Name: Ansonia Public Schools Summer Math Activities For Students Entering 5 th Grade You have worked so hard learning new math this year, and we hope you continue practicing those skills over the summer! Here are many fun math activities that you can do to help practice math and get you ready for fifth grade. In this packet, you will find a variety of different activities for July and August. Once an activity has been completed, a parent or guardian should write his/her initials in the box. If you wish, you may create a journal and attach any papers you would like to show your new teacher. You will also find directions for the math games and a list of fun books about math that you can look for at the local library. Please return all activities to the main office by Friday, August 28 th. All completed packets will be entered in a raffle to win a new tablet!!! (Don t forget to have your parent/guardian initial the activities) Plus, your new teacher will be so proud of the work you did over the summer Have a Safe and Happy Summer! Mrs. Apicella jkoziel@ansonia.org 203.736.5096
July Parents/Guardians: Please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in the appropriate box.
August Parents/Guardians: Please confirm completion of each task by writing your initials in the appropriate box.
Flip it and Multiply Number of players: 2 Materials: A deck of playing cards (eliminating the face cards) Objective: The player with the most cards at the end is the winner. Directions: 1. Mix the cards and deal them evenly to each player. Players place their stack of cards facedown in front of them. 2. Players simultaneously say, "1-2-3 Flip It" and tum over the top 2 cards from each of their piles. 3. Each player finds the product of his or her own two cards. (For example, if a player flips a 7 and 8, then the player multiplies 7x8 to get 56.) Both players call out their products. 4. The player with the greatest product takes all four cards and places them in a separate pile. (For example, I f player one flips a 9 and 3 and player two flips a 6 and 7 then player two is the winner of that hand because 42 (6x7) is greater than 27 (9x3). 5. Play continues until all cards in the pile have been flipped or until time runs out. 6. If both players have the same product, then the players flip 2 more cards each. The player with greatest product keeps all 8 cards.
Summer Math Books for 5th Graders! Title Author Topic Flatland Abbot, Edwin Geometry Mr. Archimedes' Bath Allen, Pamela Geometry Who Sank the Boat? Allen, Pamela Geometry Anno's Magic Seeds Anno, Mitsumasa Patterns and Algebra Concepts Anno's Mysterious Multiplying Jar Anno, Mitsumasa and Masaichiro Anno Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division The King's Chessboard Birch, David Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Sea Clocks: The Story of Longitude Bordon, Louise Reference Frames Jim and the Beanstalk Briggs, Raymond Data, Chance, and Probability Spaghetti and Meatballs for All Bums, Marilyn Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Counting on Frank Clement, Rod Number and Order Do You Wanna Bet? Cushman, Jean Data, Chance, and Probability Esio Trot Dahl, Roald Data, Chance, and Probability Fourscore and 7: Investigating Math in American History Franco, Betsy A Cloak for the Dreamer Friedman, Aileen Geometry Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions Less Than Nothing is Really Something Froman, Robert Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Speed Mathematics Handley, Bill Number and Order Only One Harshman, Marc Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Lasky, Kathryn Geometry Fraction Action Leedy, Loreen Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions Gator Pie Matthews, Louise Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions Eating Fractions McMillan, Bruce Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions 12 Ways To Get To 11 Merriam, Eve Number and Order Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Sir Cone Cumference and the First Round Table Pi: A Math Adventure Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices Neuschwander, Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Neuschwander, Cindy Pappas, Theoni Geometry Geometry Geometry Number and Order A Remainder of One Pinczes, Elinor J. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division One Hundred Hungry Ants Pinczes, Elinor J. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division How Much Is a Million? Schwartz, David M. Number and Order If You Hopped Like a Frog Schwartz, David M. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents; Rates and Proportions Math Curse Scieska, Jon Number and Order The Boy Who Reversed Himself Sleator, William Geometry Longitude Sobel, Dava Reference Frames Grandfather Tang's Story Tompert, Ann Geometry Jumanji Van Allsburg, Chris Geometry
Sunsational Websites Here are some fun and exciting websites to visit over the summer for practice. At the time that this summer mathematics packet was created, the websites listed were checked and deemed child appropriate. However, parents/guardians should always monitor their child s use of any Internet site just in case! www.multiplication.com http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html http://www.aplusmath.com/ http://www.coolmath.com/ http://www.funbrain.com/ http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html (making change) http://www.funbrain.com/tens/index.html (rounding numbers / place value) http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/ http://www.aaamath.com http://www.aaamath.com/b/geo.htm(geometry) http://www.aaaknow.com/fra.htm(fractions) **Parents/Guardians use the below link to get a free parent account for Xtra Math and have your child practice math fact fluency while you monitor their progress! https://xtramath.org/home/signup