Math Practice
Math is all around you! Check out the lessons and games below to learn some great skills that will help you in everyday life. But I have a question: Are monsters good at math? Not unless you Count Dracula.
Fractals
Activity Materials: paper, writing materials (pen, pencil, colored pencils, markers), ruler (optional)
See slideshow for activity details
Methods of Multiplication
Activity Materials: paper and writing utensil (to complete math problems)
Optional materials: colored pencils or pens
Telling Time on an Analog Clock
Recommended for anyone
Type: lesson with mixed practice problems and videos, interactive game
Lesson focus: What is an analog clock? What are the parts of an analog clock? How do you read an analog clock?
Activity: videos and practice problems throughout lesson, interactive online game
Activity Materials: access to the internet
Video and practice problems are included in the slideshow
Interactive activity: Time travel game
Polygons
Activity Materials: paper, scissors (ask for adult approval), writing utensils, coloring materials
Activity Description: Make a polygon foldable to explain how polygons are named and organized. See slideshow for directions.
Conducting Research: Tally Charts to Bar Graphs
Recommended for 1st to 4th grade
Type: lesson with four activities
Lesson focus: What is a tally chart? What is a bar graph? How do you use tally charts and bar graphs to conduct a survey?
Activity: following along graphing, tally chart practice problem, Khan Academy exercises, survey questions
Activity 1 and 2: see slideshow for follow along graphing and tally chart practice problem
Khan Academy exercises: Create bar graphs, Read pictographs (graphs with pictures), Read bar graphs , Reading histograms (very similar to a bar graph)
Survey Activity: Now it’s your turn! Pick one of the questions below and create a blank tally chart. Then, ask your family and friends for their opinion. Fill out your tally chart and create a bar graph for your answers. Remember to use lined of graph paper. Question options (limit to four of five options): What is your favorite color? or What is your favorite food? or What is your favorite animal? or Come up with your own!
Simple Cryptography
Recommended for 5th grade
Type: lesson, follow-along examples, and practice problems
Lesson focus: What is cryptography and what are its uses? How can I make a key and encode my own words?
Activity: decoding encrypted examples and encoding your own words and sentences
Activity Materials: paper, writing utensils
Activity Descriptions: decoding short words and sentences, encoding your own sentences with your own key
The Fibonacci Sequence
Recommended for 4th to 5th grade
Type: lesson with suggested activities
Lesson focus: What is the Fibonacci Sequence? What is the mathematics behind the Fibonacci Sequence and how does it relate to the real world?
Activity: pattern finding, draw your own Fibonacci spiral, video, hard math problems, and playing 2048 with Fibonacci numbers
Activity Materials: paper, writing utensils, house plants or foods (optional)
See slideshow for activity details; more resources can be found at the end of the lesson
The Möbius Strip
Recommended for 3rd to 5th grade
Type: lesson with two main follow-along activities
Lesson focus: What is the Möbius strip? How can you make your own Möbius strip? Why is this strip important?
Activity: creating basic rings, creating a Möbius strip, exploration videos
Activity Materials: paper, pencil, scissors, tape
See slideshow for activity details; more resources can be found at the end of the lesson
Geometric Logic Patterns
Recommended for advanced math students
Type: lesson with a series of exercises
Lesson focus: What is logic? What is geometry? How can I practice my thinking skills by solving puzzles and patterns?
Activity: eight exercises with patterns and shapes- careful, some of them are hard!
Activity Materials: paper and writing utensils (optional)
Activity Description: determine the missing shape to complete the pattern
Exploring Pascal's Triangle
Recommended advanced math students
Type: lesson with follow-along questions
Lesson focus: What is Pascal's Triangle? What patterns that can we find in Pascal's Triangle?
Activity: create your own Pascal's Triangle, addition practice, pattern searching, and beginner number theory
Activity Materials: paper and writing utensils
Perfect Numbers
Activity Materials: paper and writing utensils
Recommended Online Resources
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