Here are some ways you can incorporate math when you and your child are shopping:- Comparing the costs of items- Estimating the bill- Rounding decimals- Staying on budget (financial literacy)
Math is all around us and is an important part of our daily lives. Some ways you can incorporate math when you're taking a walk in the neighbourhood is to find math in the world around you ( e.g. arrays in windows, garage doors, apartment building windows, etc.).
This story introduces readers to the idea of probability, as the main character has to win games with improbable outcomes to make it to his soccer game.
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Blokus is an abstract strategy game with Tetris-shaped pieces that players are trying to place onto the board. To win the game, you need to cover the most squares on the board.The only catch to placing a piece is that it may not lie adjacent to your other pieces, but instead must be placed touching at least one corner of your pieces already on the board.Where is the math?This game supports the development and deepening of spatial reasoning, problem solving, as well as reasoning and proving.
Rummy-O is similar to the Rummy you may play with cards, only you are trying to get rid of all your tiles by forming numbers into sets of 3 tiles or more, or 3 to 4 of a kind. The colours of the numbers on the tiles are like card suits.The longer you play, the more challenging and complex the strategy becomes.Where is the math?This game supports the development and deepening of problem solving, as well as reasoning and proving.
Qwirkle is a tile based game for 2 to 4 players.Players work with the tiles to build patterns or match shapes and colours to score points.Where is the math?This game helps to build problem solving skills, along with reasoning and proving.
Battleship is a guessing game for two players that uses coordinate grids to place fleets of ships.Partners need to use coordinates to guess the location of their opponents ships.Where is the math?This game supports spatial reasoning, specifically location and movement, as well as reasoning and proving, and problem solving skills.
Grid is a fun game that can support children in learning and reinforcing multiplication facts by visually representing factors and products using grid arrays.
The mathies.ca website houses Ontario Ministry of Education developed resources to support mathematics learning from Kindergarten to Grade 12. There are links to games, activities, learning tools, additional supports and home supports.
This website offers visuals that promote reasoning and communication skills as children share their thinking about their choice of which one does not belong.
