Bellingham Elementary Summer Math
Week 6: August 6 - 12, 2023
Make a Splash!
Math Fun
Math Humor
Why did the right angle go to the beach?
Because it was 90 degrees
Math Puzzle - Something's Fishy
Make this fish with 8 toothpicks or some other type of stick.
Can you move some toothpicks make the fish swim the other direction?
Can you do it by only moving 3 toothpicks?
Throw the ball straight up in the air.
Talking Math
There is so much math in this picture. What math do you see? Below are some ideas to get you started.
What questions could you answer about this picture?
Students entering grade:
K - How many more dolphins are needed to make 10 in all?
- 1 - If 4 more dolphins swam over to these dolphins, how many would there be now?
- 2 - These dolphins were part of a big pod of dolphins and then they swam away. After they swam away there were 14 dolphins left in the pod. How many were in the pod to start?
- 3 - A group of dolphins is called a pod. This pod has 6 dolphins in it. How many dolphins are in 4 pods of this size?
- 4 - A group of dolphins is called a pod. Typically the largest pod will be 5 times as large as the group in the picture. How many dolphins are in a largest pod? How many dolphins would be in 11 large pods?
- 5 -The spinner dolphin ranges in length from 4.2 feet to 7.7 feet. What is this range of lengths in inches?
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.
Listen to Grandfather Tang’s Tangrams story read aloud.
As you listen, use your tangram pieces to create the animals and pictures in the story. What other animals can you create?
Challenge: Can you use all 7 of your tangram pieces to recreate the square?
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: