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Expect the Unexpected with Math®

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This series of fun math programs is designed to build and reinforce important math skills for students. Developed by The Actuarial Foundation with Scholastic, the lessons and printables provide real-world math for students to become successful in the classroom and beyond. See below for links to all individual lessons and printables in the series.

Setting the Stage with Geometry (grades 6-8)

Skills addressed: Measuring perimeter, area, surface area, and volume.

Lesson 1: Perimeter and Area of 2D Shapes
Worksheet: Geometry Works! The Stage Takes Shape (PDF)
Lesson 2: Surface Area of 3D Shapes
Worksheet: That Should Cover It! (PDF)
Lesson 3: Volume of 3D Shapes
Worksheet: Pack It Up! What Will Fit? (PDF)

Bonus Worksheets and Take-Home Activities

 

Conversions Rock (grades 6–8)

Skills addressed: Converting fractions, decimals, and percents.

Lesson 1: Fractions
Worksheet: Stardom: Just a Fraction Away (PDF)
Lesson 2: Decimals
Worksheet: Rock to the Top with Decimals (PDF)
Lesson 3: Percents
Worksheet: Show Me the Money with Percents (PDF)

Bonus Worksheets and Family Take-Home Activities
Bonus Worksheet 1 (PDF)
Bonus Worksheet 2 (PDF)
Bonus Worksheet 3 (PDF)
Family Take-Home Pages (main PDF)
Family Worksheet 1 (PDF)
Family Worksheet 2 (PDF)
Family Worksheet 3 (PDF)

 

Bars, Lines, & Pies (grades 4–6)

Skills addressed: Bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts.

Lesson 1: Peering into Pie Charts
Worksheet: Make a Paper Pie (PDF)
Lesson 2: Bar Graphs: A Statistical Skyline
Worksheet: Raising the Recycling Bar (PDF)
Lesson 3: Looking Through Line Graphs
Worksheet: Is That Trash You’re Wearing? (PDF)

Bonus Activity 1: Recycling by the Numbers: It’s Easy as Pie (PDF)
Bonus Activity 2: Water Conservation: What Are the Winning Numbers? (PDF)
Bonus Activity 3: Tap the Math Facts Behind Bottled Water (PDF)
Family Activity 1: Subtracting Waste = Adding Trees: Read All About It! (PDF)
Family Activity 2: Water: How Much Do You Consume? (PDF)
Family Activity 3: Energy Equations for the Future (PDF)

 

Shake, Rattle, & Roll (grades 6–8)

Skills addressed: Understanding probability through histograms, scatterplots, and tree diagrams.

Lesson 1: Shake It Up with Scatterplots
Worksheet (PDF)
Lesson 2: Histograms Manage a Flood of Data
Worksheet (PDF)
Lesson 3: Tune In to Insurance
Worksheet (PDF)
Lesson 4: Branching Out with Tree Diagrams
Worksheet (PDF)

Bonus Activity 1: A Roof Over Our Heads (PDF)
Bonus Activity 2: A Map of Claims (PDF)
Bonus Activity 3: A Bridge to the Future (PDF)
Family Activity 1: Insuring for the Uncertain (PDF)
Family Activity 2: Banking on Inflation (PDF)
Family Activity 3: Planning for the Future (PDF)

Fifth Grade Curriculum Means New Math Challenges
In fifth grade, your child will be expected to solve new math challenges. Find out what the curriculum has in store for your child including fractions, ratios, and decimals. This article also discussed standardized math tests.

The Geometric World of Young Children
Geometry is one of the most natural and fun areas of mathematics to develop with young children. Clements suggests some ways in which educators can integrate geometry into early childhood classrooms. For more information about exploring math through manipulatives and shapes, see the sub-articles "Getting in Shape" and "What Children Already Know."

Bonus Printables and Take-Home Activities
Use these bonus worksheet printables and take-home activities to support your teaching of Setting the Stage with Geometry.

LESSON PLAN	Shape Building An activity plan for teachers of four and five year olds to do with their students.
UNIT PLAN	Let's Build! with Curious George: a dynamic educational program for grades K-1 Curious George engages students' natural curiosity to build and create. Unit plan includes interactive lessons and reproducible activities...
ONLINE ACTIVITY	Math Hunt: Women's History Discover the women who shaped history. Each story of an astronaut, athlete, or leader holds key information that will help you solve a math question..