MATH SKILLS AND CONCEPTS UNIT 1 *counting by 1's, 2's, 5's, & 10's *counting forward and backward *understanding the terms: one more, one less, before, after, etc... *tallying *solving simple number stories UNIT 2 * identify coins penny and nickel and their values * penny/ nickel exchange * tell time to the hour (using only the hour hand) * tell the temperature * addition models(_+_=_) * subtraction models(_-_=_) Math Games The following games can be played at home to reinforce skills that have been introduced in math. *PENNY/DICE GAME Partners pool their pennies to make 20. Take turns rolling the die and picking up as many pennies as the number on the die. To pick up the last pennies, the number on the die must match the number of pennies remaining. *TWO-FISTED PENNIES GAME Children count out 10 pennies and split them between their two hands. Help your youngster identify his/her left and right hand. For example: My left hand has 1 and my right hand has 9; left hand has 3 and right hand 7, etc. Repeat with other numbers of pennies. *PENNY GRAB GAME Partners combine their pennies. Each grabs a handful, counts, and records the amount using cent and dollar notations. For example, 13 pennies would be recorded as both 13(cents sign) and $.13. *PENNY/NICKEL EXCHANGE GAME Partners make a pile of 40 pennies and 8 nickels. This pile is the bank. Players take turns rolling a die and collecting pennies from the bank. As players aquire 5 or more pennies, they say "exchange" and turn in 5 pennies for a nickel. The game ends when the bank is empty.