67 Learns
Numeracy &Literacy
Real-Life Examples and Book Suggestions
Real-Life Examples for amounts to 20:
Help your students recognize values that are a constant:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mouth | eyes | wheels on a tricycle | table or chair legs | toes on a foot |
neck | hands | snowman balls | legs on an animal | fingers on a hand |
tail | feet | traffic light | wheels on a car | |
sun | legs | sides of a triangle | sides of a square | |
moon | bird wings | |||
nose | wheels on a bike | |||
head | arms | |||
ears | ||||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
cans of pop | days of a week | planets | Santas Reindeer | all my fingers |
sides on a die (cube) | crayons in a box | all my toes | ||
pieces of pizza | ||||
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Soccer players on the field | cans of pop in a case | planets | ||
months in a year | crayons in a box | |||
a dozen eggs | pieces of pizza | |||
a dozen donuts | ||||
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
crayons in a box | number of wheels on a semi-truck – 18 wheeler | all my fingers and toes | ||
Students record unique examples of each number in this printable book.
Ideas for numbers between 100-100,0000
Steve Jenkins "By the Numbers" book Series provides engaging infographics and information that help student connect larger amounts to real-life examples. These books can be checked out of our lending library. Click here to email for more information.
Activity: Explore A Million
Combine technology and math with this online research project. Student use online tools to find unique examples for 1 million.
Submitted by J Arcuri
KhanMingo Real-Life
Context Generator
Use this tool to help build an idea bank of real-life contexts for specific numbers.
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Activity: Explore Real-Life Numbers Bulletin
Combine curiosity and math with this project! Use questions about numbers in real-life to engage students in finding answers to a variety of local (and not so local) examples of numbers in real-life! Both students and teachers contribute to this project, allowing students to gain experience with real-life numbers in their community in meaningful ways.
Submitted by Trout Creek Elementary