Many Squares
\ \ You can also sum the little squares by adding 1+3+5+7+9+11+13 ((yellow)+(blue)+(green)+(orange)+(red)+(dark blue)+(burgundy)). Since visually this forms a square…
Different Sums
\ \ The purple squares can be represented by 1+2+3+4+5+6 and can be visually seen by finding half the area…
Jars & Tops
\ \ Do you see any patterns? How many tops? How many jars?
Percent Fill
\ \ Re-colour the picture so that both colour equal in area.\ \ Get ready to yell! Play this video…
Wondering Hippos
\ \ Answer together all the wondering questions your child has.\ \ Possible Questions to push the talk further:\ \…
Magic Rings
\ \ Imagine we taped to strips/rings of paper together and then cut down the middle of each. What would…
Puzzling Dimensions
\ \ You can read more about trying to incorporate math into your puzzle making.\ \
3D Tic-Tac-Toe
\ \ Don’t have the game?\ \ Buy on Amazon.com\ \ Buy on Amazon.ca
Lite-Brite Shapes
\ \ Download free printables to use in your Lite-Brite. You still have one right?\ \ \ \ or have…
Balanced Diet
\ \ After you discover how to balance the mobile on the right. Draw your own mobiles so that one…
A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
Thinking: Sunday morning #tmwyk. It’s so fun to watch L’s problem-solving & listen to her reasoning. Thanks for today’s “mission”,…
Same & Different
\ \ What shapes are similar? Congruent? Is there any symmetry?\ \ Design a new pattern that has some similarities…
Equal Grouping
\ \ Get a PDF printable version of this for your child to draw on.\’a0 While most educators and parents…
Fast Clapping
\ \ Ask your child how they estimated?\ \ Visit mrorr-isageek.com to see the answer and a lesson involving proportional…
Longest Line?
\ \ Today’s prompt is inspired from Desmos. You can keep this conversation going over on their activity “Exploring Length…
Hardest Layer
\ \ Have your child draw the layers if it helps. Ask how they determined how many circles on that…
Missing Card
\ \ Change it up. Re do the questions with saying “more than 20” Thinking: I think I have some…
Pentomino Puzzles
\ \ Visit the Desmos activity at\’a0https://goo.gl/eX2u9r\’a0to play some rounds of Pentomino Puzzles. As always, encourage discussion on how you…
Wooden Logs
\ \ Estimate – How many wooded logs are BEHIND the blue rectangle? How did you estimate?
Battleship
\ \ Play a round of battleship. Discuss how you ask for hits and misses.
