Volume 6
February 2013
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 teachers or Liliana Gomez-Franco at Liliana.Gomez-Franco@dpcdsb.org
Elementary Mathematics Program Team
2012