Month to be Taught

Essential

¡°What We Have to Learn¡±

Essential Number

Ways to Practice at Home

1

January

I can make, model, and solve problems that involve division.

1.03d

Help your child divide items into equal and unequal groups.

2

February

I can use pictures, and objects to model fractions in halves, thirds, and fourths.

1.02a

Divide your child¡¯s socks into colors and ASK:  How many of the socks are Blue? Red? Green? White?  Divide the socks into ¨ö, 1/3, and ¨ù.

3

February

I can compare fractions using models of halves, thirds, and fourths.

1.02b

Allow your child to help you complete a recipe and talk about ¨ö, 1/3, and ¨ù as you measure out the ingredients. 

4

February

I can show fractions in different ways.

1.02c

ASK: How many items are there in all?  How many are red, blue, etc.? Talk about the fraction of those colors.

5

March

I can put together different fractions to show a whole/set.

1.02d

While you are cooking with your child, talk about how many ¨ö¡¯s make a whole, how many 1/3¡¯s make a whole and how many ¨ù¡¯s make a whole.

6

March

I can estimate how many objects fit in a space.

1.01e

ASK: How many pennies will fit into this container?

7

March

I can combine shapes to create another shape.

3.01

Help your child look for different shapes as you travel along the road.  ASK: What smaller shapes are found within the larger shape?

8

March

I can tell how 2 and 3-D shapes are different when cut and rearranged.

3.02

Create an art project with your child and discuss how 2D shapes are flat and how 3D shapes gives the project dimension and makes it more creative.

9

April

I can identify and make a symmetric shape.

3.03a

Create, heart, snowflake and allow the child to look in the mirror and see how his/her body has symmetry.

10

April

I can identify and make a congruent shape.

3.03b

ASK: What items do you have in your bedroom that are the same shape and same size?

11

April

I can estimate and measure length using centimeters, meters, inches, feet, and yards.

2.01a

ASK: How long is this table? How long is your bed?  (measure real life things located in your home)

12

April

I can read a thermometer to tell temperature. (Fahrenheit)

2.01b

Display a thermometer outside your child¡¯s window so he/she can monitor the temperature in Fahrenheit.

13

May

I can use symbols to show unknown numbers.

5.02b

ASK:   5 + * = 12         2 x ¡ã = 10

          12 - ¢¾ = 8          21 ¢¬ ¡¤ = 7

14

May

I can conduct, make predictions, and describe the results on probability.

4.02

Engage your child in an experiment that helps him/her make predictions and see the probability of something happening more than once.  (EX. science project)

15

May

I can make and solve multi-step problems using a variety of strategies.

1.05

Help your child follow mathematical steps as they practice word problems.  Talk him/her through each step to determine what operation to do first and then do next. 

16

Ongoing

I can make, model, and solve problems involving addition.

1.03a

Help your child practice adding pennies, nickels and dimes.

17

Ongoing

I can make, model, and solve problems involving subtraction.

1.03b

Help your child practice subtracting pennies, nickels and dimes.

18

Ongoing

I can make, model, and solve problems involving multiplication.

1.03c

Help your child memorize the multiplication tables from 0-12.

19

June

I can round numbers to the nearest ten.

1.01e

As you are shopping, ASK: About how much money do you think we need to pay the cashier?

20

June

I can collect, organize, describe, and show data using 3 circles in a Venn diagram

4.01a

ASK: What do these three items have in common and how are they different?

21

Ongoing

I can write addition and subtraction number sentences to show a story problem.

5.02a

Help your child create an oral mathematical story that uses addition and/or subtraction.