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There are many ways to support the development of your child’s understanding of Mathematical concepts by engaging in activities that are fun, but also demonstrate how Math is a part of our lives. Since we are in the middle of the Fall season, I thought I would share some activities which relate to this time of year! Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year! If, like many, you have a pumpkin or two decorating your home, or if you have plans for carving jack-o-lanterns or cooking up some delicious pumpkin treats this season, you can explore some math concepts with your children at the same time! Check out the great pumpkin project! Step by step directions are given for how to involve students in estimation, measurement, data collection, prediction, and graphing activities as they try to determine how many seeds are in a pumpkin! Paired with the activity is a reading of the book by Margaret McNamara, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Pumpkin Measurement and Pumpkin Pi!
Estimating with pumpkin seeds: Take pumpkin seeds and place them in a small clear container or glass. Have your child estimate how many pumpkin seeds are in the container. Talk about what strategy they used to make their estimate. (Ex: Did they count what they could see? Use a method such as doubling or multiplication?) Then, have your child check his/her estimate by counting out the seeds! Follow-up estimating pumpkin seeds with some sorting and counting activities!
Explore fractions while baking some delicious pumpkin bread! Get out your measuring cups and let your child gets some hands-on experience seeing how we use fractions every day when we bake! (If you prefer a different Fall treat, any recipe will do!). You can also let your student explore fractions with measuring cups without doing any baking if preferred. This can be done with anything that students can scoop and pour with measuring cups (pumpkin seeds, dried beans, four, or water). As students fill and empty measuring cups, seeing how many of each fractional measuring cup it takes to fill or empty the larger one each time, it will help them to develop a deeper understanding of fractions as equal parts of a whole. Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread Ingredients
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