Summer Math Fun: Going into Grade 1

Dear Student and Family,

You have learned so much in math this year! It is important to keep practicing your mathematical knowledge during the summer to be ready to enter your next grade. In this packet you will find short and fun math activities that will help you review and maintain math skills learned throughout this past year.

Some summer math activities have been made as a calendar for the months of July and August. All you have to do is follow the daily calendar and complete the activities. Do your best to complete as many of the activities as you can and have your family help you too! Hand your work into your teacher during the first week of school to receive a small prize!

The list of websites below are places you can go to practice your math skills.

·  http://pbskids.org

Choose games, then math for excellent and engaging math games based on PBS characters and shows. Practice math skills such as counting, addition, estimation, and measurement.

·  http://bedtimemath.org

Solve a new math problem every night on this great website that hopes, “To make the nightly math problem as common as the bedtime story”.

·  http://www.ixl.com

Solve math questions related to grade level standards to earn points. You can answer some questions daily without paying for a membership.

·  http://coolmath4kids.com

This site is like an amusement park for math. There are lots of things for children to explore and problems to solve.

·  http://jmathpage.com

Johnnie’s math page has lots of games and activities for elementary children of all ages. Explore interactive games and activities that are designed to provide fun practice to build your child’s mathematical knowledge.

·  http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/math/index.html

This site has a booklet of fun math activities to do at home. You can download a copy of the booklet and enjoy completing the activities as a family.

Enjoy your summer and keep your skills sharp!

July 2016

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
1
Show all of the ways you can to make the number 8.
4
Count the number of red stripes you see on the American Flag. / 5
Show all the ways you can to make the number 5. / 6
Count all the things that are square in your room. / 7
Use cereal to make sets of 5, 10 and 15. / 8
Count by 10’s to 100.
11
Write the numbers from 1 to 20. / 12
Choose 2 objects to compare. Which one is longer? How did you decide? / 13
Pick 5 of your toys. Put them in order from smallest to largest. / 14
Draw a picture of 10 objects. Add 2 more objects to the picture. Count the objects. / 15
Show all the ways you can to make the number 7.
18
Count the number of forks in your silverware drawer. / 19
Draw a picture of your family. Count how many people. Count how many hands? / 20
There are 5 fish in a group. 2 fish swim away. How many fish are left? / 21
Count to 100. Tell someone your favorite number as you are counting. / 22
Find a counting book or numbers book at the library. Read it with a friend or family member
25
How many hands long is your kitchen counter? / 26
Draw a picture of 5 dogs. Count the legs. / 27
How many doorknobs are in your house?
Count them. / 28
Find five objects that look like circles inside your house or outside. / 29
Count the number of books on your bookshelf.

August 2016

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
1
Go on a scavenger hunt. Find some things that are square, round, blue or orange. How many did you find? / 2
Write the names of the people who live in your house. Circle the name with the most letters.
Put the names in order from shortest to longest. / 3
How many fingers are on your hands? How many fingers are in your house? / 4
Trace your shoe. Find something that is shorter, longer, and the same length. / 5
Show all of the ways that you can make the number 6.
8
There are 8 animals in the barn. Some are pigs and some are cows. How many of each animal could there be? / 9
Count the steps and windows in your house. Do you have more steps or windows? / 10
There are 6 dogs in the park. Some more come. Now there are 10. How many dogs came? / 11
Sort cans of food. Have someone guess your sorting rule. / 12
Joe found 4 shells at the beach. Katie found 6. How many shells do they have in all?
15
Show all of the ways that you can make the number 9. / 16
Draw a picture of 10 birds. Then show 2 flying away. How many are left. / 17
Count the number of round objects in a room. / 18
How many ways can you sort the shoes in your closet? / 19
Make a picture that has 2 squares and 1 triangle in it. Have a friend or relative find the squares and triangle in your picture.
22
Go on a number hunt. Find numbers in your house, at a store, or in your neighborhood. Make a list of the numbers that you see. / 23
Make a number poster. Find the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 in junk mail, newspapers, or magazines. Glue them on a paper in the correct order. / 24
Which is shorter, your pencil box or your lunch box? / 25
How many math calendar activities have you done this summer? Count them. Then try your favorite activity again or pick a new one you didn’t get to do. / 26
Show all of the ways that you can make the number 10.