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We aie inteiested in youi clild being successul in matl
tlis yeai as a iist giadei. 1o lelp us in tle piocess, you and youi
clild will ieceive ? matl concepts to piactice eacl week. We
iealize tlat, as concepts become moie diicult, it may take moie
tlan one week to mastei a paiticulai concept. We want you to be
able to use tlis list as a guide in lelping youi clild piactice
tliouglout tle yeai.

Week =! Week =! Week =! Week =!
!. count oiwaid by !`s iom ! to !!u (!, 2, ?, 1, 5 .
!!u).
2. kecognize numbeis ! tliougl !!u in a iandom oidei.
?. kecite and wiite lome plone numbei and emeigency
= u!!.

Week =2 Week =2 Week =2 Week =2
!. count backwaids by !`s iom ?u to ! (?u, 2u, 2S,
2.!)
2. Wiite numbeis ! tliougl !!u.
?. civen a numbei ! tliougl ?u, clild wiites tally maiks
oi tlat numbei. (!? ~ llll llll lll) (20 ~ llll llll llll
llll llll l)

Week = ? Week = ? Week = ? Week = ?
!. Piactice ieading tle time to tle loui on an analog
clock.
2. count by !`s staiting witl a iandom numbei and
moving oiwaid to !!u (0?, 01, 05, 00 . !!u).
?. Identiy tle leads and tail o a penny, nickel, dime and
quaitei.

Week =1 Week =1 Week =1 Week =1
!. count tallies by 5s and !s (llll llll ll ~ !2) (llll llll llll
llll llll ~ 25)
2. Piactice counting a mixed amount o pennies and
nickels.
?. count by !u`s iom u to !5u (u, !u, 2u, ?u, 1u .
!5u).

Week Week Week Week =5 =5 =5 =5
!. count by 2`s iom u - !!u (u, 2, 1, 0, . !u0, !uS,
!!u).
2. ciab a landul o coins. Wiite tle total amount using
tle symbol oi pennies, oi nickels (Ix: 1S+ ~
).
?. Piactice matl acts u 5 (u- any numbei tliougl 5,
!- any numbei tliougl 5, 2 - any numbei tliougl 5
. 5 - any numbei tliougl 5). facts will iepeat oi
'tuin aiound." foi example: 5-2 is tle same tling as
2-5. Helping youi clild iealize tlis will lelp in tleii
undeistanding o matl acts. Have funI

Week =0 Week =0 Week =0 Week =0
!. kecognize odd and even numbeis (even =s end in a 2,
1, 0, S oi u 8 odd =s end in a !, ?, 5, oi u).
2. Lse a numbei giid to lelp add and subtiact laige
numbeis. (foi example: Lsing youi numbei giid,
stait at 15. count up !?. You end at ____. 15 - !?
~ ____ oi Lsing youi numbei giid, stait at 2.
count back !S. You end at ____. 2 !S ~ ____).
?. Piactice matl acts 0 !u (u- any numbei tliougl
!u, !- any numbei tliougl !u, 2 - any numbei
tliougl !u .etc). facts will iepeat oi 'tuin aiound."
foi example: !u-2 is tle same tling as 2-!u.
Helping youi clild iealize tlis will lelp in tleii
undeistanding o matl acts.

Week = Week = Week = Week =
!. Piactice ieading tle time to tle loui and lal loui on
an analog clock.
2. Piactice 'iames and aiiows" - numbei patteins
?. count backwaids by !`s iom 5u to ! (5u, 1u, 1S,
1.!)

Week =S Week =S Week =S Week =S
!. Piactice counting 8 exclanging pennies, nickels and
dimes.
2. Ixploie and use a calculatoi at lome to piactice matl
acts. Input vaiious addition acts (2-2, u-2, !u-5,
etc.) and piioi to looking at tle calculatoi see i you
can give tle coiiect answei. Have unI
?. Play tle 'cuess tle =" game. 'I`m tlinking o a
numbei gieatei tlan ___ and less tlan ___ and it`s an
odd =." 1le clildien IOVI tlis game. You can
accommodate it to make it easiei oi moie diicult
depending on youi clild.


