The Ocean City sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of the week, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go. Swimming and subtraction are all part of the fun. Included in the book are several activities to sharpen subtraction skills. MathStart book...
Mrs. Comfort has planned a banquet for her relatives and friends. Everything goes smoothly until the day of the event. People begin arriving and that's when problems arise. A delightful mathematical story that introduces children to geometry. Extension activities for...
This is a fun math activity to do with all the candy after trick-or-treating. All you need is the graphing sheet and candy. Directions: Print bar graph sheet. Sort and classify the candy (ex: suckers, gum, bars, etc.).Label the X axis (across the bottom) of the sheet...
This book is a mathematical folktale of a raja in India and Rani, a clever young girl. There is a famine in the land but she has a plan to get rice for her family. She makes a bargain with the raja and he soon finds out how quickly one grain of rice doubles into so...
Step right up for some lip-smacking lemonade and fun with bar graphs! Follow along as some kids and their parrot run a crazy lemonade stand and keep track of their sales. Extension activities for adults and kids included. Math Start Book for ages 7 & up
This is a great activity for kids 3-12. Sorting get kids thinking about data, attributes and patterns and how things can be organized in different ways. These are skills they need for math. 1. Collect many different kinds of things to sort (buttons, rocks, shells...
This is a fun way for kids to practice math facts. You'll Need: paper & pattern scissors & brads crayons, or markers Directions: Print out copies of the lady bugs for each math problem you want to create Cut out the main body and the wings and attach with a...
If you enjoy gardening, invite your grandchildren to help plant your garden. This can be a great time to talk and you can use the ideas below to make it a fun learning time for math, reading and writing. Gardening Learning ActivitiesMeasure how far apart to plant the...
This is a fun way to learn and reinforce addition, subtraction, multiplication and odd/even math skills. You will need: activity pagesscissors & gluecrayons or markers Directions: Print activity pages.Color the nests.Cut out the eggs.Solve the problems and place...
You will need: Game board Pencil Paperclip Marker piece for each person (pennies, beans, etc.) Directions: Put the marker pieces on start and decide who will go first.Place the paperclip on the heart spinner, hold in place with the tip of a pencil and spin.Move the...