Summer Math Activities
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Summer Math Challenge
Directions: Complete a task and then color in the box.
How many boxes can you fill?
Count to 100 while doing jumping jacks |
Skip count to 50 by two’s with sidewalk chalk |
Count the change in a piggy bank |
Find 7 groups of 7 different types of rocks |
Count the number of words in your favorite song |
Create your own cereal box with a nutritional label |
Record your bedtime and wake up time then find the number of minutes you slept. |
See how many ten bonds you can spot on a walk around your neighborhood (ex. 73, 91 etc.) |
Memorize the perfect squares between 1 and 225 |
Count by 10s up to 200 while jumping on one leg |
Calculate the number of days you have been alive on July 4 |
Count backwards from 100 |
Skip count by 3s up to 33 and back down to 3 |
Play Yahtzee |
Count how many pictures are on the walls of your house |
Measure the length of your front door in inches, and then measure it in centimeters and compare |
Count how many trees are in your backyard then multiply it by 10 |
Divide snack crackers into equal groups |
Hula hoop 25 times, then 50 times, then 100 times |
Complete 10 minutes of IXL for 10 days in a row |
Complete 10 minutes of Study Island for 10 days in a row (grades 3-8) |
Roll 2 dice and add the numbers 15 times |
Roll 2 dice and multiply the numbers 15 times |
Make a bar graph of the outdoor activities you do in the month of July |
Skip count to 100 by fives, five times with sidewalk chalk |
Find a license plate that has a math fact (ex. 235 is 2+3=5) |
Use Sidewalk chalk to decorate your driveway with different types of quadrilaterals |
Add the digits of your phone number |
Write out the number words from one to twenty |
Cut 1-inch paper squares and glue them into an array 3 x 7, 4 x 6, 8 x 5, etc. |
Shape Walk - take a walk around your neighborhood and find geometric shapes |
Collect 100 pennies and place them in stacks of 10 pennies each. |
Cut several small triangles out of paper and glue them on a sheet to make one big triangle |
Look at the clock at anytime then tell a family member how many minutes to the next hour |
Use water to find how many cups are in a pint and how many pints are in a quart and how many quarts are in a gallon. (use empty milk cartons) |
Make collections of 100 things. Then challenge yourself to divide the groups of objects into smaller groups like 10s, 5s or 2s to add up to 100. |
Play “Guess my Number” with a friend and give hints such as odd/even, multiples, less/greater than, etc. |
Water Balloon Math - write addition and subtraction facts on water balloons. Solve the problems and then POP them. |
Create a Store - Use items in your house and place a realistic value on them. Pretend you are visiting the store and buying the items. How much money do you need? How much change will you get? |
Crazy 8s: do 8 sets of 8 exercises counting up to 64 as you go. Jumping jacks, pushups, mountain climbers, cart-wheels, sit-ups, knee lifts, vertical jumps, forward bend |
Find a can of food in the pantry and trace a circle around the bottom on paper. Then measure the diameter and height. Compare it to a different can. |
Cook up some Math in the Kitchen - Measure all the ingredients. Challenge yourself to double the recipe or cut the recipe in half. |
Write down 7 things you notice about a $1 bill. Anything at all, what do you notice? |
Visit estimation180.com and see if you can guess the number |
Measure the your length from fingertip to fingertip while stretching your arms out to the side |
Measure the length of each person’s foot in your family. If 12 inches is a foot, does anyone have a foot-long foot? |
Help bake a special treat in the kitchen and write down all the fractions you used. (with a grown up) |
Cut a pizza into 8ths, then 16ths, then 32nds. What do you notice about the slices? |
Come up with your own math challenge and share with friends |