closest. Older students can try figuring out the tip (20%).
Have students make estimates at the grocery store or while getting gas at the gas station.
Week #1
Coins
Many kids do not know the names and values of coins. There are many quick and easy ways to help your child learn the value of coins. Start by collecting coins in a jar or bowl.
Hand your child two or three different coins. If they can name them and tell the value of each, let them keep the change!
Hand them a small pile of change. If they can correctly find the total worth of the pile, let them keep the change!
Practice skip counting by adding up nickles (5,10,15...), dimes (10, 20, 30...) or quarters (25,50, 75...)
After they have counted out a pile of change, have them write the total amount out (decimal practice!!!)
Give them two separate piles of change. Have them find the total value of each pile. Using pencil and paper they can add the two amounts together.