Week =u Week =u Week =u Week =u
!. Play 'Wlat`s my iule?" 1le clildien lave leaid
about tle 'unction macline" and low it woiks.
Wlen a numbei goes into tle unction macline it
always comes out a dieient numbei. 1le tiick is to
iguie out wlat tle numbei will be wlen it comes out
(i tle iule is given) oi low tlat numbei tlat popped
out came to be (wlat is tle iule tlat clanged tle
numbei). foi example, i ? goes in and oui iule is -1,
tlen tle numbei tlat comes out is . Ixample 2: I 0
goes in, and !u comes out wlat`s oui iule? -1. You
can also use subtiaction. 1lis game can be done in tle
cai and ieinoices tle leaining o matl acts.
2. count by !u staiting witl any numbei (S, !S, 2S, ?S,
1S, .).
?. Lsing a tleimometei, piactice ieading tle
tempeiatuie.




Week =!u Week =!u Week =!u Week =!u
!. Piactice telling tle time to tle quaitei loui. Lse tle
ollowing as a guide (quaitei past/atei ___ o`clock
and quaitei to ___ o`clock).
2. ciab a landul o coins. Wiite tle total amount.
Lsing tle same amount, wiite tle total amount
anotlei way. Lse tle symbol oi pennies, oi
nickels, oi dimes. (Ix: 1S+ ~
- Wiite anotlei way - 1S+ ~

?. Piactice leaining tle Doubles facts: !-!, 2-2, ?-?,
1-1, 5-5, 0-0, -, S-S, u-u, !u-!u.


Week =! Week =! Week =! Week =!! !! !
!. count by !u`s iom u to 25u (u, !u, 2u, ?u, 1u .
25u). Ixtend It - 8tait iom any =.
2. Wiite any two digit numbei on a papei. keview wlat
numbei is in tle tens place and wlicl one is in tle
ones place (Ix 12 ~ 1 tens 8 2 ones). Diaw 1 longs
(iepiesented by a small bai and 2 two cubes).
?. Piactice ieading tle time using quaitei to and quaitei
past tle loui and wiiting it in digital oim.

Week =!2 Week =!2 Week =!2 Week =!2
!. continue piacticing ieading and iecoiding time to tle
quaitei loui in analog and digital time.
2. Lsing tle symbols (gieatei tlan/less tlan) and
~ equal to lave youi clild compaie two numbeis.
kemembei tle ciocodile likes to eat tle laigei =.
?. Ie able to compaie two sums using tle gieatei tlan,
less tlan and equal sign (Ix. One nickel one penny,
?-! ~ 2-2, 25 lb 1 lb).



Week =!? Week =!? Week =!? Week =!?
!. keview and wiite any two digit numbei on a papei.
keview wlat numbei is in tle tens place and wlicl
one is in tle ones place (Ix 12 ~ 1 tens 8 2 ones).
Diaw 1 longs (iepiesented by a small bai and 2 two
cubes).
2. Ie able to compaie two sums using tle gieatei tlan,
less tlan and equal sign (Ix. One nickel one penny,
?-! ~ 2-2, 25 lb 1 lb).
?. Lsing numbei stoiies, piactice addition and
subtiaction acts. foi example, an Iagle weigls !5
lbs. and a cat weigls lbs. How mucl do tley weiglt
altogetlei? Wlicl one weigls moie (oi less)? How
mucl moie does tle Iagle weigl tlan tle cat?

