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instant Mathpractice pages
for Homework—or anytime!
by Betsy Franco
New York • Toronto • London • Auckland • SydneyMexico City • New Delhi • Hong Kong • Buenos Aires
Scholastic Inc. grants teachers permission to photocopy the reproducible pages inthis book for classroom use. No other part of this publication may be reproduced inwhole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or byany means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, withoutwritten permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write toScholastic Professional Books, 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
Cover design by Jim Sarfati
Cover and interior illustrations by Steve Cox
Interior design by Ellen Matlach Hassell for Boultinghouse & Boultinghouse, Inc.
Looking for a fun way to build and review important math skills? Hereare 50 reproducible practice sheets that are flexible and easy to use—kids can complete them at home or in school, independently or ingroups. Each practice page features appealing illustrations, topics kidsenjoy, and simple instructions so that children can work on their own.Pull out these practice pages for quick activities during the school day,or send them home as skill-building homework assignments.
You’ll find several pages on each of the following topics that arecoordinated with the NCTM standards:
• Patterns
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Comparing and Ordering
• Place Value
• Graphing
• Time
• Money
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Multiplication and Division
• Fractions
These pages were designed to appeal to second and third graders. Thetopics relate to their world and interests: pets, storybook characters,favorite foods, messy rooms, and more. In addition, children willenjoy the variety of formats. They’ll play a coin-toss game, measurethe snake family, go on a shape safari, color fraction flags, and much,much more.
We hope that you and your students enjoy Instant Math Practice Pagesfor Homework—or Anytime! Whether you use them for homework orclass work, they are sure to give children’s math skills a boost.
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Subtraction Bikes
Subtract each number
on the wheel from 12.
Subtract each number
on the wheel from 15.
Subtract each number
on the wheel from 11.
Subtract each number
on the wheel from 14.
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Pet Sale
First estimate if you have enough money to buy the following pets.Then add the prices to check your estimate.
Estimate: Could you buy a bunny and a fish?
Then add: How much would they cost all together?
2Estimate: Could you buy a hamster and a bird?
Then add: How much would they cost all together?
3Estimate: Could you buy a mouse and a hamster?
Then add: How much would they cost all together?
4Estimate: Could you buy a bird and a fish?
Then add: How much would they cost all together?
How much isin your pocket?
MONEY
hamster$3.50
bird$1.19
fish$1.39
mouse$2.39
bunny$4.25
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Colorful FishLook at the numbers inthe shapes inside the fish. Use the information inthe key at right to colorthe shapes.
If there is a . . . Color the space . . .6 in the ten’s place green
5 in the hundred’s place blue2 in the one’s place yellow7 in the ten’s place orange9 in the hundred’s place red
How to Use This BookThese practice pages were designed for flexible use. Kids can work onthem individually, in pairs, in small groups, or as a whole class. Havestudents work on the sheets:
• for reinforcement of skills during a unit
• for review after a unit is completed
• when they are finished with other class work
• as a morning activity to start the day
• after lunch to settle back into learning
• as skill-building homework
Refer to the table of contents to locate a practice page that builds aparticular math skill. For easy reference, math skills are also listed in abox at the top of each practice page. You can use the pages in theorder they are presented or rearrange the order to suit the needs ofyour class.
Most of the activity pages require only a pencil and eraser. A fewrequire scissors, glue, crayons, and other materials that are easilyaccessible. If sending home the sheets as homework, review thedirections in advance to answer any questions that children have.You might also review the materials and modify them if necessary.
After students have finished a page, have them share and discuss theiranswers with partners, in groups, or as a class. On pages 63–64, you’llfind a complete answer key. Allow students to share and discuss theirresponses and problem-solving strategies. You might first have themdiscuss their ideas in small groups so that everyone has a chance toparticipate. Then review the answers together as a group to be surethat everyone understands how to solve each problem.
Feel free to modify any of the practice pages to fit your students’needs. (For example, on page 18 you could create additional cardswith more difficult subtraction problems after your students havemastered the ones presented here.) For an extra challenge, havechildren think of their own problems based on the problems andinformation provided on each page—for example, challenge studentsto think of additional telephone and bike lock patterns on page 8.Have students share the problems they made up so that the rest ofthe class can solve them.
Cracker PatternsThe shapes below are made from crackers!Sometimes the shapes in the pattern get bigger.Sometimes the shapes in the pattern get smaller.Draw shapes that continue each pattern.
Each frog had a number.The frogs jumped onto a big log.If you add the number on each pair of frogs, the sum should be 10.Write these numbers on the blank frogs: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8The first pair of frogs has been done. 1 + 9 = 10
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The frogs jumpedonto a giant lily pad.
If you add any row,column, or diagonal,the sum is 15.
Write these numberson the blank frogs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
For 2 PlayersYou need 2 coins or chips and a Coin-Toss Game Board.
To Play:Player 1 gently tosses both coins onto the game board, oneat a time. The score is the sum of the numbers on whichthe coins land. Player 1 writes the score in the chart.
If a coin lands on a line or does not land on the gameboard, add a zero.
Player 2 takes a turn in the same way.
Compare the two scores and circle the higher number. The player with the higher score wins the round.
Newspaper HuntYou will need an old newspaper or magazine to cut up.Look through the newspaper or magazine for the numbers below.Cut out the numbers and glue them in the appropriate boxes.
Find a numberbetween 5 and 10.
