Week 3 of Activities
April 6 - April 9
Easter Week!
This week we will continue developing strategies for adding and subtracting two-digit numbers. During your child's 2 hours (or more) of work on Math this week, please have your child:
If time permits, you could have your child:
The assignments below are due by the end of this week, and the activities posted after that are possibilities for your child to engage in to develop those addition and subtraction skills. Below the posted activities, there are links to online math games in the various math units from grade two.
- Complete the two numeracy assignments for this week
- Work through the video mini lessons below
- Solve some of the word problems in the slideshow below
- Practice their basic facts using the worksheets or games in the basic facts section below
If time permits, you could have your child:
- Play the games for this week
- Read through the Mathology book for this week The Great Dogsleg Race
- Play the online math games at the bottom of this webpage
The assignments below are due by the end of this week, and the activities posted after that are possibilities for your child to engage in to develop those addition and subtraction skills. Below the posted activities, there are links to online math games in the various math units from grade two.
Numeracy Assignments for Week 3
To be submitted to Mrs. Barker by the end of the week
Assignment 1: Complete Two Worksheets
- As you are working on the worksheets at your level for this week, choose two of those completed worksheets to share with Mrs. Barker
- If you have access to a printer, you can print the worksheets off, but if you don't your child can answer the questions on their own piece of paper (it doesn't need to look fancy, this is just about the practice)
- I will also post the worksheets on Seesaw Class if your child would like to access and complete them there (it's a little tricky to type or write small enough, but the students are often quite good at that if you'd like to try)
- If you are able, please try to submit the worksheets on Seesaw Class by taking a picture or using the Activities inside Seesaw Class
Examples
Assignment 2: Bunny Measurement
- Watch the Bunny Measurement video below and complete the activity (then send Mrs. Barker a picture of your measurements)
- Materials you will need:
- Two pieces of paper
- Colouring tools
- A collection of small (1 cm-1 inch) same-sized objects
Math Worksheets
When you click on these images, you can view or download the worksheets for this week. If you have access to a printer, you can print them off, but if you don't your child can answer the questions on their own piece of paper.
All of the worksheets are also available on Seesaw Class if it's easier for your child to complete them there.
If your child is finding the worksheets much too challenging or much too easy, there are more or less challenging worksheets at the bottom of this week's activities (further down this page).
My intention is not for your child to finish all of these worksheets, but to use these to supplement the mini-lessons, word problems, and games and provide some extra practice for your child. Please don't feel pressured to have your child complete all eight!
All of the worksheets are also available on Seesaw Class if it's easier for your child to complete them there.
If your child is finding the worksheets much too challenging or much too easy, there are more or less challenging worksheets at the bottom of this week's activities (further down this page).
My intention is not for your child to finish all of these worksheets, but to use these to supplement the mini-lessons, word problems, and games and provide some extra practice for your child. Please don't feel pressured to have your child complete all eight!
Video Mini-Lessons
Word Problems
Click through the presentation below to view the question and then view the answer (the students should be familiar with this format from when we answer these problems in class).
Games
Here are some new games to play this week to practice some of the skills we've been working on. You can check out the card games from week two as well!
Race to the Moon
Click on the images below to download the directions (on the left) or the game board (on the right).
Easter Bump
Click on the images below to download the directions (on the left) or the game board (on the right).
The students are familiar with Bump as we’ve played it many times in class. Normally we play these games with dice for the tens and ones, but I’m assuming that you don’t have those dice at home, so I’ve linked a spinner that you can use with a pencil and paperclip to “roll” a two-digit number.
To play the game, the players would spin two two digit numbers (such as 10 and 4 which is 14, and then 40 and 7 which is 47). Then the player would either add or subtract the numbers (you can decide which), and if that number is available (some numbers won’t even be on the board) the player gets to place their colour counter on the Easter egg.
If a player gets a number on the board where there is already a counter, they can “bump” the other player’s counter off or “lock” their own counter with an extra counter so that it can’t be bumped. (Your child can demonstrate to make it clearer!)
The goal of the game is to cover as many Easter eggs with your counters as possible.
The students are familiar with Bump as we’ve played it many times in class. Normally we play these games with dice for the tens and ones, but I’m assuming that you don’t have those dice at home, so I’ve linked a spinner that you can use with a pencil and paperclip to “roll” a two-digit number.
To play the game, the players would spin two two digit numbers (such as 10 and 4 which is 14, and then 40 and 7 which is 47). Then the player would either add or subtract the numbers (you can decide which), and if that number is available (some numbers won’t even be on the board) the player gets to place their colour counter on the Easter egg.
If a player gets a number on the board where there is already a counter, they can “bump” the other player’s counter off or “lock” their own counter with an extra counter so that it can’t be bumped. (Your child can demonstrate to make it clearer!)
The goal of the game is to cover as many Easter eggs with your counters as possible.
Card Games
Below are some new games to play using playing cards, or substitute Uno cards or any other cards that go up to 10.
Basic Facts Practice
Below are some sheets that we've use in class to practice our fact fluency with basic addition and subtraction facts. Our goal when we work on these is to get as many does as we can, and to try to get them done a tiny bit faster each time we practice. I usually give them 10 minutes and then we stop, but because students will be doing them at home you could use a stopwatch and help your chid time how long it takes to complete all the questions.
If you do not have a printer you could write out one column of equations for your child or read the equations to them and have them tell you the answers.
Below the sheets are some links to games that would also help your child gain automaticity in calculating their basic facts if that is a way to practice that works well for your child.
If you do not have a printer you could write out one column of equations for your child or read the equations to them and have them tell you the answers.
Below the sheets are some links to games that would also help your child gain automaticity in calculating their basic facts if that is a way to practice that works well for your child.
Book and Activities (Optional)
Click on the book The Great Dogsled Race on the left, and read it with your child. (Click here to access a PDF of the book if you can't read it online.)
As you read, encourage your child to:
Choose 1-3 of the below activities to work on with your child Try the online Where Do the Numbers Go activity by clicking here Write a Number Blog Encourage your child to keep a daily blog or journal to record important numbers they encounter every day. Explain that regular updates can include important events, weather statistics, and number facts. Talk about special items they would like to include. Invite them to share their blogs with family, friends, and classmates. Race to 50 Use number cubes and counters (any small objects) to play Race to 50. Take turns rolling 2 number cubes and adding the numbers together. Record each answer using tally marks. Each player should keep track of their own score, adding to the tally marks each time they roll 2 number cubes. The first to reach 50 wins the game. Encourage your child to predict each move and to double- check their answers. Extend the game by racing to 100 or racing back from 50 to 0 by rolling number cubes and subtracting tally marks. |
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More Challenging Worksheets
All of the worksheets are also available on Seesaw Class if it's easier for your child to complete them there.
Less Challenging Worksheets
All of the worksheets are also available on Seesaw Class if it's easier for your child to complete them there.