Summer Math Review
Summer math can be fun and you can avoid “brain-drain” to keep your math skills sharp!
To access the curriculum to see what was covered in 2nd grade math, go to:
http://www.ww-p.org/departments/Curriculum/curriculum_documents/mathematics/
Keep it fun and keep it connected to the real world!
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Talk about fractions, measurement and temperature when baking/cooking with your
child. Use these moments to have fun together and practice learning!
Let students estimate how much the fruit will weigh and the grocery store and then let
him/her help weigh it. Talk about ounces and pounds. Was it less than a pound? More
than a pound?
Estimate how much money you will spend at the grocery store. Use your grocery bill to
discuss money, prices. Ask questions like “How much did I pay for the apples and the
bread today?” etc.
Estimate the temperature outside and then notice and read the thermometer to check
the actual temperature when planning to go to the beach or the park for the day.
Talk about what time you are leaving and how long it might take to get someplace or
record the time you left and returned to figure out how long you were gone.
Check the movie theater schedule together and determine how long a movie is or what
time you might go there.
Go on a “Shape Hunt” and find real objects that resemble 2D or 3D shapes. Ex: “I
noticed that this tissue box is a rectangular prism. Are there any other objects like this
in our house?”
Be a “Shape Detective”. Allow your child to take digital photos of objects that represent
shapes. Ask him/her to describe the shape (number of sides on a 2D shape, number of
edges, vertices or faces of a 3D shape). Keep it fun!
Play a game with your child to find objects around the house that are smaller than 1
foot or longer than 1 foot. Estimate about how long the object is. Then challenge
him/her to use a ruler or measuring tape to find the actual measurement in inches
and/or centimeters. See whose estimate was the closest!
Practice single-digit math facts to increase speed by using a deck of cards. Flip 2 cards
and state the sum. Practice subtraction facts by stating the difference between 2 cards.
You can also use dice to practice facts!
Use a variety of objects to create patterns (cheerios, raisins, grapes, carrots, etc. or
paper clips, pencils, buttons, etc.)
Talk about fractions of a whole when eating a pizza “What fraction did we eat? What
fraction is left over?” or fractions of a set when drinking water bottles from a case. “I
drank 2 bottles out of 24. That is 2/24 (two twenty fourths).”
Use your imagination! You can show your child how important math is to the world!
Summer Math Review
Free Math Websites
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/
A+ Math
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/FactFamily1.html
Fact Family practice
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_185_g_1_t_1.html
Number Pattern practice
http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm
Math Games
http://www.playkidsgames.com/mathGames.htm
Math Fact practice
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/
Really Great games
http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html
Math Baseball
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/ch1.shtml
Little Animals Activity
http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/pinball/addition/addpinball1.htm
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html
http://www.abcya.com/addition.htm
ABCya Addition
http://www.abcya.com
Lots of math games
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Powerlines/powerlines.html
*Challenge*