July 2015 ~ students entering 1st grade Cannon Road ES 1 Play “Compare” (See Directions). How did you decide which number is greater? 5 6 Ask your parents to Circle the number that take you to the library. makes the equation Can you find a math true. book to read? Which one? 7 + 4 = ____ 15 47 13 Use tally marks to count objects (silverware, toy cars, dolls, etc.) Make a pictograph of the results. 19 Take a handful of change out of your piggy bank. Count the money. How many coins do you have? 26 How many letters in your name? How many in your best friend’s name? Are there any double letters? 3 You’re having a bbq What time do you go tomorrow. Fill out the to bed? Draw it. chart of your family’s favorite food. name fav. food 8 9 10 11 Measure the lengths of toys or objects with non-standard measurements such as paper clips, pennies, or blocks. Use vocabulary such as length and width. 14 15 How long is your room? Measure with blocks or toys. Measure with your feet. Which is more? Which is less? 9 ducks are swimming in a pond. 5 ducks fly away. How many ducks are left swimming in the pond? 20 21 How old are you now? A farmer has 1 and 2 in his barn. Subtract one from that number to find out how old you were last year. How old will you be in 2 years? How old will you be in five years? How many legs are there? 27 Find 4 cylinders in your house. What are they? 28 Solve: 9 8 -3 + 4 7 -2 8 -6 4 Happy 4th of July! The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776. Which digit is the biggest? Solve these equations. Show three ways to 6 children are playing make 17 cents. Draw outside on the your answers. playground. 4 children 8-3= go inside. How many 9-0= children are left 3-2= playing outside? 7-4= 10-6= 11 12 7 children are playing ball. 2 more come to play ball. How many children in all? 7 Make a picture using 2 circles, 3 triangles, and 4 rectangles. Explain to someone how you made your picture using these shapes. 2 22 Show the number 10 in as many ways as you can. You can use pictures or numbers. 29 16 Name a number that comes between 37 and 52. Can you name another? 23 17 Use sidewalk chalk to write the numbers 1-50 in order. If you do not have chalk use paper and pencil. 24 Sort M&M's, Skittles or Help make the drinks Fruit Loops into for dinner. Fill each containers (egg carton or cup half full. muffin tin) by color. Count each color before eating. What color has the most? What color has the least?" 30 31 You want to make How many nickels bracelets. What color and pennies do you pattern would you use? need to make 12 cents? Can you make it another way? Find a handful of coins. Can you pick out a dime? a quarter? a nickel? a penny? 18 Take a walk outside. Identify as many rectangles as you can in the environment. Draw and label them. 25 Mary has 8 cookies. She eats some. She has 6 left. How many cookies did Mary eat?