Summer Math Fun!

Posted: June 18, 2012

Grade 4 Summer Math IdeasMultiplication WarDeal out all the cards equally between 2 or 3 players. Each player turns over 2 cards and multiplies the numbers together. The person with the higher product wins the pile of cards. If you have the same product repeat the procedure. Winner takes all the cards.Close to 1000Deal 8 cards to each player. Use any 6 of your cards to make two 3-digit numbers. Try to get a sum that is close to or equal to 1000. Write these 2 numbers in your journal. Your score is the difference between your number and 1000.Example: Your eight cards are 1, 5, 4, 3, 1, 8, 3, 8 You can combine 148 + 853 + 1001. Your score is 1 since the difference between 1001 and 1000 is 1. Discard the 6 used cards and pick 6 new cards. Whoever has the lowest total score after 5 rounds wins the game.  Other games to play: Monopoly, Othello, Battleship, Connect Four, Mastermind, Mancala, Legos, K’Nex, Simon, Yahtzee