The National Summer Learning Association says that students can lose up to three months of growth if they’re not engaged in learning during the summer! How will you keep your child learning?
Earn 20+ points (see reverse side) and return your chart by September 11. You’ll earn a Captain Dusty’s gift certificate! Win a Prize!
1. Play a math game. Here’s a list of games you might already have at home.
2. Try some Creative Math play with these ideas.
3. Read a mathy Picture Book. Here’s a list to get you started.
4. Bedtime Math – You read with your kids. Now you can math with them, too! Short real-world stories with accompanying questions for kids of all ages. Try out the questions for Wee Ones or Little Ones.
5. Math at Home – FREE Resources PK-5 from the Math Learning Center. Discussion prompts, printable pages, in-person and online games.
Got Questions? Email Amy Walker, Math Specialist awalker@brookwood.edu
Earn 1 point for each activity you complete. Initial each activity your child completes. Complete as many times as you like!
Exploring Size What can you find outside that is very big or very small? Make it a game!
Play a math game. What math thinking did you need?
Roll and Write – Roll and write numbers. Which Number will win? What if you try two dice?
Today’s Number: How many ways can you make 5 (or 8 or 10…)?
Read Seeing Symmetry by Loreen Leedy. Create examples of symmetry with paint, legos, or anything else!
Try out Bedtime Math. What did you read about?
Bounce a balloon or a ball. How high can you count?
Write numbers in a sandbox or at the beach. Make groups of sticks, pebbles, or shells to match your numbers
Read a mathy story
Build a City. Count the blocks.
Make a pattern with blocks, flowers, tub toys. How do you know what comes next?
Go on a shape hunt. What shapes did you find? How many of each?
