Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Make a pattern.
Have someone take
out one item without
you seeing. Can you
guess what is
missing?
2
Write the names of
everyone in your
family on a strip of
paper. Arrange
them from the
longest to the
shortest name.
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9
Read a book of your
choice. What math
ideas did you find in
that book?
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4
5
6
7
8
Have someone
time you. How
many times can
you jump in one
minute?
Swing on a
swing. Count
how many times
you swing before
you stop.
Cut 4 numbers
from a newspaper
or magazine. List
them from least to
greatest.
Sit outside with an
adult for 15
minutes. Count the
number of cars that
go by.
Toss a coin 10
times. How
many times did it
land on heads?
Tails? Do this
again. Did you
get the same
results? Talk
about the results.
Choose a book.
Without opening it,
estimate the number
of pages. Open the
book to check your
estimate.
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11
12
13
14
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Practice counting
on from numbers
other than 1.
Ex: Start at 4…
Start at 17…
Guess how long
it will take you
to put your shoes
on. Now have
someone time
you. How close
were you?
Help set the table
for a meal. How
many people are
there? How many
forks, spoons, and
knives do you
need?
Look for a street
sign. Read the
sign. Count how
many sides the sign
has. Can you name
the shape?
Use tally marks
to count the
number of
commercials in
one TV program
you watch.
Walk from your
bedroom to your
front door. How
many steps did you
take? Try it again.
Did you take more or
less steps?
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20
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22
Use sidewalk
chalk or a rock to
make a square on
the pavement.
Tell someone
about our shape.
Sort your toys
into 2 groups.
Tell someone
your rule for
sorting.
Count to 100.
Count to 20 by 2s
Count backward
starting at 20.
Collect 3
containers. Put
them in order by
the amount of
liquid you think
they can hold. Test
your prediction.
Make a picture
using 3 triangles,
2 circles, and
some rectangles.
Explain it to a
friend or family
member.
Help sort the laundry
(by color, size, item
type, or owner).
Who in the family
has the most socks in
this load?
23
How many times
can you bounce a
ball in one minute?
Have someone time
you. Try it again to
see if you do more
or less the second
time.
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26
Find 5 things
today that are in
the shape of a
triangle.
Tell a friend or
family member a
story problem to
go with 3+2.
Then try a story
to go with 5-2
Start a collection
of something you
like. Estimate
how many of that
object can fit in
your hand. Count
to see if you are
close. Put them in
order from
smallest to
biggest.
27
Make up your
own picture
problem. Then
write an
equation to
match it (such
as 4+3=7)
28
Make a list of
all the shapes
you can think
of. Go on a
scavenger
hunt to find
them.
29
As you walk or
are in a car, try to
find numbers in
order. How high
did you get?
30
Find a container and
a spoon or shovel.
Guess how many
spoonfuls of sand
will fill the
container. Check
your guess.
31
Unscramble these
math words:
Neo, nte, xsi
16
Take a walk outside
with an adult.
Record on paper
how many birds,
insects, and
mammals that you
see.
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1
Record and create
a bar graph of
how long you
spend watching
TV Monday,
Tuesday, and
Wednesday.
2
Record TV
watching and
graph it.
3
Record TV watching
and graph it.
4
Count to 100 to
3 people today.
5
Find two flowers.
Tell how they are
alike and how they
are different. Can
you think of
something math
related to compare?
6
Find 12 stones or any
other item. Put them
into equal groups.
How many groups
can you make? Are
there different ways
to do it?
7
Look at a
calendar. How
many days before
school? How
many full weeks?
8
Find an envelope
and a paperclip.
Estimate how
many paperclips
it will take to go
around the
envelope. Check
your estimate.
9
What day of the
week is today?
Tell someone what
day it was
yesterday and what
day it will be
tomorrow.
10
Time how long it
takes you to get
dressed today.
Record your time.
11
Try to get
dressed at least
one minute
faster than
yesterday.
Record your
time. Did you
make it?
12
Make it a half and
half day! See how
many things you
can divide into 2
equal parts.
13
Hop on one foot.
Count how many
times you hopped
without putting the
other foot down.
Challenge a friend or
family member to do
it with you.
14
Guess how many
slices of bread are
in a loaf.
15
Keep track of the
weather this
week. How many
sunny days?
Rainy days?
Cloudy days?
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Record the
weather.
17
Record the weather.
18
Record the
weather.
19
Record the weather.
20
Record the weather.
Draw a picture that
shows a subtraction
problem.
Make a list of all the
fruit you like to eat.
Sort them by color.
Then, sort them by
size.
22
Take a walk with
an adult. Look at
the numbers on
the houses. What
do you notice?
Talk about your
observations.
23
Have someone
help you write a
story about an
animal that has at
least 5 numbers in
it.
26
Look at a cereal
box. Read the
name. How many
letters are in the
name? Are there
more consonants
than vowels?
27
Tell someone
everything you know
about the number 54.
How many tens?
How many ones?
What is bigger than
54? What is smaller
than 54? What
Check your guess
21
Look at all your
weather
recording. How
many more sunny
days than rainy or
vise versa if that
was the case.
Which weather
Show someone
how you can count
by 5s
Group all the pencils
and pens in your
house. Which group
has more? How
many more?
24
Practice your +2
facts:
4+2 =
8+2 =
1+2 =
Tell someone
all the ways
you know to
get to 10.
Ex: 7 + 3
25
Find a fork and
a spoon. How
are they alike?
How are they
different?
showed up the
least?
28
How many days
before you meet
your teacher?
comes right before
and after 54?
29
Tell someone 3 or
more reasons you
are excited to
start school this
year.
30
Get ready for your
first day. How
many things did
you have to get
ready? Clothes,
shoes, backpacks,
etc.
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Back to school! I
hope you have had a
wonderful summer
and are ready for a
fantastic school year!
We are so happy to
have you joining us!