Tips
Mathematics
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Build a tree or bird house. Skills: taking accurate measurements, angles, adding and
subtracting fractions and decimals.Science bonus: JuniorAudubon member!
At the commissary, have your kids collect and weigh the produce, select the “best deal”,
estimate total cost, calculate savings with coupons and figure percentage discounts.
( Maybe spend the savings on an ice cream cone?)
Make your child the navigator during a road trip. ( Hide your Navigator!) Have them
calculate distance on a map, estimate time needed to travel based upon speed.
Have children follow a recipe. Lots of math in measuring ingredients and fractions especially
if you reduce the number of servings you are making. Bonus: Reading for information!
Use the hot weather to practice learning liquid measurements. How many cups make a
gallon? Do the same with metric measurements. Compare liters and gallons. Be sure to
“spill” some of that nice cold water to make it fun
Teach your kids to sew. ( Or learn with them!) It’s a great way to
learn measurements and have fun!
License plate game for road trips; Add all the digits on a license
plate; highest # wins!
Have fun learning liquid measurements in the back yard… spills are OK and fun!
Board game night! Counting out money is an important life skill. Make your child the banker!
Shoot some pool. Learn about geometric angles. Bonus: measuring & categorizing angles
Lemonade stands are classic opportunities for learning business, understanding overhead
and profits, and just counting change. With COVID19 restrictions, you will need to be sure
you aren’t in violation of any local or command requirements.
Math APPs:
Pizza Fractions -iOS
Cool Math Games - iOS & Android
Middle School Math Planet –iOS
Todo Math – iOS & Android
Scratch Jr. (coding) –iOS & Android
Thinking Blocks Multiplication –iOS
Endless Numbers –iOS & Android
Pet Bingo – iOS & Android
Todo Math –iOS & Android
Math LINKS:
Math Moves You
Math Counts
Math Playground
Math.com