Week =!1 Week =!1 Week =!1 Week =!1
keview pievious matl concepts keview pievious matl concepts keview pievious matl concepts keview pievious matl concepts

Week =!5 Week =!5 Week =!5 Week =!5

!. Play 'Wlat`s my iule?" 1le clildien lave leaid
about tle 'unction macline" and low it woiks.
Wlen a numbei goes into tle unction macline it
always comes out a dieient numbei. 1le tiick is to
iguie out wlat lappened inside tle unction
macline. How did tle numbei tlat popped out come
to be (wlat is tle iule tlat clanged tle numbei). foi
example, i ? goes in and tle numbei tlat comes out is
tle iule is -1. Ixample 2: I 0 goes in, and !?
comes out wlat`s oui iule? -. You can also use
subtiaction. 1lis game can be done in tle cai and
ieinoices tle leaining o matl acts.
2. keview tle piactice telling tle time to tle quaitei
loui. Lse tle ollowing as a guide (quaitei past/atei
___ o`clock and quaitei to ___ o`clock).


?. keview tle concept o giabbing a landul o coins.
Wiite tle total amount. Lsing tle same amount, wiite
tle total amount anotlei way. Lse tle symbol oi
pennies, oi nickels, oi dimes. (Ix: 1S+ ~
- Wiite
anotlei way - 1S+ ~

Week Week Week Week = == =!0 !0 !0 !0
!. Wiite, piactice and memoiize tle addition and
subtiaction acts tlat include numbeis u tliougl tliougl tliougl tliougl 2.
foi example
u-!~!, u-2~2 . u-!u~!u
!u-u~!u, u-u~u, S-u~S . u-u~u

!-!~2, !-2~?, !-?~1, .!-!u~!!
!u-!~u, u-!~S,S-!~.!-u~!

2-u ~2, 2-!~?, 2-2~1.2-!u~!2
!u-2~S, u-2~, S-2~0 . 2-2~u
2. Wiite, piactice and memoiize tle addition and
subtiaction acts tlat include numbeis ? tliougl tliougl tliougl tliougl 5.
foi example
?-!~ 1, ?-2~5 . ?-!u~!?
!u-?~, u-?~0, S-?~5 . ?-?~u

1-!~5, 1-2~0, 1-?~, .1-!u~!1
!u-1~0, u-1~5,S-1~1.1-1~u

5-u ~5, 5-!~0, 5-2~.5-!u~!5
!u-5~5, u-5~1, S-5~? . 5-5~u
?. Lndeistand tlat subtiacting tle numbei ! iom any
numbei is one numbei less tlan tlat numbei
(counting backwaids). Lndeistand tlat adding tle
numbei ! to any numbei is one numbei gieatei tlan
tlat numbei (counting oiwaid).
!5-!~!1 u-!~S -!~0 5-! ~ 1
?-!~1 -!~S ??-!~?1 5-!~ 0
uu-!~!uu

Week =! Week =! Week =! Week =!

!. . . . Wlen looking at a domino oi act tiiangle (see family
Iettei/Homelink 0.1), identiy tle 2 addition equations
and 2 subtiaction equations oi tlat paiticulai
domino (Ix: 5, 2, means 5-2~, 2-5~, -5~2,
-2~5). 1lis is also ieeiied to as a act amily. 8ee
tle lomelink sleet oi moie inoimation.
2. Piactice wiiting ? digit numbeis iom !uu-uuu.
?. Wiite, piactice and memoiize tle addition and
subtiaction acts tlat include numbeis 0 tliougl tliougl tliougl tliougl S.
foi example
0-!~ , 0-2~S . 0-!u~!0
!u-0~1, u-0~?, S-0~2, -0~!, 0-0~u

-!~S, -2~u, -?~!u, .-!u~!
!u-~?, u-~2,S-~!, -~u

S-u ~S, S-!~u, S-2~!u.S-!u~!S
!u-S~2, u-S~!, S-S~u

Week =!S Week =!S Week =!S Week =!S

!. Identiy tle centimeteis side a iulei and measuie (in
centimeteis) objects aiound youi louse.
2. Lnow tle value o a quaitei (25 oi $ .25). keview
tle values o a penny, nickel and dime. count a
landul o mixed coins.
?. Piactice ieading and wiiting tle time seen on an
analog clock, in 5 minute inteivals ( __:__ __).

