The Grow Parent Report

WHY DO MATH?

ACTIVITIES AND GAMES


		Grades 3–5

		Grades 6–8

RESOURCES

DESCRIPTIONS OF THE REPORTING CATEGORIES

Activities and Games Grades 6–8

Below are activity ideas for you and your child to do together. The activities cover different math ideas, and they vary by difficulty level. There are also entertaining and challenging math games from FAMILY MATH for two or more players.

As you read through an activity or game, you may not know how it will end, or what all the answers are. That's okay! You will learn the answers along with your child. Enjoy the journey!

Activities

		Beginning
		Intermediate
		Advanced

	Exploring Area
	In this activity, your child learns the concept of area and the rules to find it. This activity builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships; Measurement and Estimation; Geometry; and Estimation/Number Sense/Computation.
	Empire State Building
	In this activity, your child explores scale and proportion by making scale drawings of the Empire State Building. This activity builds skills in Estimation/Number Sense/Computation, Measurement, and Algebraic Relationships/Representations.
	3-D Shapes and Volume
	In this activity, your child explores how much different three-dimensional shapes can hold. This activity builds skills in Geometric Concepts, Geometric Relationships, and Measurement.
	Logic Problems
	In this activity, your child solves and creates logic problems. The activity builds problem-solving skills, which are applicable in all areas of mathematics.
	Percents and Probability
	In this activity, your child learns about percent chances of things occurring. This activity builds skills in Statistics and Data Analysis and Probability and Predictions.
	What are Numbers Made of?
	In this activity, your child explores how numbers can be made up of other numbers using operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). This activity builds skills in Computation and Estimation; Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships; and Algebra and Functions.
	Perfect Squares
	In this activity, your child connects numbers and geometry while exploring perfect squares. This activity builds skills in Estimation/Number Sense/Computation, Algebraic Patterns and Variables, Geometric Concepts, and Geometric Relationships.
	Excursion into Base–4
	In this activity, your child plunges into the fascinating world of different number systems. This activity builds skills in Numbers, Number Systems and Number Relationships; Computation and Estimation; Algebra and Functions; and Concepts of Calculus.
	Using Math to Answer Big Questions
	In this activity, your child uses data to research a topic that interests her. This activity builds skills in Statistics and Data Analysis.
	Playing Cards
	In this activity, your child investigates probabilities using a deck of cards. This activity builds skills in Probability.
	Fibonacci!
	In this activity, your child explores the wonderful world of the Fibonacci numbers. This activity builds skills in Algebraic Patterns and Variables and Estimation/Number Sense/Computation.