One way to really help your child succeed next year is to practice math facts so they are automatic (known in a snap) by the end of summer. Here are some resources and a handy-dandy guide to help you do just that!
Facts Practice Guide:
Grade Level |
Recommend Practice |
Entering 1st grade |
Addition and subtraction within 10 Counting to 100 |
Entering 2nd grade |
Addition and subtraction within 20 Adding and subtracting 10 from any number mentally Skip counting by 2's, 5's, 10's |
Entering 3rd grade |
Addition and subtraction within 200 Adding and subtracting 10 from any number mentally Skip counting by 2's, 5's, 10's |
Entering 4th grade |
Addition and subtraction within 20 Multiplication through 10 x 10 |
Entering 5th grade |
Addition and subtraction within 200 Multiplication and division facts through 12 x 12 |
Math Books
Looking for some books to read at home? Check out this list of 9 books recommended to light that math spark.
Among them is Bedtime Math, which comes highly recommended by our own math community. Bedtime Math includes puzzles and riddles at different levels, designed for family fun... and to highlight real world math links.
Among them is Bedtime Math, which comes highly recommended by our own math community. Bedtime Math includes puzzles and riddles at different levels, designed for family fun... and to highlight real world math links.
Challenge Books
Looking for a challenge for your child? One book our teachers recommend is Awesome Math Problems for Creative Thinking.
Another books recommended by our very own students is Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks. We've seen the results in action, and they're super cool!
Another books recommended by our very own students is Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks. We've seen the results in action, and they're super cool!
Math Problems To Try At Home
We've also put together some (hopefully!) engaging math problems you can try out with your child at home this summer.
Grade Band K-1 Problem
Frog and Toad want to plant a garden. They have 5 tomato plants, 6 pepper plants, 7 onion plants and 6 corn plants. There is only room for 6 plants in each row. How many rows will Frog and Toad need in the garden?
Grade Band 1-2 Problem
2 foresters from the International Paper Company told our class that for every tree that was cut down, 5 seedlings are usually planted to replace it. This is one of several important jobs they have in managing forests. They also told our class that it usually takes 25 trees to build 1 house.
How many trees were cut down in the forest if the foresters planted 50 seedlings? Also, how many houses can be built when those seedlings become grown trees?
Grade Band 3-4 Problem
A group of your friends have invited you to join them on Saturday to go to a matinee movie, get some lunch and play some video games. Your parents say you can go, but only if you do all your chores first. Your chores list includes doing your homework which will take you about 45 minutes, collecting and taking out all the trash which takes about 15 minutes, 30 minutes of folding laundry, and cleaning your room which usually takes about 45 minutes.
Your friends are getting together at 11:00 a.m. and you have a lot to do before your mom and dad will let you go. What time do you need to wake up? Are there other things you need to do before you leave the house? Remember to show all your work in an organized way, using correct math language.
Grade Band 4-5 Problem
Daisy Dentifriss is very concerned about her teeth and takes very good care of them. She brushes twice a day and flosses once a day as her dentist has shown her. Now that she is on her own and must supply herself with the things she needs to keep her teeth bright, beautiful and forever in her mouth, she is wondering about the cost of her floss.
Daisy is now 20 years old, just out of college and supporting herself. She figures that she uses about 18 inches of dental floss every time she flosses her pearly whites with waxed floss, but when she used unwaxed, she uses about 22 inches. Every 6 months she visits her dentist for a check-up. She gives Daisy a free package of dental floss containing 50 yards (waxed cinnamon flavored). Her mother, who is now 45 years old, puts a container of floss of 100 yards (unwaxed) in her stocking at Christmas each year.
In the store, she finds many types from which to choose.
Unwaxed, 63 yards @ $1.19
Waxed, mint or cinnamon, 50 yards @ $1.09
Waxed, 100 yards @ $2.49
Waxed mint, 100 yards @ $.99
Unwaxed or waxed, 100 yards @ $1.39
Waxed, 200 yards @ $3.79
Natural flossing ribbon, 30 yards @ $3.59 (uses all natural ingredients including bees' wax)
How much money will Daisy Dentifriss spend on her dental floss in her lifetime?
Please record all choices you are considering along the way. How and why you made these decisions is also important for someone who is reading your paper. Remember you want to present this so it is readable, easy to understand and well documented with facts.
Grade Band K-1 Problem
Frog and Toad want to plant a garden. They have 5 tomato plants, 6 pepper plants, 7 onion plants and 6 corn plants. There is only room for 6 plants in each row. How many rows will Frog and Toad need in the garden?
Grade Band 1-2 Problem
2 foresters from the International Paper Company told our class that for every tree that was cut down, 5 seedlings are usually planted to replace it. This is one of several important jobs they have in managing forests. They also told our class that it usually takes 25 trees to build 1 house.
How many trees were cut down in the forest if the foresters planted 50 seedlings? Also, how many houses can be built when those seedlings become grown trees?
Grade Band 3-4 Problem
A group of your friends have invited you to join them on Saturday to go to a matinee movie, get some lunch and play some video games. Your parents say you can go, but only if you do all your chores first. Your chores list includes doing your homework which will take you about 45 minutes, collecting and taking out all the trash which takes about 15 minutes, 30 minutes of folding laundry, and cleaning your room which usually takes about 45 minutes.
Your friends are getting together at 11:00 a.m. and you have a lot to do before your mom and dad will let you go. What time do you need to wake up? Are there other things you need to do before you leave the house? Remember to show all your work in an organized way, using correct math language.
Grade Band 4-5 Problem
Daisy Dentifriss is very concerned about her teeth and takes very good care of them. She brushes twice a day and flosses once a day as her dentist has shown her. Now that she is on her own and must supply herself with the things she needs to keep her teeth bright, beautiful and forever in her mouth, she is wondering about the cost of her floss.
Daisy is now 20 years old, just out of college and supporting herself. She figures that she uses about 18 inches of dental floss every time she flosses her pearly whites with waxed floss, but when she used unwaxed, she uses about 22 inches. Every 6 months she visits her dentist for a check-up. She gives Daisy a free package of dental floss containing 50 yards (waxed cinnamon flavored). Her mother, who is now 45 years old, puts a container of floss of 100 yards (unwaxed) in her stocking at Christmas each year.
In the store, she finds many types from which to choose.
Unwaxed, 63 yards @ $1.19
Waxed, mint or cinnamon, 50 yards @ $1.09
Waxed, 100 yards @ $2.49
Waxed mint, 100 yards @ $.99
Unwaxed or waxed, 100 yards @ $1.39
Waxed, 200 yards @ $3.79
Natural flossing ribbon, 30 yards @ $3.59 (uses all natural ingredients including bees' wax)
How much money will Daisy Dentifriss spend on her dental floss in her lifetime?
Please record all choices you are considering along the way. How and why you made these decisions is also important for someone who is reading your paper. Remember you want to present this so it is readable, easy to understand and well documented with facts.
PS321Math.com
And one more great resource: this website! There are a ton of downloadable math games to play at home. Our games library is searchable by grade level and math concept/skill. And they come high recommended by our community. Our website also has you covered with the latest in engaging and challenging math apps and math websites, which should help you find the perfect fit to keep your budding mathematician engaged at home.
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