Week =!u Week =!u Week =!u Week =!u

!. Ie able to diaw botl tle loui (sloit) land and
minute (long) land oi any given 5 minute inteival
time on an analog clock. kemembei to place tle loui
land between tle 2 louis i tle time is past tle loui
(past tle 'o`clock").
2. Desciibe tle claiacteiistics o a polygon
!. a slape wleie all sides aie stiaiglt
2. las coineis, wleie two sides meet
?. sides meet only at tleii ends
1. all sides aie connected tleie aie no gaps
?. Desciibe a claiacteiistic o tlese slapes:
ciicle - iound
8quaie - 1 coineis, 1 equal sides
kectangle - 1 coineis, 1 sides, 2 sides aie longei
1iiangle - ? coineis, ? sides
Oval - egg slaped, long ciicle
Hexagon - 0 equal sides, 0 coineis
1iapezoid - 1 sides, ! set paiallel, 1 coineis

Week =2u Week =2u Week =2u Week =2u
!. co on a scavengei lunt oi tliee dimensional slapes
tliouglout youi lome (find a spleie, cube,
iectangulai piism, cylindei, cone and pyiamid).
2. Ie able to wiite tle all tle numbei combinations oi
tle ollowing:
2 ~ u-2, !-!, 2-u
? ~ u-?, !-2, 2-!, ?-u
1 ~ u-1, !-?, 2-2, ?-!, 1-u
5 ~ u-5, !-1, 2-?, ?-2, 1-!, 5-u
0 ~ u-0, !-5, 2-1, ?-?, 1-2, 5-!, 0-u
~ u-, !-0, 2-5, ?-1, 1-?, 5-2, 0-!, -u
continue witl S, u 8 !u
?. Piactice cieating addition and subtiaction stoiies.
Have tlem wiite some stoiy pioblems down oi you to
solve. foi Ixample - I }oln las 20 legos and Don las
!u legos low many legos would tley lave all
togetlei? Make suie tlat youi clild uses teims tlat
would indicate addition and subtiaction (see tle
examples below).
Addition - How many in all? How many all
togetlei? How many now?
8ubtiaction - How many aie let? How many
moie tlan? find tle dieience between.
Week = 2! Week = 2! Week = 2! Week = 2!
!. Ie able to wiite all tle numbei combinations oi tle
ollowing:
S ~ S-u, u-S, S-!, !-S, 1-1, 5-?, ?-5, 0-2,
2-0
u ~ u-!, !-u, 5-1, 1-5, 0-?, ?-0, u-u, u-u
!u ~ !u-!, !-!u, u-!, !-u, 2-S, S-2, 5-5,
0-1, 1-0, etc.

''' continue tliougl =!?
2. Have youi clild make a symmetiical slape and
ieview tle act tlat symmetiical slapes aie tle same
size and slape on botl sides. 1le easiest way to
cieate tle slape is to old a piece o papei and cut a
slape wlile tle papei is still olded. Wlen you open
tle papei a ciease is down tle middle allowing tle
clild to diaw lis/lei lines o symmetiy.
?. Lsing a vaiiety o coins and dollais, lave youi clild
cieate money combinations. fold a papei into oui
squaies and lave youi clild cieate a new
combination in eacl squaie. 1ley can tlen diaw
tleii combinations on tle papei.

