Day 56: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 56:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 letters below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

Challenge: After finding one letter that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 55- Game of SET

This is my favorite game to Play..... SET!
You can play online HERE every day is a new puzzle!

It is all about attributes (characteristics)
Each card has a color, number, shading, and shape.
You need to find a set of three that have all attributes the same or all attributes different.

Here are some examples:

This is a set because the color, shape and shading are the same but the number is different.

This is another set because they shape is same but the color, number, and shading are different.

And another set because the shape is the same, but the color, number, and shading are different.

And another set because the shading is the same, but the color, number and shape is different.

Day 54 - Talking Math

Examine the photo below.  Choose a question or two to answer and share your solution in your Seesaw math class and/or in the comment section below.

Day 53: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 53:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 letters below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

Challenge: After finding one letter that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 52- Nim NIM and KEN KEN

Grade K-2

Learn from the MASTER!  Work on your strategy as you play and learn about the game.

Grade 3-5

Can you KEN KEN?

Warning it is Addicting to play once you learn!

Play ONLINE!

Day 51 - How many arms? How many legs?

Grades K-2:
(from nrich.maths.org)

Grades 2-5:
(from nrich.maths.org)

Day 50: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 50:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 letters below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

Challenge: After finding one letter that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 49- Dots and Boxes

From www.mathforlove.com

Link for Dot paper to Play
Have Fun!

Day 48 - Exploring in Math

Grades K-1:
(from nrich.maths.org)

Read these statements with a grown-up.  For each one, tell if the statement is true, sometimes true or never true.  Tell how you know your answer is correct.

Grades 2-5:
(from nrich.maths.org)

Challenge:

Day 47: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 47:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 letters below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

Challenge: After finding one letter that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 46- Estimation Solution

K-1

6 Ketchup Packets can fit in the container!

2-3

12 Ketchup Packets can fit in the stretched out container.

4-5

7 Ketchup packets can fit in the container.

Day 45- Ketchup Estimation

Did you know that 70% of your life you actually need to estimate instead of calculate the correct answer?  That is more than 1/2 of the time.  Here is a great chance to practice this important skill.

For each one- Put your estimation and reasoning in the comment box below with a label.  Do better than I just guessed for your reasoning.  Try more than one!   On Friday we will reveal the answers and who is the closest for each grade span.

K-1

How many Ketchup packets to fill the container?

2-3

How many Ketchup packets will it take to fill the stretched out container?

4-5

How many Ketchup Packets to fill the center container?

From Estimation180.com

Day 44 - Penny, Nickel, Dime

Play Penny, Nickel, Dime 

Easiest level - Use just dimes and pennies.

Moderate level - Use dimes, nickels and pennies

Hardest level - Use quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies

Players:  Play on your own, with a partner or a small group

Materials:  1 die, coins (optional), paper and pencil

How to Play:  One person rolls a die.  Whatever number it lands on, each player can take that many pennies, that many nickels or that many dimes.  You can use real coins, draw pictures of coins, or  just record the numbers in a t-chart (shown below).  Roll the die 7 times total with each player choosing whether each number goes in the dimes, nickels or pennies column as you go.

The winner is the person who gets as close to $1.00 as possible without going over.

Challenge:  What would you do differently if there were only 5 rolls, 6 rolls or 8 rolls?  Try those variations and see what happens.

Day 43: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 43:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 road signs below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

Challenge: After finding one road sign that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 42- Play a game of Pig

From www.youtube.org

Day 41 - Missing Numbers

Choose a problem to solve from below (from www.openmiddle.com).  Solve and explain your answer in the comments and/or in Seesaw.

K-2:

Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, place a digit in each box to make a true statement.

Gr. 3-5:

Use the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, to make three equivalent fractions.

Day 40: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 40:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 playing cards below.  Find one that doesn't fit in.  When you do one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  


Challenge: After finding one card that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 39: Youcubed my heart!

Here is the PDF if you to print it out and color.

From www.Youcubed.org

Task Instructions

What is the area of the shape?

What is the perimeter of the shape?

How many rhombuses do you see?

How many triangles do you see?

How would you color my youcubed heart?

What questions can you ask?

Day 38 - Talking Math

Choose a question or two about the picture below and solve.  Post your solution in Seesaw and/or in the comments below. (from illustrativemath.org)

Day 37: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 37:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

Directions:  Look at the 4 pictures below.  They are all related to each other, like your family.  You can still find one that doesn't fit in though.  When you find one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  


Challenge: After finding one picture that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

Day 36- Bedtime Math Hoverboard

 www.bedtimemath.org

Day 35 - Math Challenges

Gr. K-1:

Use crayons or markers to draw a caterpillar like this one.  Then, choose a number for the first circle.  Label each circle with the number that comes next.  You can draw counters in each circle to match your number.  Post your picture on Seesaw.

Gr. 2-3:

Using the digits 1 to 9 at most one time each, fill in the boxes to make the difference equal to 39.  Can you find more than one answer?  Post your work on Seesaw and/or comment below.

Gr. 4-5:

Using the digits 1 through 9 only one time each, fill in the blanks to make true statements.  Post your work on Seesaw and/or comment below.

Day 34: Which One Doesn't Belong?

Day 34:  Which One Doesn't Belong?

K-2 Directions:  Look at the 4 numbers below.  They are all related to each other, like your family.  You can still find one that doesn't fit in though.  When you find one, tell someone you are home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

10		20
100		101

K-2 Challenge:  After finding one number that doesn't fit in, try to find a different one that doesn't belong.  Tell someone you're home with the reason why it doesn't belong.  It should be a different reason than the first one!

3-5 Directions:  Look at 4 numbers below.  They are all related in some way, but you can justify why one of them doesn't belong with the others.  When you figure out which one doesn't fit in, tell someone you're home with which one it is.  Make sure you tell them why it doesn't belong. Then, using a different reason, try to find a different number that doesn't belong.  Once you have, tell someone in your house the new reason why that number doesn't belong.  Post your thoughts in the comments below.  

43		86
129		172

3-5 Challenge:  Come up with a reason why each of the 4 numbers doesn't belong in the group with the others!  Tell someone you're home with and post thoughts in the comments section below.

Day 33- Race to 20

This is a fun game from Marilyn Burns.  Great for all ages!

Day 32 - Talking Math

Choose a question or two about the picture below and solve.  Post your solution in Seesaw and/or in the comments below. (from illustrativemath.org)

Day 31: Shape Equations

Directions:  In each of the equations below, same shapes are the same numbers.  Different shapes are different numbers.  Use that information to figure out what number each shape represents.  Describe your strategy for how you solved the value of each shape in the comments below.

K-1:


2-3:




4-5: