Wherever you can, bring math into daily life: Links to Government of NB Math Parent Brochures, which contain book titles and links What is summer slide? Cook with your child – to internet resources: Over the summer, children get out of regular it involves weighing, math practice, and tend to lose some of their measuring, ordering, Grade 5: ability and skill. estimating, adding, multiplying…. Grade 4: Math is everywhere: Discuss summer activities using the calendar Grade 3: (days, dates) and time. “We are doubling this recipe. How much more of these ingredients will we need?” Home projects – estimate, measure, multiply. Brochure activity ideas from: “Do we have enough plates and utensils for all the guests coming?” Road trips “We are fertilizing the lawn. This bag covers 3 Talk about distance, speed, estimate length square meters. How many bags will we need?” of the trip, gas usage, budgeting, evaluating Links to other ideas for kids and teens: various routes, license plate games “This store is selling the game you want for 20% (add/multiply numbers on the plates), etc. off of $27.00. That store has it for $19.99. Where should we shop?” Restaurants and shopping involves money, number identification, estimating, adding, Number Strand Activities subtracting, division…. - Guess my number – 20 questions (Is it odd? From your ASDW Numeracy Team Even? A whole number? A decimal? Divisible by 3? One digit?) June 2017 BBQs or gatherings – Math at Home estimate ratios of food/plate to people, - Use skip counting to count objects or money. needs, area of tables, Count them by 2s, 5s, 10s or 25s. Tips for Parents cost of supplies, etc. to encourage summer - Do we have enough pillows/chairs/etc. for our retention of math house guests? Go count them. concepts Gardening – involves measuring, - Card games – Play cribbage (counts to make counting, watering, area, division…. 15); Number Shuffle Adding (each player draws This brochure contains some tips to help your two cards and adds them together, player with child retain their math ability over the summer.
Wherever you can, bring math into daily life: Cook with your child – it involves weighing, measuring, ordering, estimating, adding, multiplying…. Discuss summer activities using the calendar (days, dates) and time. Home projects – estimate, measure, multiply. Road trips Talk about distance, speed, estimate length of the trip, gas usage, budgeting, evaluating various routes, license plate games (add/multiply numbers on the plates), etc. Restaurants and shopping involves money, number identification, estimating, adding, subtracting, division…. BBQs or gatherings – estimate ratios of food/plate to people, needs, area of tables, cost of supplies, etc. Gardening – involves measuring, counting, watering, area, division…. Links to Government of NB Math Parent Brochures, which contain book titles and links to internet resources: Grade 5: Grade 4: Grade 3: Brochure activity ideas from: Links to other ideas for kids and teens: From your ASDW Numeracy Team June 2017 Math at Home Tips for Parents to encourage summer retention of math concepts This brochure contains some tips to help your child retain their math ability over the summer. What is summer slide? Over the summer, children get out of regular math practice, and tend to lose some of their ability and skill. Math is everywhere: “We are doubling this recipe. How much more of these ingredients will we need?” “Do we have enough plates and utensils for all the guests coming?” “We are fertilizing the lawn. This bag covers 3 square meters. How many bags will we need?” “This store is selling the game you want for 20% off of $27.00. That store has it for $19.99. Where should we shop?” Number Strand Activities - Guess my number – 20 questions (Is it odd? Even? A whole number? A decimal? Divisible by 3? One digit?) - Use skip counting to count objects or money. Count them by 2s, 5s, 10s or 25s. - Do we have enough pillows/chairs/etc. for our house guests? Go count them. - Card games – Play cribbage (counts to make 15); Number Shuffle Adding (each player draws two cards and adds them together, player with
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