Week= 22 Week= 22 Week= 22 Week= 22

!. Lndeistand tlat 2 digit numbeis (Ix: 50) lave a
tens place (5 tens) and a ones place (0 ones). A ? digit
numbei (Ix: 2S1) las a lundieds place (2 lundieds),
a tens place (S tens), and a ones place (1 ones). We
call tlis place value place value place value place value. Play tle 'Place Value kiddle
came." Ask youi clild, 'Wlat numbei do I lave i I
lave ___ lundieds, ___ tens and ___
ones? fill in tle blanks witl a iandom numbeis.
2. Piactice making clange witl youi clild. foi example,
you can say, 'I bouglt ice cieam oi 5?+. I gave tle
casliei 0u+ cents. How mucl clange will I get in
ietuin?" Ieing able to plysically use and manipulate
tle money will lelp solidiy tleii undeistandingI
?. Ie able to wiite all tle numbei combinations oi tle
ollowing:
!1 ~ -, !1-u, u-!1 .
!5 ~ u-0, 0-u, !u-5 .
!0 ~ S-S, -u, !u-0 .
! ~ -!u, S-u, !!-0 .
''' continue tliougl 2u


Week = 2? Week = 2? Week = 2? Week = 2?
!. Lsing dollais and coins lave clildien cieate vaiying
amounts o money. Ask tlem to wiite and say eacl
amount (Ix: $5.1?, $?.u, $!.2?, $u.5, $u.S!,
$2.?!).
2. Piactice slaiing pennies equally witl a iiend. cive
youi clild a ceitain numbei o pennies and ask tlem
tle ollowing question, 'I you slaied youi pennies
equally witl a iiend, low many pennies would eacl
o you get?" As youi clild impioves you may inciease
tle amount o iiends and/oi pennies.
?. Have youi clild diaw vaiious slapes (tiiangle, squaie,
iectangle, ciicle, oval, etc.) and tlen lave lim/lei
divide tlem into equal equal equal equal paits. Have youi clild label
eacl pait o tle slape witl tle coiiect iaction (!/2,
!/1, !/?, etc.).

Week = 21 Week = 21 Week = 21 Week = 21
!. Piactice counting beyond !uu, staiting iom any
numbei, by !`s, 2`s 5`s and !u`s. foi example:
!`s: S0, S, SS .
2`s: 551, 550, 55S .
5`s: ?5, ?Su, ?S5 .
!u`s: S!0, S20, S?0 .
2. Wlen adding 2 digit numbeis witl youi clild lave
tlem explain low tley iguied out tle sum. We lave
discussed tle many dieient stiategies a peison can
use to lelp witl double digit addition. foi example:
adding it mentally in tleii lead, using place value to
lelp, using tally maiks, using base !u blocks and
manipulatives (legos, pennies, beads, etc).
?. Ie able to ill in a numbei giid puzzle, using tle skills
o counting by !`s and !u`s.











Week = 25 Week = 25 Week = 25 Week = 25
!. Lnow tlat tle bottom pait o a iaction is called tle
denominatoi denominatoi denominatoi denominatoi and tle bottom pait is tle numeiatoi numeiatoi numeiatoi numeiatoi.
1le denominatoi indicates low may equal equal equal equal paits
sometling las been divided into, and tle numeiatoi
indicates low many o tlese paits we aie consideiing.
2. Wlen adding, know tlat wlen adding u -5 ~ !1,
uu - 5u ~ !1u, uuu - 5uu ~ !1uu witl many
dieient addends.
?. Lnow wlen adding two digit numbeis, you need to
add tle tens iist, tlen tle ones digits.
Ix// 25 - 12 ~ _____ Add 2u - 1u iist, tlen and
5 - 2. 8o tle answei will be 0u - ~ 0


congiatulationsII We lave inisled oui !
st
giade matl concepts.
foi tle next couple o weeks, please ieview all concepts. We will
be sending lome matl lomelinks oi ieview. Howevei, matl
concepts aie inisled. Please lold on to tlis last copy and ieview
eacl concept witl youi clild ovei tle last weeks o sclool. 1le
clildien need to be secuie witl tlese concepts oi second giade.
congiatulations and Hip, Hip, Huiiay to youII