Week 4 of Activities
April 14 - April 17
Butterfly Week!
This week we will work on some 2D shape geometry and 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 (or previous weeks)
- Read through the Mathology book for this week Marbles, Alleys, Miss, and Guli
- Play the online math games on the Math Links Page
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 4
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
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!
Butterfly 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. This version of game will require a 6-sided die at home, but if you don't have any dice, I’ve linked a spinner that you can use with a pencil and paperclip to “roll” a number.
To play the game, the player would roll or spin four numbers. and add them all up. That player could then put a counter on top of the sum that they calculated.
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 butterflies with your counters as possible.
The students are familiar with Bump as we’ve played it many times in class. This version of game will require a 6-sided die at home, but if you don't have any dice, I’ve linked a spinner that you can use with a pencil and paperclip to “roll” a number.
To play the game, the player would roll or spin four numbers. and add them all up. That player could then put a counter on top of the sum that they calculated.
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 butterflies with your counters as possible.
Games for Two
Click on the game to see a larger version
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 Marbles, Alleys, Miss, and Guli 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 Make Equal Groups activity by clicking here Shake, Drop, Add Play a variation of the game we played in class. You need 5 (or more) coins each. Hold all coins in a closed fist. Together, shake your hands and count to 3. On 3, drop your coins in front of you. For each coin that lands heads up, you score 5 points. For each coin that lands tails up, you score 2 points. Total your points to see who has the greater score and play again. After a few rounds, you might change the number of coins you play with and/or the number of points scored for heads and tails. |
Make the Target Number
Together, choose a number from 25 to 50. Spend a few minutes independently creating expressions that result in that target number. You can use addition and/or subtraction. For example, if the target number is 25, all of these expressions work: 20 + 5; 26 – 1; 10 + 10 + 5; 20 + 10 – 5. Share what you have created and then work together to make even more expressions. |
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.