lulalu Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I need some practical application ideas and project ideas for elementary math. Any websites or books? I know baking is a big one. Any good easy recipies to have a 6 yo do? Sewing projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 At that age I like to pull "projects" from real life or picture books that require the kid to grapple with adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing numbers...even operations that they aren't ready to deal with symbolically at all. So, "Clifford and his three friends went to play on the beach." After finishing the book I go back to that page and thoughtfully muse...."So, Clifford and his three friends...how many dogs would that be in total?" "Yeah, four, that is what I see too. How many legs would those dogs have all together?" And then I let the child think and think. If they seem stumped, I might suggest drawing a picture. Or maybe they could use the abacus and each row of beads could be one dog. Or they could use marshmallows for the dogs and stick in toothpicks for the legs. Or dump a big pile of M&Ms out for snack and have the child divide them up into the correct number of piles for everyone. I would just let him experiment with different ways to do it...that is building a foundation for long division in the future. Experimenting with telling time is good at that age. We have a geared clock, so I might tell a 6 year old that it is 8:20 and we need to leave at 8:45. How many minutes until we have to leave? And then let him physically move the hand and count the minutes. What about coding? Not exactly math, but strengthens some of the same analytical thinking skills. Code.org is great for that age. About once a year we go on a geometric solid hunt at the grocery store. We make a list of what we are going to look for: one sphere, one cylinder, one cube, one rectangular prism, one triangular prism, one cone and one pyramid...the last two are always the hardest to find. We always come home with at least a triangular prism of Toblerone chocolate and a cylinder of ice cream, so the trip is always a rousing success! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulalu Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 1:28 PM, wendyroo said: About once a year we go on a geometric solid hunt at the grocery store. We make a list of what we are going to look for: one sphere, one cylinder, one cube, one rectangular prism, one triangular prism, one cone and one pyramid...the last two are always the hardest to find. We always come home with at least a triangular prism of Toblerone chocolate and a cylinder of ice cream, so the trip is always a rousing success! That sounds like fun! I think we will do this next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 We loved the Amazing Math Projects Book, and worked our way through the full thing: https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Math-Projects-Build-Yourself/dp/193467057X/ref=asc_df_193467057X/ There are also a lot of games that are good for applying skills: Monopoly, Yahtzee, Zeus in the Loose, Fill or Bust, Roll For It, Qwirkle, Splendor, Dragonwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 14 hours ago, Jackie said: We loved the Amazing Math Projects Book, and worked our way through the full thing: https://www.amazon.com/Amazing-Math-Projects-Build-Yourself/dp/193467057X/ref=asc_df_193467057X/ There are also a lot of games that are good for applying skills: Monopoly, Yahtzee, Zeus in the Loose, Fill or Bust, Roll For It, Qwirkle, Splendor, Dragonwood Added that to my wish list. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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