Volume 5 Web Resources: Primary: Math and Logic Puzzles www.mathisfun.com Junior: Number Sense and Numbers www.mathfrog.ca Intermediate: Integers Remember the Ontario Educational Resource Bank? Trywww.wiredmath.ca ELO1411070, ELO Operations: Understanding Numbers Numbers are used to describe quantities, to count, and to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Understanding numbers and knowing how to combine them to solve problems helps us in all areas of math. Family Math Activities K-2 Ask your child to help you solve everyday number problems. "We need six tomatoes to make our sauce for dinner, and we have only two. How many more do we need to buy?" "You have two pillows in your room and your sister has two pillows in her room. How many pillowcases do I need to wash?" "Two guests are coming to eat dinner with us. How many plates will we need?" Practice "skip counting". Together, count by 2's and 5's. Ask your child how far he or she can count by 10's. Roll two dice, one to determine a starting number and the other to determine the counting interval (e.g., counting by 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, etc…). Ask your child to try counting backwards from 10, 20, or even 100. Make up games using dice and playing cards. Try rolling dice and adding the numbers that come up. Add up the totals until you reach a target number, like 50. Play the game backwards to practice subtraction. Nelson Math has an at home connect for Grades 3-8! http://www.mathk8.nelson.com/companion.html Just click on the grade level required, then on the Student Centre icon to find practice activities, web activities, games and web quests with real world connections. Need extra help in Grade 7 or 8 math? Remember the Ontario Educational Resource Bank (OERB)? Try ELO 1411070, ELO 1414560 and ELO 1414550! Contact your school for Password information Visit the Homework Help website for free help from Ontario certified teachers. On this site, students have access to live chat rooms between the hours of 5:30-9:30 from Sunday to Thursday and 24/7 resources such as videotaped lessons and interactive tutorials. Homework Help is ideal for understanding homework, reviewing lessons, studying for tests, and searching math topics. Register today at https://homeworkhelp.ilc.org/. All you need to register is your student OEN number which is found on the report card. If you have additional questions, please contact your classroom teacher. Elementary Program Team 2012