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How Many Tens?  How Many Ones?

Addition, Subtraction, and the Number System

Dear Family,

     The activities suggested below are related to the mathematics we are currently working on in school. Doing them together can enrich your child’s mathematical learning.

Making One Dollar  In class, we are learning about coin values and equivalencies of one dollar. Examine coins and ask your child to tell you about each coin. Discuss how much one dollar is worth in pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Talk about equivalencies: “Here are 4 quarters. How much is the worth? Can you find another way to make $1.00?” “I have 7 dimes. How much more do I need to have $1.00?”

Skip Counting  In school, we are learning how to skip count by  2s, 5s, and 10s. You can help your child see everyday examples of this skill by counting items such as shoes, fingers, or feet. “I just took the bus with 15 people. Can you tell me how many shoes were on the bus?” “When we are with the whole family, how many fingers are there?”

15 Minutes More  In this unit, we are working on telling time to the quarter hour (eg., 12:45, 3:15). A home your child can continue to work on telling time to the hour, half hour, and quarter hour. See whether your child can figure out what the time will be 1 hour, half an hour, or 15 minutes from now. “It is 6:15. What time will it be in 15 minutes? Can you make a picture of what the clock will look like then?”

Have fun playing family games involving counting and money.