2 Find a numberless than 50.
3 Find a numberbetween 30 and 40.
Find a price less than $15. Find a number greaterthan 100.
Find a number that is greaterthan 60 and less than 80.
How Long Is That Book?Each of the books below is opened to the last two pages.Write the number of the last page of each. Then compare each pair of books.Circle the book with more pages.
Now find books in your home, classroom, or library.Write the title and the last two page numbers of each.Circle the book in each pair with more pages.
Number SearchLook for two-digit numbers in old magazines or newspapers. Cut out the numbers. Then glue or tape them into the boxes below.Tell how many tens and how many ones are in each number.
PLACE VALUE
1 7tens ones tens ones tens ones
tens ones tens ones tens ones
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Now look for three-digit numbers.Cut them out and glue them in the boxes below.Tell how many hundreds, tens, and ones are in each number.
Family MembersBeth and Mark made a graph of the number of people in their families. Fill in the graph to show how many family members Kenny and Se-Yun have each.
Kenny has 3 family members. Se-Yun has 6 family members.
GRAPHING
Beth
Family Members stands for 1 person
Mark
Pat
Kenny
Se-Yun
1 How many more family members does Pat have than Beth?
2 How many more family members does Pat have than Kenny?
3 Who has more family members, Mark or Pat?
4 Who has more family members, Se-Yun or Pat?
5 Who has more family members, Mark or Se-Yun?
How many more?
6 Who have the same number of people in their families?
Find the Mystery DayJeff’s class picked a day for their pizza party.The students will take a school bus to the pizza parlor.They chose a day that had no other special events.Use the clues to figure out which day they picked.Cross out the days they didn’t pick.Circle the day they picked.
Clues1. They can’t have the party on the weekends.2. On Thursdays the class goes to the library.3. The school buses are not available on Mondays and Wednesdays.4. They are going on a field trip on the second Tuesday of the month.5. A guest is coming on the first and third Fridays.6. There is an assembly on the last Tuesday.7. The third Tuesday is a school holiday.8. They can’t go the first week of March.9. On the 12th and 26th, the pizza parlor already has a party.
Are These Animals Late?Each of these animals has somewhere to go. Look at the time each animal needs to arrive.Then look at the clock. Is the animal late?
Shape DetectiveCut out the boxes on page 49.Sort them into the three groups below.Glue or tape them in place, or draw them if you do not have scissors and glue.
Shape SafariFind objects that are different shapes.Look in your classroom or at home.Write the objects you find for each shape.(If you can’t find an object for a shape,think of an object and write it on the lines.)
Tim’s Pet QuiltsTim made a quilt for each of his pets.He used 12 squares for each quilt.Each quilt was shaped like a rectangle.
Draw quilts on the grid on page 55, one for each pet.Each quilt should cover the pet from head to tail.Color the quilts and cut them out.Then tape them over the animals.
A Game for 2 playersCut out the cards at the bottom of page 60.Shuffle the cards and place them facedown in a stack.Each player needs a bingo game board and 15 chips or other markers.Write the fractions on the game board before you play.
To Play:To take a turn, a player picks the top card and reads the fraction.If a player has that fraction, the player places a marker in that space.The first player with five markers in a row wins.
Comparing &Ordering pp. 22–25Fairy Tale Names, p. 22Big Bad Wolf 10Little Red Riding Hood 19Rumpelstiltskin 15Cinderella 10Rapunzel 8Rip Van Winkle 12Prince Charming 14Little Red Hen 121–6. Answers will vary. Possible answers include:1. Little Red Riding Hood >
Rapunzel2. Little Red Hen <
Rumpelstiltskin3. Cinderella = Big Bad Wolf4. Prince Charming > Rip Van
Winkle5. Cinderella < Little Red Hen6. Rip Van Winkle = Little Red
Hen
Telephone Book Math,p. 23Answers will vary.
Newspaper Hunt, p. 24Answers will vary.
How Long Is That Book?p. 251. 59; 68 (Circle 68)2. 86; 98 (Circle 98)3. 160; 116 (Circle 160)4–5. Answers will vary.
Place Valuepages 26–29Have Fun With Ten! p. 261. 6 2. 8 3. 3 4. 45.
Pet Sale, p. 421. Estimates will vary; $5.642. Estimates will vary; $4.693. Estimates will vary; $5.894. Estimates will vary; $2.58
Measurementpp. 43–47How Long? p. 43Answers will vary.
Estimate and Measure,p. 44Answers will vary.
Measuring the SnakeFamily, p. 451. about 2 inches2. about 6 inches 3. about 5 inches4. about 4 inches5. about 3 inches6. about 8 inches7. about 7 inches
Square or Rectangle?pp. 46–47 Answers will vary.
Geometrypp. 48–52Shape Detective, p. 48Has 4 corners: A, C, F, GHas 3 sides: B, D, KHas more than 4 sides: E, I, L
Shape Detective, p. 49A. trapezoid G. squareB. triangle H. circleC. rectangle I. hexagonD. triangle J. ovalE. pentagon K. triangleF. diamond L. octagon
Dot-to-Dot Shapes, p. 50Answers will vary. Possibleanswers include:1.
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3.
BONUS:
Shape Safari, p. 51Answers will vary. Possibleanswers include:1. door, window2. bathroom tile, floor tile3. jar lid, plate4. pizza slice, cheese slice5. soup can, tuna can6. baseball, globe7. dice, box8. cereal box, book
The Bears’ Quilt, p. 52Answers will vary. Possibleanswers include: