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Let’s Make Math Fun

Volume 17

July August

2012

Fun with Perimeter and Area

Number of the Day Ideas

Odd One Out Printables

Math About Them

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Contents Make It Math About Them 4

Find Someone Who… 8

Tic Tac Toe Math 9

Tic Tac Toe Math Boards 12

Number of the Day 19

Perimeter and Area Fun 21

Perimeter and Area Printables 22

Odd One Out Challenges 25

Odd One Out Printables 26

In This Edition Welcome to the new edition of Let’s Make Math Fun.

Many teachers in the northern hemisphere are heading back to school or about to

head back to school. So in this issue I have focused on some ‘getting to know you’

math that is all about the student! These Make It Math About Them activities are

ideal for the start of the school year but can be used at any time of the year.

Tic Tac Toe math is also explored and there are some samples from my Tic Tac Toe

collections and some new Tic Tac Toe game boards.

There is also Number of the Day activities, activities to explore perimeter and area

concepts and Odd One Out number challenges. The printables are scattered through

out! Hope you and the kids enjoy the games!

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Make It Math About Them Is this the secret to making math fun?

Kids can be very egocentric and although many will later discover that the world

doesn’t actually revolve around them, we can use this character trait to develop

enthusiasm and motivation in math.

That’s why I recently created

Back to School Math About Me.

This new collection of math activities

is perfect for Back to School time or

in fact any time of the year!

It is a set of 9 math activities that are

all based on numbers or math concepts about the student.

In this magazine I would like to share with you some of the ‘Math About Me’

activities that you can use with students.

What’s My Number

In this activity students, record and share numbers that are significant in their

lives.

To begin, create a list of about 8 different areas of student’s lives that you want

them to record as numbers, e.g. age, birth date, birth month number, numbers of

brothers, sisters, shoe size, address number, number of computers, televisions,

bedrooms in their home.

Have students record a number for each.

Now as a groups students take turns to tell one of their numbers and then ask

what it represents. A student might say, My number is 14. What’s my number?

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Name Values

Record a number value for each letter of the alphabet by writing the alphabet and

then writing a number under each letter.

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Now students can write their first name and last name and record the letter value

under each letter. The value of each name can be calculated and compared.

Name Values Challenges Challenges can also be created around the name values. Try these –

Whose name has the highest name value?

Whose name will have the lowest name value?

Whose name will have a value between 20 and 25?

Whose name will have a value over 60?

For the challenges, students can be given a short time to guesstimate (guess and

estimate) answers and then be given longer to calculate and check their

estimates.

How Long Am I?

For this activity you can use non standard units of measure for younger students

or have students measure different lengths relevant to their bodies for the older

students.

Non Standard

Cut a length of string the length of the student. This may be easiest if the student

lies on the floor for this. Now students can suggest units of measure that they

could use to measure their length by placing things along the piece of string.

They may suggest blocks, unifix, pencils, crayons, books, shoes, popsicle

sticks, erasers and other available items. Students now measure and record their


length using a selection of these items.

Standard Units

For this activity provide students with measuring tapes and brainstorm different

lengths that they could record.

Length of arm, leg, foot, circumference of head, wrist etc.

For some lengths it may be easiest for the student to cut a piece of string and

then measure the string, e.g. circumference of head, wrist.

Also suggest lengths like their largest stride, or the length of 3 steps/jumps/hops.

List the things that students are to measure and then let students work in pairs to

help each other measure and record.

Numbers About Me Poster

This activity requires students to create a poster about themselves that records

numbers relevant to them. On a large sheet of paper the student either writes their

name in fancy writing in the center or draws a picture of themselves in the center.

They can then randomly add large numbers relevant to themselves and tell how

the numbers relate to them, e.g. I have 3 brothers. The poster can then be

decorated.

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27 is my

favorite number.


Find Someone Who… This following page is a printable Math Number Hunt that can also be used as

a getting to know you activity.

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Find Someone Who… Name_________________________________

Before you start write a number for each of these.

My birth date ________ My birth month ________ My birth year ________

My address number ________ My favorite number _______

Number of letters in first name ________ Number of letters in last name________

Number of countries you have visited _______ Number of homes you have lived in ________

Find people in your class who have the following. Write their name in the box.

Find someone whose

birth year digits add to an even

number.

___________

Find someone who

has between 10 and 15 letters in

their first and last name.

___________

Find someone who has lived in more than 3 different

places. ___________

Find someone whose birth month

is divisible by 3. ___________

Find someone whose favorite number is a

multiple of 5.

___________

Find someone whose address number is larger than 100.

___________

Find someone whose birth date is larger

than 20.

___________

Find someone who has visited more than 2 countries.

___________

Find someone who has 5 letters in their last name.

___________


Tic Tac Toe Math Tic Toe Toe is a classic pencil and paper game that

has been played for generations and generations.

Wikipedia actually tells me that it was played by the

Romans in the first century BC by a different name

of course. So I think I can rightly say that this

game has really stood the test of time.

One of the things I like most about using Tic Tac Toe with children is that it

teaches strategic thinking. While chess may be too complex for some children,

this simple game can be enjoyed by all and help them to develop thinking skills.

While the rules are simple and universal, did you know that with a few simple

changes this classic game also makes a great math game. Best of all, you don’t

need any fancy materials, just some paper and a pencil! Here are a few different

version that you might like to try!

Total 15 – One player is odd numbers – 1, 3, 5, 7, 9; the other player is even

numbers and 0 – 0, 2, 4, 6, 8. Players take turns to add a number to the Tic Tac

Toe grid. Odd numbers start. Use each number only once. The first person to

complete a line that adds up to 15 is the winner. The line can have both odd and

even numbers. This is much trickier than it looks and players can use lots of

strategy as they carefully place their numbers.

Total 12 – Play as above but total to 12 instead of 15.

Total 18 – Play as for Total 15 but total to 18 instead.

Did You Know?

Did you know that Tic Tac Toe is called Noughts and Crosses in some places.


Odds and Evens – One player is O’s and one is X’s. Players take it in turns to

throw a dice or they can throw 2 and add the numbers. If an even number is

thrown the player has to put a O. If an odd number is thrown the player puts a X.

O’s still has to try to make 3 O’s in a row and X’s tries to make 3 X’s in a row.

Times Tic Tac Toe 24 – This one is more advanced than the others and

definitely lots trickier. In this game players can write any number from 1-9 but

numbers can’t be repeated. Players take turns to write a number on the Tic Tac

Toe grid. The first player to complete a line that multiplies to a total of 24 is the

winner. e.g. 3, 4, 2 (3 x 4 x 2 = 24) The line can go across, down or diagonally.

Times Tic Tac Toe 48 - Play as above but instead of creating a line that

multiplies to 24, make a line that multiplies to 48, e.g. 2, 3, 8 or 2, 4, 6.

Times Tic Tac Toe 60 - Play as above but instead of creating a line that

multiplies to 24, make a line that multiplies to 60, e.g. 2, 5, 6 or 3, 4, 5. For this

game you can allow players to use numbers from 1-10 instead of 1-9.

Answer the Question – Tic Tac Toe can also be played

on a board with questions for students to answer. In this

version you can create your own game board by drawing a

grid and then writing 9 different facts on the grid. For

example, if you want to review multiplying by 8 you can

write 8x2, 8x4, 8x9 etc putting one in each grid. The game

is then played with counters of 2 different colors. Each player uses one color of

counters. Before a player can put down a counter, they have to correctly answer

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Printables 4 You

The following pages contain 7 printable Tic Tac Toe game boards. The first 4 are

taken from my Tic Tac Toe collections on TeachersPayTeachers.

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The next two are two new games

Tic Tac Toe Doubles and Tic Tac Toe Halves.

The last one is a blank board so that

you can add your own

facts for students to practice.

The games can be played with colored markers with each player using a different

color or print these O’s and X’s to play.







2+7 8+7 3+7

7+7 1+7 5+7

4+7 6+7 9+7

Tic Tac Toe

Add 7 Facts a game for 2 players

Take turns to answer an addition fact.

