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| | Activities and Games
Grades 3–5
Below are activity ideas that you and your child can do together.
The activities cover different math ideas, and they vary by difficulty
level. There are also entertaining and challenging math games from
FAMILY MATH for two or more players.
As you read through an activity or game, you may not know how it
will end or what all the answers are. That's okay! You will learn
the answers along with your child. Enjoy the journey!
Activities
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| Making Number Portraits |
| In this activity, your child gains a better understanding
of numbers by comparing the shapes that different quantities make.
This activity builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and
Number Relationships; Geometry; Algebra and Functions; and Concepts of Calculus.
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| Estimating Large Numbers |
| In this activity, your child gains a deeper sense
of numbers by estimating and counting large numbers. This activity
builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships and Measurement and Estimation.
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| Numbers Down the Street |
| In this activity, your child investigates many ways
that numbers are used in the world. This activity builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships; Computation and
Estimation; and Algebra and Functions.
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| How Much Does it Hold? |
| In this activity, your child explores measurement
and volume at the pool, beach, or playground. This activity builds
skills in Measurement and Estimation, Algebra and Functions, and Geometry.
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| Finding Fractions |
| In this activity, your child finds and compares
fractions of different shapes. This activity builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships; Measurement and
Estimation; and Geometry.
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| Be a Food Critic! |
| In this activity, your child holds a taste test
to determine everyone’s favorite food. This activity builds
skills in Statistics and Data Analysis.
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| Complex Counting |
| In this activity, your child explores counting in
new and exciting ways. This activity builds skills in Probability
and Predictions.
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| Making up Problems |
| In this activity, your child creates and solves
math problems. This activity builds skills in all areas of mathematics.
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FAMILY MATH Games
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| Dollar Digit
(PDF)
Win money to get close to $1.00. © Copyright
1986 by the Regents of the University of California Lawrence Hall
of Science, Berkeley; California. Used with permission. All Rights
Reserved.
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| Odd and Even Ended Nim
(PDF)
Pick up toothpicks to make an odd number. ©
Copyright 2003 by the Regents of the University of California Lawrence
Hall of Science, Berkeley; California. Used with permission. All Rights
Reserved.
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| Animal Crossing I & II
(PDF)
Avoid barriers on a grid to get your animal to the
other side. © Copyright 1986 by the Regents of the University
of California Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley; California. Used
with permission. All Rights Reserved.
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| Circular Nim
(PDF)
Pick up markers in a circle and get the last one.
© Copyright 2003 by the Regents of the University of California
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley; California. Used with permission.
All Rights Reserved.
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These games are used by permission from The University of California
at Berkeley. Please visit the EQUALS web site for
more information.
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