Get ready to explore measurement by getting outside to measure nature! Week 6 of our Summer Math Camp is all about measuring and graphing skills. Find more ideas below. *Please Note: This post contains affiliate links that support the work of this site. Read our full disclosure here.* I'm excited to share the LAST week of our third grade Summer Math Camp with you all! It has been a great and fun Summer with some sweet girls, and I think we Keep Reading...
Summer Math Camp Week 5: Time and Elapsed Time
Welcome to week 5 of Summer Math Camp here at Math Geek Mama! This week we worked on time problems! Telling time, adding and subtracting time, and figuring out elapsed time! It was so fun! If you've missed the rest of this series, check out each week so far {there are FREE resources each week!}: Week 1: Operations with Large Numbers-Comparing, Rounding, Adding and Subtracting Week 2: Exploring the Meaning of Multiplication and Solving Keep Reading...
3D Shapes Activity Pack! {FREE Download!}
One of the most important geometry topics covered in middle school math is three-dimensional shapes and their nets. There's a lot to learn regarding 3D shapes-vocabulary, measurements, angles, surface area and volume, etc. But it has to start with a basic understanding of the different shapes, and what makes them different from each other, as well as two-dimensional shapes. If you'd like to start by creating these (and more) shapes with your Keep Reading...
Summer Math Camp: All About Money!
I'm so excited to bring you the next part in my Summer Math Camp series! This week we worked on all things money: counting coins, adding money, making change, and even considered fractions of a dollar! If you've missed the rest of this series so far, we started with operations with large numbers, then worked on understanding multiplication in week 2, then discussed fractions and equivalent fractions in week 3! Be sure to check out those as Keep Reading...
Counting Change: Money Puzzles {FREE!}
One of the most important real life math skills kids learn is how to count and handle money. That's why I was so excited to create this fun resource! These money puzzles help kids work on adding money, recognizing the correct format for denoting money, as well as writing out numbers in words. I have found that matching puzzle pieces is much more fun and engaging than a worksheet, and provides a helpful visual for students to increase Keep Reading...
Summer Math Camp Week 3: Fractions!
Welcome to week 3 of my Summer Math Camp! I have *loved* doing math and playing fun games with these girls and sharing our learning experiences with you! In case you've missed it, the first week we focused on operations with large numbers, including adding, subtracting, comparing and rounding. Last week, we worked on building a conceptual understanding of multiplication, as well as word problems involving multiplication. This week? Fractions! Keep Reading...
“Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland” {FREE Printable Pack!}
I am SO excited to share my newest math story activity pack! I absolutely adore the Sir Cumference books by Cindy Neuschwander. If you haven't read them, you should check them out! They are clever and witty, and teach a variety of geometry topics in a way that is fun and engaging for kids! *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and help support the work of this site. Thanks for understanding! Feel free to read our Keep Reading...
Summer Math Camp: Multiplication!
I am SO excited to share with you week two of my Summer Math Camp! I am focusing on reinforcing and practicing important third grade math skills, and sharing all the details and freebies with you! Here's everything we started with in week one, in case you missed it. Hopefully the ideas and resources in this post will be helpful for multiplication for 3rd grade, or some easy ways to review if you teach 4th or 5th grade. This week I wanted Keep Reading...
Adding and Subtracting Large Numbers: FREE Game!
As I shared yesterday in my Summer Math Camp post, I created this game to help the girls practice adding and subtracting large numbers. *Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and help support the work of this site. Thanks for understanding! Feel free to read our full disclosure policy here.* All you need to play is the game board (which I laminated), a die, some game pieces (I used some from a board game we have, Keep Reading...
Summer Math Camp: Week 1
I'm so excited to share with you a really fun event that I'm hosting at my house this summer! I'm teaching and reviewing some important third grade math skills to a wonderfully sweet group of girls, and I want to share my plans, games and ideas with you! We are meeting for one hour each week, so it's not a huge time commitment, but I hope to cover as much third grade math as we can over the summer to help them keep up their skills, and maybe Keep Reading...
