Math

Olivia worked with her number cups this week. She put them in numerical order and then counted out small shells to fill the cups. The cup with number ten received ten shells, for example. She did great. Then I took random cups and she had to put them in order, lowest to highest. Even though they skipped numbers she was able to figure it out.

Afterwards we tried some shell math. I wrote out some simple addition problems and we worked together to find the answer. For example, for the problem 1+2= we would put one shell under the number 1 and two under the number 2. Then we would count them all together to find the answer. She still writes some numbers backwards or upside-down, but that is to be expected at this age.

After the math she traced and sketched the shells on paper and colored them.

Georgia has been working in her math workbook.

Playing Yahtzee is a great way for her to practice multiple digit addition! She needs to add up her score! Also, when we have three of a kind or four of a kind I'll say something like, "I have four fives, so four times five equals twenty." Sneaky way to practice math while having fun!