Math In Our World

DLES Math Rules!!!

This booklet belongs to the

_____________________________Family

The ideas in this booklet are suggestions for you and your
family. The purpose of this program is to provide families
with math ideas outside of the school setting. We are
encouraging you to use the ideas in this booklet, as well as
your own. When your family uses math, be sure to spend
time talking about the strategies you use to solve the
problems.

classrooms, in the community, and on our morning

Math In Our World is a school-wide Ducketts Lane
Elementary School project. The goal is to help families think
mathematically outside of the classroom. Your family will
receive one booklet with math ideas that are suggestions for
your family to use in different settings. When you go shopping,
or to a restaurant bring the booklet with you. We are
encouraging you to use the ideas in this booklet, as well as your
own to solve math questions as you shop or dine out.
Each month all students will be given a week long
homework assignment where they will be asked to choose one
of the ideas from the suggestions in the booklet and use their
Mathematical mind outside of the school setting. The

announcements.

HowMuch?
Chooseseveralitemstopurchase.Askyourchildtoestimate
howmuchthetotalcostofalloftheitemswillbe.Youcangoto
Scholastic,oranyotherfavoritestoreonline.
Forprimarystickto2or3itemsthatwillcostlessthan$1.00
Forintermediatestudentsyoucanchooseitemsthatcostup
to$10.00.
Forstudentsthatareupforachallenge,havethemestimate
thetotalcostofyourpurchase.

assignment date, week to work on the project, and the due date
are all indicated on the next page in this booklet. If you have
more than one child that attends DLES, you may choose to
complete the assignment as a family. If you choose to do one

HelpfulHints

Whenyouaddcosts,workonchunkingamountstogether

project as a family, please have the oldest child turn it in to their

teacher with all family member names included.
Use the following suggestions and send a welldeveloped project to your childs math teacher on the assigned
due dates. The suggestions include, but are not limited to
posters, stories, and illustrations. These ideas will be posted on
our math DLES Web page. Chosen projects will be shared in the

Picktwoormoreitemsthatyouneedtopurchase.
Usementalmathtotrytoguesswhatthetotalwillbe.
Whenyoutaketheitemstotheregister,compareyour
estimatedcosttotheactualcost.

toadduptoadollar.Lookforcompatiblenumbers.For
exampleifsomethingcosts$6.45,andanotheritemis
$4.60,the.60andthe.45canbeaddedtogethertototal1
additionaldollar.$6.00+$4.00+$1.00willcostaround
$11.00.
Keeparunningtotalbyroundingyouritemstothe
nearestdollar.

Besuretolimitthenumberofitemssothechildrencanbe
successful

 Youcanusemanycombinationsofcoinstototal

Coupons

differentamounts.Youcanget.50with5dimes,or2
quarters,or2dimesand6nickels.Beascreativeasyou
want.

Cutoutgrocerystorecoupons.

Tellhowmuchmoneyyoucansaveoneachcoupon.
Whatcoincombinationcouldyouusetototalthat

amount?Forexample,ifyousave20centsondetergent,
say2dimes.
Howmuchtotalmoneycanyousavewithallofyour
coupons?Whatifeachcouponisdoubled?
Whatcouldbepurchasedusingthemoneyyousaved
fromthecoupons?
Howmuchmoneycouldbesavedwith4,5,or6coupons
forthesameitem?
Howcouldthatamountofmoneybecountedoutincoins
andbills?
Whatcouldbepurchasedwiththosesavings?

HelpfulHints

Besuretousechunkingandcompatiblenumberstoadd
amountsinyourhead.Thisiswhenyouputfriendly
numberstogetherfirst.Forexample,ifyouareadding
somethingthatsaves.50centsandanothercouponthat
saves1.25,addthe.50+.25toget.75first.Thenadd
thedollaramounts.

Suggested ideas for sharing with Ducketts Lane Elementary

School and the Community:
1. Create a power point that is no more than 5 slides to
share your experience.
2. Write a short paragraph to share with your
classmates to explain how you used math outside of
the classroom.
3. Make a cartoon strip to illustrate your math activity.
4. Write a story problem for other students to solve
about your adventure.
5. Write a letter to the store explaining how you used
math there.
6. Make a well-designed poster with pictures, numbers,
and words.
7. Write a short story about the problem you solved.
8. Write a speech informing others how you solved a
problem.
9. Create an infomercial or skit about the problem.
10. List the items you bought in order from least to
greatest.
11. Make a math game about your adventure. Bring it to
school to play at recess.
12. Use your own imagination and create your own idea
for sharing great math activities with your classmates
Math Teacher Name: _________________________________
Justine Sillers

Team 5 ITL
Ducketts Lane Elementary School
justine_sillers@hcpss.org

StudentMathematicsActivityResourceToolsor
SMARTPages.http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net
DLESMathWebsite

Randi B. Blue
Math Support Teacher
Ducketts Lane Elementary School
randi_blue@hcpss.org

GetIntoShapeLookatthefollowingshapes.

ConeCube

March
April
May

AdditionalResources

Assign
Date
10/9/15
11/13/15
12/23/15
2/12/16

Rectangular
Prism

Lookatthepicturesonthispage.

AssignmentDateInformation
Month
October
November
December/January
February

Cylinder

Week to work
on
Week of Oct. 12
Week of Nov. 16
Week of Jan. 4
Week of Feb. 15

Due Date
10/19/15
11/23/15
1/11/16
2/22/16
4/4/16 or
3/18/16
Week of Mar. 21
4/5/16
No Homework due to PARCC
5/27/16
Week of May 30
6/6/16

SuggestedActivities:
Lookfordifferentshapesaroundthestore.
Trytofindcircles,squares,rectangles,ovals,and
triangles.
Challengeyourselfbylookingformoreunusualshapes
liketrapezoids,rhombi,andparallelograms.
Asyouwalkaroundthestore,lookatthedifferent
packages.
Locate2or3itemsineachisleandidentifythetypeof
packageitisin.
Whichitemsinthestorearesolid?

Whichitemsareflat?
Whichitemshaverectanglesforfaces?
Whichitemshavesquaresforfaces?
Whichshapeshavecirclesasfaces?
Whatshapesstackeasily.Whymightthisbeimportant?
Whatarethedimensionsofthecontainer?

HelpfulHints

Dimensionsaremeasurements;lengthtimeswidthtimes
height
Facesarethesurfacesontheoutsideoftheobject.A
cubehas6faces.
Whataretheingredients?

Lookatthegramsofsugarinyouritem.Lookfor

anotherboxofasimilarfooditemthathaslesssugarthan
theoriginal.
Lookatthechartofpercentages.Listtheminorderfrom
highestvaluetolowestvalue.Youcandothisorally
withyourchild.

HelpfulHints

UsuallytheNutritionFactinformationisonthesideof

thebox.Theservingsizeisalwaysatthetop.
Nutritionalinformationisusuallylistedlast.
Theabbreviationforgramsisg.

Thiscardcanbeusedwhenbuyingfood.
LookattheNutritionFacts,informationabouttheproductson
thebackorsideofaboxofcerealorotherfooditem.
Readandinterprettheinformationprovided.
Possiblequestions:
Howmanycaloriesarethereperserving?
Howmanycalorieswouldtherebeifyouatetwo
servings?
Ifeveryoneinyourfamilyateoneserving,howmany
gramsofcarbohydrateswouldyouhaveconsumed?
Whatdoesthecharttellyou?Discussitwiththeadult
withyou.

Belowaresamplesofthelabelthatyouwillplaceonyour
project.

AttheBarber/Beauty:Lookatpricesforhaircutsinthelocal
paper,online,orcallalocalsalon

Identifythecostofabasichaircut.Youwanttotipthe
stylist10%ofthecostofthehaircut.Howmuchtip
shouldyougivethestylist?Whatwasyourtotalcost
includingthetip?
Whatwouldthecostbeifyouandyoursiblingbothgota
basichaircut?Whatyoubethecostofthetipforyouand
yoursibling.
Whatistheleastexpensiveservicetheyoffer,andhow
muchdoesitcost?
Writeaproblemthatsomeoneelseinyourfamilycan
solve.
Writeanexplanationtoexplainhowyouwouldfigure
out15%ofthetotalcostofyourhaircut.Howabout
20%?

HelpfulHints

Findtheequivalentdecimalforthepercent(example
10%=10/10010/100isthesameas10dividedby100or
.10).Multiplythedecimalbythecostofthehaircut.For
exampleifahaircutis$18.00,youwouldmultiplythis
by.10.Seeifyourchildrencandiscoverthatyoujust
movethedecimalovertotheleftonespace.Thenseeif
theycanexplainwhythetipis$1.80.Askthem:Canyou
usethistofigureout15%and20%?
Percentage

MoneyandFractions
SuggestedActivities:
Lookatagrocerystorereceipt,awebsite,oratthelocalpaper
forgrocerystoreads.
EstimatethecostoffoodattheDelicounter.

Identifythecostofonepoundofdelimeat(ham,turkey,
andbologna).Howmuchisonehalfpoundofthesame
meat?Howmuchis1/4poundofthesamemeat?What
isthedifferenceincostbetweentheonehalfpoundand
onequarterpound?
Howmuchisonepoundofhamandonepoundof
Americancheese?
Whichcostmore;onepoundofhamoronepoundof
cheese?

