Bellingham Elementary Summer Math
Week 1: July 2-8, 2023
Trying Something New!
This year our elementary summer math will be going high-tech! Starting this week and continuing for 7 more weeks, you will receive a weekly summer math newsletter with lots of fun summer math activities that do not require a device to complete!
Each week, please complete at least one activity below and use the tracking sheet (Spanish copy, Portuguese copy) to mark the activity you completed. Please have both the student and an adult in your household sign off that it was complete. CHALLENGE: Complete 3 or more activities a week!
The Bellingham Public Library has the tracking sheets available. If you need to print the practice pages or anything else, the library also has printers available for use.
At the beginning of the school year bring the tracking sheet (Spanish copy, Portuguese copy) to DiPietro or Stallbrook school to get credit for completing summer math!
Math Fun
Math Humor
Why didn't 4 and 4 go to the 4th of July cookout?
Because they already 8 (ate)!
4 + 4 = 8
Math Puzzle - Fireworks 15
Use each of the numbers 1-9.
Put a different number in each circle of the firework so that each straight row of 3 circles has a sum of 15.
Possible solution will appear in next week's newsletter
Talking Math
There is so much math in this picture. What math do you see? Below are some ideas to get you started.
Students entering grade:
- K - How many strawberries are on the top row? How many are on the top 2 rows?
- 1 - How many strawberries are there altogether? How do you know?
- 2 - How many more strawberries are needed to have 50?
- 3 - Can you figure out how many blueberries there are without counting every blueberry?
- 4 - How many more blueberries are needed to have 100 blueberries?
- 5 - What fraction of the fruit are strawberries? What fraction are blueberries? Which fraction is greater?
What made you curious? What math questions did you come up with?
Math Surrounds Us
Math is all around us all the time. Try to look around your house, your neighborhood, or anywhere you go to find some math this week.
Students entering grade:
K - Try to find each of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. Which number did you find the most?
1 - What is the largest 2-digit number you can find somewhere? What is the smallest 2-digit number? How many 2-digit numbers can you find this week?
2 - What is the largest 3-digit number you can find somewhere? What is the smallest 3-digit number? How many 3-digit numbers can you find this week?
3 - What is the largest 4-digit number you can find somewhere? What is the smallest 4-digit number? How many 4-digit numbers can you find this week?
4 and 5- Fractions aren't always obvious to find, but they are certainly all around us if you look carefully and think creatively. See if you can be careful and creative and find some fractions.
Math Practice
Printable math practice to keep your skills sharp. Choose the one that is just right for you. Please note that the formatting may be off for translated copies, please refer to the English copy.
Students entering: