1i) How many squares are in the picture? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 6 b. 8 c. 5 d. 4
1g) Work with a friend. Draw a design made up of circles and squares. Have your friend do the same. Exchange designs. Color the circles green. Color the squares purple.
1f) Ask your child to draw a circle and a square and to tell you about each shape. Then help your child go on a "treasure hunt" in your home to find objects in the shape of circles and squares. Ask your child to tell you the names of these objects.
2i) Which is the least number: 7, 8, 3, or 4? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 7 b. 8 c. 3 d. 4
2g) Work with a friend. Write the numbers from 0 to 9 on separate index cards. Mix up the cards and place them facedown in a pile. Then roll a 1–6 number cube. The number you roll is your target number. Take turns picking a number from the pile and telling whether the number you picked is less than or greater than the target number.
2f) After you shop for groceries, ask your child to help you put them away. As your child is helping, ask "more" questions and "fewer" questions about the groceries, for example, "Did I buy more cans of juice or more cans of vegetables?" and "How many apples did I buy? Is this more or less than the number of pears?"
3i) Eli bought 4 bananas. He gave 2 of them to his sister. Check the box next to the picture that matches this story.
a. b. c. d.
a. b.
c. d.
3g) Tell a "some, some went away" story about pennies to a friend. Have your friend use some pennies to act out the story. Then have your friend tell you a "some, some went away" story. Use the pennies to act out the story.
3f) Place a handful of pennies in a pile on a table. Ask your child to guess how many pennies are in the pile. Then ask your child to count the pennies to see whether his or her guess was accurate. When the pennies have been counted, ask your child to demonstrate what would happen if two pennies were lost and how he or she would find how many pennies were left.
4i) Check the box next to the correct answer.
4 + 4 = _________ a. 2b. 8c. 4d. 6
a. 2b. 8c. 4d. 6
4g) Take five paper clips and give a friend five paper clips. Put down some of your paper clips, and have your friend put down the same number of paper clips. Together, write an addition number sentence for the paper clips you both put down.
4f) Say a number from 0 to 5. Ask your child to double the number. If your child has difficulty, encourage him or her to use small objects such as pennies to act out the problem.
5i) Which shape comes next in this pattern?
Check the box next to the correct answer.
5g) Trace around objects with different shapes to make a pattern. Have a friend do the same. Exchange papers. Draw the shape that comes next in each other’s pattern.
5f) Use knives, forks, and spoons to make a simple pattern, such as this one.
Be sure to repeat each part often enough that the pattern is easily detected. Ask your child to describe the pattern. Have him or her show what comes next. After doing this several times, try the activity using more complicated patterns, such as this one.
6i) Look at the graph.
How many goldfish are in the row with the most? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 8b. 4c. 6d. 18
6g) Work with a friend. Take twenty cards from a deck of cards. The pictures in the corners are either hearts, spades, diamonds, or clubs. Sort the cards into rows by the corner pictures. You have made a graph. Take turns asking each other questions about the graph.
6f) Help your child make a measurement graph. Ask him or her to use paper clip chains to measure the length or height of four or five household objects. Help your child write the names of the objects on a large sheet of paper. Tape the corresponding paper clip chain next to each name. Ask your child questions about the graph, such as "Which object is longest? shortest?"
7i) A top costs 60˘. How many dimes will Jill need to buy the top? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 3 dimes b. 4 dimesc. 5 dimes d. 6 dimes
7g) Work with a friend. You will need eighty pennies and eight dimes. Make some stacks of ten pennies each. You don’t have to use all the pennies. Have your friend use dimes to show the same amount. Then have your friend make some stacks of ten pennies. Use dimes to show the same amount.
7f) Ask your child to save pennies and dimes. After a few days, when your child has saved up to nine dimes, ask him or her to tell you how much the dimes are worth. Ask your child how many dimes his or her pennies are worth.
8i) Which number is an even number? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 15b. 9c. 17d. 12
8g) Work with a friend. Count to 20 by 2's, starting with 2. Take turns saying the numbers. When one of you gets to 20, count backward the same way.
8f) Ask your child to explain what even numbers are. Then ask your child to place a checkmark by all the even numbers on a calendar page. Ask your child to determine the even numbers greater than 20 by applying the same rules he or she used to find the even numbers less than 20. Talk about the patterns made by the checked numbers.
9i) Check the box below the clock that shows 1:00.
9g) Work with a friend. Trace around a can or a cup to make four circles. Have your friend do the same. The circles are clockfaces. Write the hour numbers on your clockfaces, and have your friend do the same. Say a time to the hour, and have your friend draw that time on a clockface. Take turns saying and drawing times.
9f) Ask your child to guess what time it is when the hour and minute hands divide the clock face vertically in half. Write down your child's guess. Have your child check his or her guess by looking at the clock at that time.
10i) Anetta’s mother bought her 4 pairs of mittens. How many mittens did she buy? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 4 mittens b. 8 mittensc. 0 mittens d. 2 mittens
10g) Work with a friend. Fill a cup with pennies. Then take the pennies out in pairs. How many pairs of pennies are there? Count by 2's to find how much money there is.
10f) When you are folding the laundry, ask your child to fold or roll the socks into matching pairs. Ask your child how he or she knows that the socks in each pair match. Then ask how many socks there are altogether.
Activity Involves Skills Covered in Lessons 66–71
11i) How many dimes and pennies will you need to buy the pencil below? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 5 dimes 3 pennies b. 50 dimes 3 penniesc. 3 dimes 5 pennies d. 53 dimes 0 pennies
11g) Work with a friend. Write an amount from 11˘ to 60˘. Have your friend use dimes and pennies to show the amount. Then have your friend write an amount from 11˘ to 60˘. Show that amount using dimes and pennies.
11f) Allow your child to use dimes and pennies to make a small purchase. Ask him or her to count out the dimes and pennies to pay the clerk.
12i) Which shows a "doubles plus 1" fact? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 3 + 3 = 6 b. 2 + 6 = 8 c. 5 + 5= 10 d. 6 + 7 = 13
12g) Work with a friend. Write a "doubles" fact and the sum. Have your friend use your doubles to write a "doubles plus 1" fact and the sum. Then have your friend write a "doubles" fact and the sum. Use your friend's doubles to write a "doubles plus 1" fact and the sum.
12f) Play a doubles game with your child. Get ten pennies for yourself and give ten pennies to your child. Say a number from 1 to 9, and ask your child to double the number. If the answer is correct, give your child another penny. If the answer is incorrect, ask your child to give you a penny. You might vary the game by asking your child to find the sums of "doubles plus 1" facts, such as 2 + 3, 4 + 5, 8 + 9, and so on. Your child wins the game when he or she earns all your pennies.
13i) How many more apples than pears are there? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 4 b. 7 c. 3d. 11
13g) Work with a friend. Place 18 pennies or counters in a pile. Take some from the pile and line them up. Have your friend take some more from the pile and line them up next to yours. Together, decide who lined up more pennies or counters, and tell how many more. Try it again.
13f) As you are putting groceries away, ask your child questions such as "Did we buy more boxes of frozen vegetables or more cans of juice? How many more?"
14i) Which clock shows half past six? Check the box below the correct answer.
14g) Work with a friend. Trace around a can or a cup to make three circles, number the circles to show clockfaces, and draw times to the half hour. Have your friend do the same. Exchange papers. Take turns telling the times on each other’s clocks.
14f) Ask your child to identify things he or she does on the half hour, such as eating dinner at 5:30 or going to bed at 7:30. At those times, ask your child to look at a clock and tell you the time to the half hour.
15i) Which number comes next? Check the box next to the correct answer.
3, 13, 23, 33, ___
a. 23 b. 34 c. 43 d. 66
15g) Work with a friend. Roll a 1–6 number cube. Starting with the number you roll, count by tens. Do not go past 100. Have your friend do the same.
15f) Help your child find two-digit numbers in old newspapers or magazines. Ask your child to cut them out and put them in a box or small paper bag. Have your child pull out a number. For each number, ask, "What is ten more?" Ask your child to arrange groups of four numbers in order from least to greatest.
16i) Together Jamal, Kim, and Leo have the following coins:
If they divide the coins equally, how much money will each child have? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 18˘ b. 42˘c. 30˘ d. 14˘
16g) Work with a friend. Place 18 nickels and 18 pennies in a cup. Have your friend take out a handful of coins. Count the coins to find how much money your friend took out. Put the coins back into the cup. Then take out a handful of coins and have your friend count how much money you took out.
16f) After you return home from shopping, ask your child to count the nickels and pennies you received as change. Ask your child to tell you the total amount of money.
17i) Eddie had 10 stamps. He used 3 stamps to mail letters. How many stamps does he have left? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 10 stamps b. 7 stamps c. 3 stamps d. 13 stamps
17g) Work with a friend. On three index cards, write "Add 9." On three more index cards, write "Subtract from 10." Mix up the cards and place them facedown in a stack. Take turns doing the following: Roll a 1–6 number cube. Turn over the top card, and follow the directions on it. Write down the answer, and put the card at the bottom of the stack. Play until you have each written three numbers.
17f) Place ten pennies on a table. Have your child count them. Then ask your child to cover his or her eyes while you remove some of the pennies. Ask your child to look at the remaining pennies and tell how many you took away. Repeat several times.
18i) Which figure shows one tenth shaded? Check the box below the correct answer.
18g) Work with a friend. Trace around cans and small boxes. Cut out the shapes and share them with your friend. Fold your shapes into equal parts. You may fold them as many times as you wish. Color one part of each shape. Ask each other to name the fractional parts that have been colored.
18f) Help your child cut a pie, cake, or sandwich into equal parts. Ask your child to name the fraction for each equal part and to tell you what he or she knows about each fraction.
19i) Which figure is a hexagon? Check the box below the correct answer.
19g) Work with a friend. Use a ruler to draw three polygons. Have your friend do the same. Do not look at each other’s polygons. Make dark dots at the corners of your polygons, and then place a piece of blank white paper over your drawings and trace the dots. Have your friend do the same. Put away the drawings. Exchange the papers with the dots, and predict which polygon goes with each set of dots. Then connect the dots to find the polygons.
19f) Ask your child to name and describe the shapes he or she has been learning about. Ask your child to look around your house and neighborhood for objects that have these shapes. Help your child make a list of the objects and their shapes.
20i) How much are the quarters worth? Check the box next to the correct answer.
a. 25˘ b. 3˘ c. 75˘ d. $1.00
20g) Work with a group of friends. Put 3 quarters, 5 dimes, 6 nickels, and 9 pennies into a cup. Mix up the coins. Take a handful of coins, count them, tell how much they are worth, and put them back into the cup. Have your friends take turns doing the same.
20f) During the week, ask your child to count the coins you have in change. Have your child tell you how much the coins are worth.