Grade+3-4+Math

=Activty 1:=

What products are advertised? Watch a 30-minute children's television show and a 30-minute newscast. Ask your child to keep record of the products advertised during each show. How could you describe the two lists? How are the products alike? How are they different? If you were going to sell a new toy, when would you advertise it? Why?

=Activty 2:=

How long does it take? Explore time by asking your child to estimate and then time how long it takes to complete different household activities such as making a bed, setting the table, taking out the garbage, washing the dishes, or walking around the house. Which of your estimates were close to the actual time? Which were the farthest? Can you name an activity that you think will take less than 5 minutes? Try it and see how close you were. Think of an activity you estimate will take 10 minutes. Do it. What time did you start the activity and what time did you finish?

=Activity 3:=

How can you find a square metre in your neighborhood? Ask your child to use string and sticks to outline a square metre and describe what is inside each string. Are there more living or non-living things? How could you describe and count them? Would you have seen the same things if your shape had been different or if it were a different time of year?

=Activity 4:=

How many ways can you order a burger? Visit a restaurant. Identify the toppings for burgers. Ask your child to think about all the ways you can order a burger with three different toppings from the list. How will you solve the problem? How will you organize our thinking? Will you use a list, a picture, a chart or another method? How will you know if you have all the possible ways? What if you choose four toppings?

=Activity 5:=

What numbers can you find on license plates? Ask your child what the largest number would be if all the numbers (digits) on a license place were added together. Add the numbers on several license plates and compare. Can you estimate which sums will be largest? Will license plates with more numbers always have greater sums? Why or why not?

=Activity 6:=

What shapes are in the grocery store? Investigate teh 3-dimensional shapes that are found at the grocery store. Which shapes have flat sides? Which have circles or rectangles for sides? Which shapes take up a lot of space? Which stack easily? Do you think this might be important to the grocer? Why or why not?

=Activity 7:=

How much is meat? Plan a meal with your child. Predict how much it will cost. Less than $10? Between $10 and $15? More than $20? Use the food section of the newspaper to check how much it will actually cost. How many different stores would we have to visit to make our purchase? If we were to visit only one store, how would our cost differ? How close are you to your estimate?