A Day in the Life of a A Day in the Life of a Math Teacher’s ChildMath Teacher’s Child

This little piggy went to market…. How many…?

Wake Up!Wake Up!

Good Morning Honey, how did you sleep?Good Morning Honey, how did you sleep? If you went to sleep at 9:20 and woke at 8:00, If you went to sleep at 9:20 and woke at 8:00,

how many hours did you sleep?how many hours did you sleep? How many more hours did you sleep than me?How many more hours did you sleep than me? If you have to get to soccer practice at 10:45, If you have to get to soccer practice at 10:45,

how much time do you have to get ready?how much time do you have to get ready?

BreakfastBreakfast About how many About how many

mouthfuls of cereal mouthfuls of cereal do you think it will do you think it will take to finish the take to finish the bowl?bowl?

How long will it How long will it take to eat take to eat breakfast?breakfast?

Can you find a Can you find a pattern in your pattern in your cereal?cereal?

Shopping with MomShopping with Mom

If we eat 3 apples a If we eat 3 apples a day, how many day, how many apples do we eat in a apples do we eat in a week?week?

Which is the better Which is the better buy, juice boxes or a buy, juice boxes or a quart?quart?

Which bunch of Which bunch of bananas weighs bananas weighs more?more?

If I have $50.00, will If I have $50.00, will I have enough to pay I have enough to pay for all this food?for all this food?

Read, Read, ReadRead, Read, Read

MatherciseMathercise How many jumps can How many jumps can

you do in a row?you do in a row? If you jump 20 times If you jump 20 times

with alternate feet, with alternate feet, how many times did how many times did your left foot hit first?your left foot hit first?

A resting heart rate is A resting heart rate is about 68 beats per about 68 beats per minute, after 10 minute, after 10 minutes jumping, how minutes jumping, how many beats per many beats per minute?minute?

Hole NumbersHole Numbers

How many ways can How many ways can you measure a you measure a hole?hole?

If we plant these If we plant these seeds in May and it seeds in May and it takes 6 weeks to takes 6 weeks to grow, when should grow, when should we see growth?we see growth?

Plant seeds 8 inches Plant seeds 8 inches apart. How many apart. How many holes will fit in a 8 x holes will fit in a 8 x 10 foot flower bed?10 foot flower bed?

ExperimentationExperimentation

Let’s make colors….Let’s make colors…. How many drops of each color will How many drops of each color will

make a new color?make a new color? How many drops of water fill a glass? How many drops of water fill a glass?

Lunch TimeLunch Time

Any plate can Any plate can become a clock…become a clock…

What time did you What time did you wake up? wake up?

How many hours How many hours and minutes have and minutes have you been awake?you been awake?

How long until How long until going to the going to the playground?playground?

Counting CaloriesCounting Calories

Play DatesPlay Dates What is the angle of What is the angle of

the slide?the slide? How many How many

combinations of combinations of activities can be activities can be done?done?

What is the What is the difference in difference in temperature temperature between the sunny between the sunny and shady parts of and shady parts of the slide?the slide?

MeasurementMeasurementCompare & ContrastCompare & Contrast

EstimatingEstimating About how many About how many

balls are in the ball balls are in the ball pen?pen?

How many How many basketballs do you basketballs do you think could fit? think could fit? What was your What was your reasoning?reasoning?

About how many About how many children could play children could play in here safely? How in here safely? How did you decide?did you decide?

Let’s Play School!Let’s Play School!

CurrencyCurrency

Making DinnerMaking Dinner

Cutting into fractionsCutting into fractions Food patternsFood patterns Compare and contrast attributesCompare and contrast attributes MeasurementMeasurement

Sports! Scores! Sports! Scores! Statistics!Statistics!

Dad’s Home!Dad’s Home!

A football team can A football team can earn points in the earn points in the following manner: following manner: touchdown = 6 touchdown = 6 points field goal = 1 points field goal = 1 point conversion = point conversion = 2 pts. safety = 3 2 pts. safety = 3 pointspoints

How many possible How many possible ways could a team ways could a team score 19 points?score 19 points?

Math on the MoveMath on the MoveMental Math GamesMental Math Games

TV can be educational!TV can be educational!

Musical MathMusical Math

Quarter notes, half Quarter notes, half notes…. a definite notes…. a definite lead in to fractions!lead in to fractions!

How many more How many more ivory keys than ivory keys than black keys?black keys?

Do you see or hear Do you see or hear a pattern?a pattern?

Math facts to a Math facts to a beat!beat!

Family Fun!Family Fun!

Mathematics is hiding on Mathematics is hiding on every page of a book! every page of a book!

Just look….Just look….

Counting Sheep in your Counting Sheep in your SleepSleep