HelpfulHints

Askyouchildrenwhyyoucantakethecostofapound
anddividebytwotogetonehalf(1/2).
Howcanyouusetocalculatethecostof?
Canyougetonequarter(1/4)bydivideonepoundby
fouroronehalfpoundbytwo.
Whenphrasingyourquestionchoosewordslikeandor
oranddiscusshowitchangesyouranswer.

Measurement
SuggestedActivities:
Predicthowmuchmilkorjuiceisneededfortheweek.

Wearepurchasingthreegallonsofbeverages(milk,
juice,orsoda).Predicthowmanypintswouldbeinthree
gallons,howmanycupsareinthreegallons,orhow
manyquartsareinthreegallons.
Howmuchwouldthreegallonsofmilkcost?
Discusshowmuchmoneywouldbesavedonvarious
itemsusingacoupon.

HelpfulHints

2quarts=gallon
4quarts=1gallon
2pints=1quart.
2cups=1pint
Lookatmetricmeasurementsandcomparesizestoo.
ThestudentshavelearnedtheGiantGstory.Askthem
toshareitwithyou.(Thereoncewasagiant(Gallon)
kingdom.Therewere4Queens(Quarts).Eachqueen
had2princes(pints)andeachprince(orprincess)wore2
crowns(cups).

Whatcanyoubuy?
Chooseanamountofmoney.
Itissuggestedthatyoustaybetween.25and$1.00forprimary.
Youcanchooseupto$10.00forintermediatechildren.

Askyourchildtopickaniteminastoreadthatheorshe
couldbuythatcostslessthantheamountyouchose.
Askyourchildtofind2ormoreitemsthatheorshe
couldbuysothatthetotalcostwillbelessthanthe
amountyouchose.
Askyourchildtofigureouthowmuchchangethey
wouldreceiveiftheyboughttheitem(s)withouttax.

HelpfulHints

Stickwithlowercostingitemsforyoungerchildren.
Thedollaramountshouldbechangedtofitthestoreand

yourchildsmathlevel.
Askyourchildtosharethestrategytheyusedtocalculate
thechange.Repeatwhattheyexplainedtomakesure
youunderstandthemaththinking.Thenshareyour
strategy.Discusswhyeachstrategyisefficient.

GallonofGas
Thiscardcanbeusedatagasolinestation.
Lookatthedifferentpricesingasoline.Whichonecosts
themost?Whichonecoststheleast?Whatisthe
differencebetweenthetwoprices?
Howmuchwould2gallonsofregulargasolinecost?How
about15gallons?
Supposeyouhad$10.00inyourwallet,howmanygallons
ofgascouldyoubuy?
Ifyoupurchasegas,watchthenumberschangeasyou
pump.Dothenumbersgetsmallerorlarger?Abouthow
manygallonswerepumpedwhenyoureached$10.00.
Isthelengthofthepumphoselongerorshorterthanyour
car?Howdoyouknow?
Usingthewindowwashersqueegee,howmanystrokesdo
youthinkitwilltaketocovertheareaofthefront
windshield?Ifpossible,cleanthewindshieldtocount
yourstrokesandseehowcloseyourestimatewas.Doyou
thinkitwouldtakeanadultmoreorlessstrokestofindthe
area?
HelpfulHints

Allowyourchildtoexplorethenumbersaroundagas
station(signs,pricesandmachine).

Whenfindingthedifferencebetweentwoprices(#1),you
maywanttocountupfromthesmalleramounttothe
largeramount.Remembertosharethestrategyandthe
answer.
Whenworkingtofindthepriceof15gallonsofgas(#2),
firstthinkabouthowmuch10gallonswouldcost.Divide
thatinhalf,whichwillgiveyouthecostof5gallons.
Nowyoucanfindthecostof15gallons(10+5)!
LicensePlateRiddles
Thiscardcanbeusedinagasstationoranywherecarscanbe
seen.
SuggestedActivities:

Findthelicenseplateontwocars,orhaveanadultcreate
alicenseplateforyou.Whatsinglenumberistheleast?
Whatsinglenumberisthegreatest?Whatdoubledigitis
thelargest?Whatdoubledigitisthesmallest?
Lookingatalicenseplate,howmanynumbersareodd?
Howmanynumbersareeven?
Findalicenseplateonacarandaddallofthenumbers
together.
Lookingatalicenseplate,whatisthelargest3digit
numberyoucanmake?
Usingthenumbersonalicenseplate,canyoumakethe
number5using2numbers?(ex.663M218,3+2=5).
Canyoumake5using3numbers?(3x2)+1
Lookingatthelettersontwolicenseplates,matcheach
lettertoitsworth(A=1,B=2,M=13,Z=26).Whichplate
hasthehighestvalue?
Canyoufindnumbersthatadduptoyourage?

HelpfulHints

Trytofindnumbersthataddupto10.
Lookfordoubles.22,44

Clothes
Thiscardisgoodforusingatallclothingstoresoradepartment
storeadvertisementorInternetad.
Lookforclothesyouwanttobuy.

Identifyanitemyoucouldbuyfor$12.00.
Ifyoubought4itemsthatcost$12.00,whatwouldyour

totalcostbe?
Lookforanitemthatyoucouldbuyforunder$20.00.
Howmuchchangewillyougetbackfromyour$20.00?
Ifyouhave$50.00,howmanypiecesofoneitemcan
youbuy?
Findsomeitemsthatareonsale.Iftheitemis20%off,
howmuchmoneywillyousave?
Iftheitemisonsalefor33%off,howmuchwillitcost?

HelpfulHints

Estimate:roundeachitemtothehighestdollarwhenyou
dealwithmoney.Forexampleifsomethingcosts$3.25,

thinkofitas$4.00whenyouaretryingtopurchasemore
thanoneitem.Wedothissowearesurewehave
enoughmoneytocoverthetotalcostofourpurchase.
Practiceyourmentalmath.Figureoutyourchangeby
countingupfromthecostoftheitem(s)youare
purchasing.Forexampleifyouhave$5.00,andyour
totalpurchaseis$3.65,add.10togetto3.75,thenadd.
25togetto$4.00,thenaddonemoredollartoequal
$5.00.Yourchangewouldbe.10+.25+1.00=$1.35.

o Howmuchwouldyouneedofeachingredientto
prepareenoughtofeed35people?

HelpfulHints

Whenlookingformeasurementmarkingstrythe
medicineaisle,orbakingaisle.

Howdoesthismeasureup?
Suggestedactivities:
Howmanystepswillittakeyoutogetfromthefront
doortothebackofthestore?
Usearulertomeasurepackages.
Findsomethinginthestorethatisapproximately10
long.Nowfindsomethinginthestorethatistwiceas
long.
Findsomethinginthestorethathasmeasurement
markingsonit.
Readthenutritionalinformationonthepackagesofyour
favoritefoods.Sharewhatyounoticeaboutservingsize,
%ofdailyrecommendedallowances,andtheunitsthey
usetomeasuredifferentaspectsofeachproduct.
Bakeorcookoneofyourfavoriterecipes.
o Doubletheingredients
o Halftheingredients

PartsofaWhole
Theseactivitiesaregoodatarestaurant.

Whatisthecostofyourmeal?
Howmanypeopledoyouthinkareintherestaurant?
Howmanypeoplecanfitat6tablesorbooths?Willthis

answeralwaysbethesame?Whyorwhynot?
Readhowmuchyourfavoritemealcosts.
Ifyouhad$25.00,howmanyofyourfavoritemeals
couldyoubuy?
Ifyouorderedhalfanorder,whatwoulditcostyou?
Lookatwhateveryoneinyourfamilyordered,estimate
thetotalcostofthebill.

 Youwanttotipthewaiterorwaitress20%.Whatwill

thetipbe?
Whatistheratioofadultstochildren?Isitthesameas
theratioofchildrentoadults?
Supposeyouareawaiterthatisresponsiblefor10tables.
Eachtableseats4people.Howmanyofeachitewould
youneedtosetall10tables?

HelpfulHints

Keepitfun.Trytodoproblemsthatthefamilycan
figureintheirhead.Thisiscalledmentalmath.We
practicethisinourmathclassesallthetime.
Shareyoursecretforfindingthetip.Sometimespeople
lookatthetax,6%.Howcanyouusethistofind18%?
(Multiplyitby3)
Howcanyouusewhatyouknowaboutfinding10%to
figureouta20%tip?Askyourchildrentosharetheir
thinking.Howdidtheysolvesomeoftheproblems?

WhatsintheBag?
Thiscardcanbeusedanywhere.
Bringyourbagshomeanddosomeworkbeforeunpacking
them.
Whenyougethomeguesshowmanyitemsareinyour
bags.
Isthebagfull,halffull,1/4full?
Howmanymoreitemscouldithold?

Estimatetheweightofthebag.Weighit.Howclose

wereyou?
Pickoneitemthatyoupurchased.Howmanyofthat
itemcouldyoufillthebagwith?Howdidyoucalculate
youranswer?

HelpfulHints

Abenchmarkissomethingyouusetoestimatewhenyou
measure.Whenyoulookat5items,lookathowbigthey
arealltogether,andthentrytoseehowmanytimesthat
totalsizewillfitintothewholebag.