K-2 Math:
Guess the Betweens
Today's
Snack: Let's
make Apple-PB Betweens! Core an apple. Slice it thinly into rings. With adult
supervision, spread peanut butter on top of one slice. Sprinkle Rice Krispies
on the peanut butter. Top with another apple slice. Squeeze slicely. Eat and
enjoy with a glass of - what else? - apple juice.
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Supplies:
10 blocks, 10 pennies or 10 playing
cards
Here's a guessing game that helps build mental math
skills and help young math students memorize the order of numbers:
- First, with a friend or an adult, line up 10 of
the same objects in front of you, and count out loud from 1 to 10. Then
count out loud backwards, from 10 down to 1.
- Now have the friend or an adult think of a
number between 1 and 10.
- Now, you guess what the number is, and point to
that object in the line.
- The friend or adult will tell you if your guess
is:
- Correct.
- Higher
than the number.
- Lower
than the number.
Guess and point again, and keep guessing, until you get
it right.
Then switch places, and play again!
Keep playing until you really know those numbers in order
well.
Then, using the same 10 objects or 10 new ones, point to
the answer and say it out loud as your friend or adult asks you questions like:
What number is
more than 5 but less than 7?
What
number is one fewer than 8?
What
number is 2 more than 6, and 3 fewer than 11?
What
three numbers are higher than 2 but lower than 6?
