Make My Day: Addition Style
Addition with 3-digit numbers has never been so fun! This activity uses a deck of cards to create addition problems and figure out sums. Start out playing with your child, and gradually allow him to solve problems more independently.
Pile It On: A Multiplication Game
Introduce multiplication to your child using a deck of playing cards and a die. This game provides an excellent demonstration of how multiplication works. First, players roll the die twice to find numbers for their multiplication fact. Then...
Practice Addition by Declaring a "Pocket Day" In Your House!
Second graders love counting just about everything, so why not put that skill to good use in by declaring a "Pocket Day" in your house. Help your child practice his addition skills and get the whole family involved!
Pitch and Hit Data
Okay, engaging in a graphing activity may sound ho-hum, but if you use fun data, it changes the picture entirely. Combining an analytical activity, like graphing, with real world experiences shows your child that math is all around him.
Math Race
In today's world, we often rely on computers to spell check our writing or calculators to do our adding. This activity allows your child to practice the "old fashioned" paper and pencil method, building up his key math skills of addition and subtraction. Challenge him to try to beat the calculator! ...
Make a Yarmulke for Your Teddy Bear
Celebrate the holidays by making your teddy his very own yarmulke on the first night of Hanukkah!
Pizza Fractions
Fractions have never been more enticing! Roll the dice and create a simple fraction with the numbers you find. Color in pizza slices to represent that fraction. Try to "eat" the most pizzas to win this game!
Peanut Butter & Banana Oatmeal Bites
This recipe's a snap! It's so easy in fact your child can do all the prep work himself, with very little mess and having lots of fun. He'll make delicious oatmeal cookies that just happen to be vegan too.
Time Management for Kids
In this activity, your child will get some planning practice by creating a special day and charting each activity in a detailed schedule.
Make a Menorah Light Chart
Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.
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