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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.
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
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.
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.