Mathematics Home Learning

Looking for ways to prepare, review, or challenge yourself this year?

Here is a list of activities that you might already be doing with your family, or that
you might do individually, including some desk-type work, that will enhance your
conceptual understanding of mathematics.

Parents: Interested in reading and learning more about math support/enrichment

for your child? Check out Youcubed’s Parent Page!

Games
Curriculum Connections
Game Instructions
and Extensions
Marshmallow Popper Game o Circumference and area of circles
o Visualize to explore mathematical
concepts
o Model mathematics in contextualized
experiences

- Whoever gets their marshmallow

Extensions:
the farthest wins! o Make a chart and record measurements
- Try it with different bottom- on how far each marshmallow went.
sized cups and see which works
o Use a Venn-Diagram to compare and
best
contrast different size and shapes of
cups.
Monopoly o Financial literacy – Simple budgeting
§ informed decision making on
Play the boardgame with family or try saving and purchasing
it on a device. Click the image to o Single-outcome probability, both
download: theoretical and experimental (rolling the
two dice)

Extensions
o Write a reflection on your strategy
about saving and purchasing.

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 Puzzle and Logic Games o Use logic and patterns to solve puzzles
and play games
Play these games either online or in
person, by yourself or with friends. Extensions:
o What math lives in each of these games?
o Sudoku o Checkers or chess How did you use your math critical
o Jigsaw o Scrabble thinking?
puzzles o Set (how to play o What strategies did you use in each
o Connect-4 watch here) game to try and win?
o Solitaire o KenKen o What was challenging about each game?

Household Activities
Curriculum Connections
Activity Instructions
and Extensions
Cooking and Baking o Ratios
o Improper fractions and mixed numbers
Make dinner or bake a dessert. Take a o Referents and relationships between
recipe and increase/decrease it to units
serve:
- One person Extensions:
- A family o Find a recipe that measures ingredients
- A party by weight. How does that compare to
using cups?
If you need recipe ideas, check out the o What knowledge of fractions did you
Food Network: need to adjust a recipe?

Plan a Holiday o Financial literacy — simple budgeting

Want to go on vacation? Research the
best deals and convince your parents
why it’s the best deal!
Here are suggested steps on how to
plan a vacation.
§ informed decision making on
saving and purchasing
§ financial percentage calculations
§ sales tax, discount, sale price
o Discrete linear functional relationships
(renting a car)
o Operations with integers
o Use mathematical vocabulary and

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 Click on one of these icons to start
planning your dream holiday:
What information will you need to
present to your family? How will you
use it? Consider creating a flyer using
Canva.com or a Prezi presentation.
Road Trip?
Where could you travel to from your
house by car? Print out a map of the
area and mark out the route, stops,
and possible places to visit. Add a legend
to make it easier to read. Watch this
video about how to make a legend.
You could also use Google Maps to map
out your trip. Click the logo below:
Leftover Container Sorting
Sort and put away leftovers after a
meal into appropriately-sized
containers.
Grocery shopping
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language to contribute to mathematical
discussions
o Explain and justify mathematical ideas
and decisions
o Communicate mathematical thinking in
many ways
o Represent mathematical ideas in
concrete, pictorial, and symbolic form
o Use reasoning and logic to explore,
analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
o Cartesian coordinates and graphing
Extensions
o How long will your trip take? (Don’t
forget to take into account traffic and
time at stops).
o How far will you travel total?
o How much might gas cost for this trip?
o Volume of rectangular prisms and
cylinders
o Use reasoning and logic to explore,
analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
Extensions:
o Reflect on your estimating when
choosing containers. Did the leftovers
fit? Was there extra space?
o Choose three or four different plastic
containers. Measure their dimensions and
estimate their volume. Use a liquid
measuring cup and water to determine
their volume. How did it compare?
o Operations with integers
 o Operations with decimals
Make a budget, shop for the week. Keep o
a mental estimate while shopping. When
you have paid, compare your estimate
to the final cost. Did you stay inside
your budget? How could you save
money when shopping for groceries?
Were there any prices that surprised
you?
Use online shopping to plan your
shopping:
Paint a room
Figure out the amount of paint needed,
buy the paint, paint the room (with
supervision or help!)
What other supplies do you need for
painting? Does your family normally do
their own painting or hire someone?
Compare prices of DIY vs. hiring a
painter.
Research colours and prices here:
Online Programs
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Relationships between decimals,
fractions, ratios, and percents
o Estimate reasonably
o Ratios (for unit prices)
o Multiplication and division facts
o Use reasoning and logic to explore,
analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
Extensions
o Compare different grocery stores. How
do prices compare? What would be best
to buy where?
o If bought things on sale, figure out total
saved versus percentage saved
o Operations with integers
o Area of shapes
o Financial literacy — simple budgeting
§ informed decision making on
saving and purchasing
§ financial percentage calculations
§ sales tax, discount, sale price
o Use mathematical vocabulary and
language to contribute to mathematical
discussions
o Explain and justify mathematical ideas
and decisions
o Use reasoning and logic to explore,
analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
 Game Instructions
Khan Academy
Sign up for Khan Academy. When using
this program, you can:
- Work on a grade-level mission
- Work on a specific area of
mathematics
- Try coding
Youcubed’s Online Math Course
This online course can be taken for free o Visualize to explore mathematical
or for credit. Register here. This course
is:
- Useful for students and parents
alike
- Beneficial to grades 6/7+
- Based out of Stanford University
You can also try out other
mathematical challenges through
Youcubed’s Week of iMath:
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Curriculum Connections
o Use logic and patterns to solve puzzles
and play games, including coding
o *All curricular content
Extensions:
o What content areas do you feel
confident with? Which ones do you need
to continue to practice?
o What real-world connections can you
make to the practice you do on Khan
Academy?
o Use reasoning and logic to explore,
analyze, and apply mathematical ideas
concepts
o Model mathematics in contextualized
experiences
o Use mathematical vocabulary and
language to contribute to mathematical
discussions
o Explain and justify mathematical ideas
and decisions
o Communicate mathematical thinking in
many ways