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Horace W. Porter School
Summer Math Review Calendars
Summer is
here! It is important for children to be
exposed to and use mathematics over the summer months. I’d like to suggest some options for
maintaining your child’s math skills through the summer recess. Any one or combination of these would
certainly benefit your child.
- You can purchase a formal program such
as the Summer Skill Books in Math (a letter was sent home previously about
this), or
- You can work with your children on our
Horace W. Porter Summer Math Review Calendars (see below), or
- You can work with your children more
informally in everyday situations.
The Horace Porter
Summer Math Calendars were created by grade level for grades K-7 for the months
of July and August. They provide a
curriculum refresher of concepts already taught during the preceding year. They were designed to encourage active
participation for students with parents or caregivers.
You can print copies for your student
for July and August
by clicking on the appropriate
“Summer Math Review Calendars” below.
There is also the
opportunity to “seize the moment” and use everyday situations to
reinforce and practice math skills during the summer. Some sample activities to “seize the moment”
might include:
- Read the newspaper ads and compare
prices
- Shopping – estimate and figure
out how much was spent. Do you have
enough money? How much change do you have? How much do sale items cost?
- Banking – put money in savings
or checking account, log payments, write checks, etc.
- Plan and have a party on a budget
- Chart and graph daily schedules (play,
eat, read, sleep, etc.) – when appropriate, incorporate fractions,
decimals and percent.
- Time – What time is it? What
time will it be when ____? If it takes 3 days, how many hours, etc.
- Sorting and categorizing – the
wash, socks, seashells, toys, etc.
- Estimating – How long will it
take to get somewhere? How many (rice krispies) in a bowl? How many books
can I read over the summer?
- Chart books read over the summer
– by number or by category
- Cooking – Measuring, doubling
recipes for a large group, etc.
- Vacation planning – travel time,
how many days, so how many outfits? What time is it if we cross a time
zone? Calculate distance traveled on the trip. Discuss map reading
Whatever you do, do math as a family and
have fun!
As you can see, math is a part of our
everyday life.
Have a peaceful and fun-filled summer!
Mrs. Laurel P. Albair
Math Instructional Specialist
Horace W. Porter. School