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...
You don’t have to be famous to be celebrated during Women’s History Month or any other time. My Grandma, Pearl Schiffman was an amazing cook. The cinnamon sweet rolls she made were one of my favorite things. I wanted to share this memory with my grandchildren. We...
This is a fun and easy activity to support math skills. You will need: Two sets of cards for each player and scissors. Print and cut out the cards. Each player places one set of cards face down in a circle like the numbers on a clock. The 12 needs to be in the...
This is great for all ages. You just need a deck of card with numbers. If you’re using playing card remove the aces and face cards. You can use UNO or Racko cards. Put the cards face down in a pile. Take turns drawing 2 cards from the pile. Determine ahead of time if...