If you are correct cover the square with your symbol card.

The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is the winner.

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6-5 9-5 14-5

11-5 13-5 12-5

8-5 7-5 15-5

Tic Tac Toe

Subtract 5 Facts a game for 2 players

Take turns to answer a subtraction fact.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is the winner.


3x3 3x6 3x7

3x8 3x2 3x5

3x9 3x4 3x10

Tic Tac Toe

3 Times Facts a game for 2 players

Take turns to answer a multiplication fact.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is the

winner.


7÷7 56÷7 28÷7

42÷7 49÷7 14÷7

21÷7 63÷7 35÷7

Tic Tac Toe

Divide by 7 Facts a game for 2 players

Take turns to answer a division fact.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally,

is the winner.

½ of 12 ½ of 6 ½ of 18

½ of 16 ½ of 20 ½ of 4

½ of 8 ½ of 10 ½ of 14

Tic Tac Toe Halves

a game for 2 players

Take turns to work out a fraction in a square.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is

the winner.


Double 10 Double 4 Double 8

Double 2 Double 7 Double 9

Double 3 Double 6 Double5

Tic Tac Toe Doubles


Take turns to answer a double.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is

the winner.



Tic Tac Toe


Take turns to answer what is in a square.


The first player to make 3 in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally, is the

winner.


Number of the Day This is a popular activity for math time. It is also a great way to develop number

sense. Each day choose a number to explore. You can choose a number that is

suitable for the abilities of the students. It might be a one digit number for younger

students or a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or even 7 digit number for older students.

The selection of the number of the day can be done in different ways.

Play a guessing game after giving clues,

Draw a number from a selection of cards with numbers written on them,

Let a student choose the number,

Write the letters of the number name in a scrambled form and have the

students unscramble them to find the word/s for the number.

Play a game of higher or lower for the students to guess the number –

they guess a number and as they guess give clues telling them ‘it is higher’

or ‘it is lower’.

Once the number has been selected a chart can be made recording the number in

different ways. A class chart can be made or students can make individual charts

recording the information independently. It can be recorded in digits, words,

expanded form, pictorially and also with equations.

17 seventeen

1 ten and 7 ones |||| |||| |||| ||

10 + 7 20 – 3 15 + 2

3,589 three thousand five hundred

eighty-nine

3000+500+80+9

3 thousands, five hundreds, 8 tens and 9 ones

4000 - 411


Your Number of the Day might also include interesting information about your

number.

Is it odd or even?

Prime or composite?

What factors does it have?

What is it a multiple of?

What is one more/less?

What is 10 more/less?

Is it the number of something special, e.g. 8 is the number of arms that

an octopus has and the number of sides of an octagon?

Is it a number relevant to any students, e.g. my house number or last

digits of my phone number?

Questions About the Number of the Day

Students can also be asked questions about the number of the day to help them

develop a concept of this number.

If I had this much money what could I buy?

Could we fit this many people in our classroom, a bathroom, a bus?

If we lined up this many cars end to end, how long would the line be?

Where would the line stretch to and from?

How high would a stack of this many magazines be?

How long would it take me to count to this number?

How long would it take to write all of the numbers counting up to this

number?

What do I get if I double this number?

What do I get if I half this number?

Hope you enjoy exploring your Number of Day with these questions!


Perimeter and Area Fun For some students the concepts of perimeter and area can be confusing!

One way to lessen that confusion is to play with these concepts using

manipulatives and puzzles that involve using perimeter and area. Start by giving

students 9 squares to cut out. A template is provided on the next page. Once they

have cut out the squares, give them the following tasks and challenges. You can

select those that best meet the needs of your students.

Perimeter and Area Challenges

1. Use 4 squares to make a square. What is its perimeter? What is its area?

(Count the side of a small square as one unit – the perimeter of the 2x2

square is 8. Count the small square as one unit for the area – the area of a

2x2 square is 4.)

2. Now rearrange the 4 squares to make different shapes. What is the largest

perimeter that you can make?

3. Use 5 squares to make different shapes. Which shape has the largest

perimeter?

