Every Number Counts

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Every Number CountsRequired:

One or more phone booksHere's a game that answers the age-old question: What do I do with all the phone books I have lyingaround? Before you recycle them, ask your child to play a math game that requires their use.

Give your child the white pages, or, if you have a gaggle of kids, give them each a phone book. Then,

say a number aloud (for instance, 34). See how quickly your child can find a telephone number with

digits that add up to that number (for example, 555-6391). If your kids are younger, you might want

to choose a lower number and ask them to use only the last four digits (in our example, they'd add up

to 19). Or, if your kids are math pros, they might want to work with the phone number and area code.

See how many phone numbers your kids can find adding up to the total in a given time period (say,

five minutes), or how long it takes a group of kids to find ten numbers that total the given amount.

Or, for the most challenging game imaginable, see whether your children can find phone numbers

that, when each of the numbers are multiplied, equals 6432!

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Number FunMaterials

Index cards or small pieces of paper Pen or marker TapeDirections

1. Write the numbers 1 to 10 on index cards or separate sheets of paper.2. Tape them on the windows around your house and ask your child to bring you a particular

number.

3. When she has mastered this, have her count objects, such as the number of plates on thetable, and bring you the card with the correct number.

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Connect-the-DotsMaterials

Paper Pen or marker CrayonDirections

1. Draw a large dot-to-dot outline of your child's name on paper.2. Have her use a crayon to connect the dots to spell her name.

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Number MatchupMaterials

Index cards Pen or marker Old magazines (optional) Scissors (optional) Glue (optional)Directions

1. Make up two sets of index cards. On one set write numbers from 1 to 10, or higher. On theother set, draw (or cut outfrom magazines) pictures of objects that correspond to the

numbers of the first set.

2. Lay all the cards on the table, face up, and have your child match each numbered card to thecard with the corresponding number of objects.

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Reading a Clock


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In these days of digital everything, your child may not see many conventional clocks, but telling time

the "old way" is still a skill she should learn.

Materials

Colored construction paper Scissors Paper plate Paper fastener Crayon, pen, or markerDirections

1. Make a play clock for your child to practice telling time.2. Cut big and little hands out of colored construction paper and attach them to a paper plate

with a paper fastener.

3. Using a crayon, pen, or marker, number the clock appropriately.4. Your child can move the hands around the clock as she learns the basics of telling time.5. Most young children will not learn all the details of telling time--to the quarter hour, to the

minute, and so on--but, if they know their numbers up to twelve, they can certainly learn to

tell time on the hour and maybe even on the half hour.

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Required: Pen and paperHere's a game where your child knows all the answers. But does he or she know the questions?

Think of a mathematical formula that reflects the type of problems your child is studying in school

(for a younger child, you might choose a simple addition or subtraction problem; older kids might be

challenged by using other arithmetic computations). Give your child the answer (say, "5"), then see

whether he or she knows how you arrived at it.


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Younger children might guess that your formula is "4 + 1," "5 + 0," or "8 - 3." Encourage older kids to

use division or multiplication, or even percentages to come up with potential candidates.

Once your child guesses the correct formula, turn the tablesyour child gives you the answer, and

you try to figure out how he or she arrived at it. You'll undoubtedly want to keep plenty of scrap

paper hand when it's your turn to guess!

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One, Two, Buckle My ShoeDirections

1. This rhyme will help your child's counting skills.2. Try showing her objects in groups of one, two, three, and so on, as you recite the rhyme

together.

One, two, buckle my shoe;

Three, four, close the door;

Five, six, pick up sticks;

Seven, eight, lay them straight;

Nine, ten, a big fat hen.

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Growing PlantsMaterials

Seeds Shallow dish of water Planters Potting soilDirections

1. Your preschooler will be fascinated to see how plants grow from seeds or cuttings.2. Soak seeds from an orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon, or lime in water for a day or two.


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3. Fill several planters with potting soil and place three or four seeds in each one about half aninch deep.

4. Water the seeds, ce the pots in a sunny spot, and watch for the green shoots to grow.5. You can try plantings seeds in a pattern or shape: a letter, number, square, or circle.

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Cloud Watching

Directions

1. Climate is an important part of a region's geographic character.2. On a warm and lazy afternoon, lay down in the grass with your child and watch the clouds

drift across the sky.

3. Talk about how clouds are formed (water evaporates from the earth and condenses into smalldroplets) and what happens when clouds touch the earth (fog).

4. Help her pick out shapes in the clouds and, afterward, have her draw what she saw.

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I SPY WORD RECOGNITION

Directions

1. This word game can help develop your child's shape and color recognition skills.2. As you drive or walk along, say "I spy with my little eye something that is orange," or "...

something that is square."

3. Your child will have fun guessing what it is you see.4. Take turns guessing what the other sees.

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