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Second Grade Math Kit

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Race-to-Eight

Start on zero. Roll one die. Take the number of steps on the die. The first one to reach exactly eight wins. If the roll of the second die yields a number that causes you to exceed eight, go back to zero.
Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Countdown

Have students pretend they are on a rocket ready for blast-off. Have one student start on the 8 and count down as they jump down the mat. Have the class shout the count down along with the jumper, 8, 7, …2, 1, blastoff. Have everyone jump up and clap while saying “blast-off!”

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Clipboard Math

Clip a math worksheet on a clipboard. Have your child figure out the answers to the math problems by walking or jumping on the mat.

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Adding and Subtracting Numbers

Write addition and subtraction problems on cards, and use the Make Eight Mat as a number line. If the math problem says 6+2, then stand on 6 and take 2 steps forward to 8! For subtraction problems, walk backward or head toward the 1.

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Lonely Numbers

Have your students pretend that numbers, like people, feel lonely sometimes. Your students can help the numbers not feel lonely by placing objects on the numbers! Place one object on the number one. Place two objects on the number two. Choose two of the same thing—like two shoes, two books, or two toy cars. Place three objects on the number three. Consider choosing three mittens, rocks, or spoons. Continue placing objects on the numbers! For bigger numbers like eight, try 8 pennies, paper clips, or acorns.

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Buddies

Notice that all the numbers have corresponding diamonds. This is intended for children to learn the value of numbers. Notice that the number two has two diamonds. These two diamonds are buddies. Two is an even number! The number three has three diamonds. Two of the diamonds are buddies but there is one leftover! Odd numbers have one leftover. Three is an odd number.

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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The Number Walk-Backwards

Counting backward is a prerequisite for subtraction. Encourage your student to start on eight and take steps to zero while saying the numbers!

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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The Number Walk

Take the number walk from zero to eight. As your child steps on each number, encourage your child to simultaneously say the number name. If the counting gets ahead of the number your child is stepping on, encourage your child to go back and start over. Stepping on the number and saying the number name simultaneously is evidence of a child’s understanding of one-to-one correspondence, essential to all mathematical processes. Be sure your student’s stepping is in sync with them saying the number!

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Dividing by 10s

Practice dividing hundreds by multiples of 10. Have students toss a bean bag onto a multiple of 100 on the mat. Then ask them to divide by whatever is 1/10 of that number. For example, if the bean bag lands on 700, ask them to divide by 70. (They can use the mat to find the answer to be 10.) For every multiple of 100, ask them to divide by a tenth of it. Soon they will notice the pattern that they all equal 10.

Grade 4
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Adding Rounded Numbers

Write a three-digit division problem on the board. Ask the class to round the two numbers to the nearest 100 before adding them (see rounding activity above). Once the two addends have been rounded to the nearest 100, have a student add the two numbers using the mat to find the sum.

Grade 3
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