4. Use 6 squares to make different shapes. Which shape has the largest

perimeter?

5. Can you make a shape with an area of 5 and a perimeter of 10?



These have been provided as examples of challenges that can be given to

students. You can add more of your own as the students explore the areas and

perimeters of the shapes that they construct using the squares.

The following pages contain the template for the square and an Area and

Perimeter puzzle sheet.


Perimeter and Area Fun

Cut out the squares below and arrange them to make these

challenges.

1. Make a shape with an area of 4 and a perimeter of 10.




5. What is the largest perimeter you can make by joining 8 squares?

Area and Perimeter Challenges

This rectangle has an area of 10 and

a perimeter of 14.

Can you draw 5 rectangles to match the areas and perimeters below? Label each one with the

correct letter.

A - Area of 12 and Perimeter of 14 D - Area of 24 and Perimeter of 20

B - Area of 24 and Perimeter of 28 E - Area of 36 and Perimeter of 40

C - Area of 32 and Perimeter of 24



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them think!

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Odd One Out Challenges Finding the odd one out of a set of numbers can be a great way to develop number

sense. It is a simple activity to create and it can lead to lots of discussions about

math concepts.

I have created 2 sets on the next 2 pages but it is also easy to make your own.

Here I have outlined some criteria that you might like to use for your own ‘Odd One

Out Challenges’. You can simply write up a set of numbers in random order that

match the criteria and then add one that doesn’t. You then have your own ‘Odd

One Out’ Challenge.

Odd or Even – List odd numbers with one even number or list even numbers

with one odd number, e.g. 34, 56, 28, 27, 84, 92, 36

Prime or Composite – List prime or composite with only one of the opposite,

e.g. 7, 13, 11, 19, 15, 23, 5

Multiples of – List multiples of a certain number with one that isn’t a multiple, 16,

40, 24, 64, 54, 32.

Square Numbers – List numbers that are square numbers with one that isn’t, e.g.

9, 49, 25, 18, 36, 16

Number of Digits – List numbers with the same number of digits with one that

has more or less, e.g. 345, 267, 95, 217, 463, 785

Contains a Particular Digit – 37, 79, 117, 473, 564, 72, 753

Now for some that are much more challenging. Digits Add to Same Number – List numbers whose digits all add to the same

number except for one, e.g. 344, 613, 64, 57, 19, 154

Order of Digits is Descending or Ascending – 56, 246, 129, 468, 653, 47, 67

You may find that students will find a different ‘Odd One Out’ by judging it by a

different criteria. Ask them to explain and if it is reasonable their answer can also

be correct. I hope you find the next 2 pages useful. You can print them as a

worksheet or display them on your Smartboard.


Odd One Out A Find the Odd One Out in each set and tell why

it is the odd one out.

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3 Set 4

Set 5 Set 6

Set 7 Set 8


Odd One Out A Answer Key Find the Odd One Out in each set and tell why


Set 1

Set 2

Set 3 Set 4

Set 5 Set 6

Set 7 Set 8

(47 – others are even numbers)

(54 – others are odd numbers)

(58 – others are division by 5)

(34 – others are multiples of 4)

(39 – others are multiples of 7) (58 – others have consecutive digits)

(79 – others have digits that add to 10) (62 – others have one digit that is the

double of the other.)


Odd One Out B Find the Odd One Out in each set and tell why


Set 1

Set 2

Set 3 Set 4

Set 5 Set 6

Set 7 Set 8


Odd One Out B Answer Key Find the Odd One Out in each set and tell why


Set 1

Set 2

Set 3 Set 4

Set 5 Set 6

Set 7 Set 8

(465 – only one without digits 3, 5, 6) (794 – the only even number)

(272 – only one not divisible by 6) (248 – digits of others add to 11)

(77 – only one not a square number) (193 – the only one not a multiple of 5)

(641 – other have digits in ascending

order) (33 – others are prime numbers)


Thank You Thank you for downloading the new ‘Let’s Make Math Fun’ magazine. I hope you

and your students or your children have lots of fun with these activities!

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Till next time,

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