Math Ideas
Here are some suggestions to help with math instruction while your child is home.
Week of July 25-August 30
- Counting orally 1-30
- Writing numbers 1-10
- Recognizing numbers 1-12
- Counting groups of objects
Addition/Subtraction
- Dice: your child can make addition/subtraction sentences using the dots on the dice.
- Create number stories for your child to solve.
- examples: Sarah saw 5 birds in his/her yard. 3 flew away. How many are left?
Jeremy ate 5 blueberries and 1 strawberry. How many fruit did he eat in all?
Measurement:
- Bake cookies and discuss how important it is to follow the recipe and use the correct measuring cups/spoons.
- Have your child use his/her shoe to measure the length of his/her bed. Have your child use your shoe. Discuss why the total was different.
- Practice telling time to the hour
Number Sense:
- Practice counting to 100 by ones, fives, and tens.
- Have your child determine how many plates are needed to set the table for dinner.
- Use index cards to create flash cards for games:
- memory (numbers to number words or number to quantity)
- Gold fish
Practicing writing/making numbers (0-20) in different ways (markers, crayons, play-doh)