Communication Activities for Grades 3 - 6

These activities will help your child develop communication skills, an important "strand" or math theme tested in the WASL math activities.

Communication Activities - Use the following links to see the activity.
Math Journal Time Line of Your Child's Life Pictures, Words, and/or Numbers

(Activities taken from Mathematics a Guide for Parents to Everyday Mathematics and Helping Your Child at Home Grades K-6, published by Central Kitsap School District Department of Curriculum and Instruction, 2000.)

Math Journal

  • Have your child keep a math journal. He/she could write a math autobiography, explaining in his/her own words the meaning of mathematical communication, ratio, multiplication, etc. He/she could also write story problems or stories to accompany data you provide.
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Time Line of Your Child's Life

  • Your child can create a time line of his/her life. The time line could include important events, special memories, and future goals.
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Pictures, Words, and/or Numbers

  • Ask your child to solve a math problem and explain how he/she found the solution using pictures, words, and/or numbers.
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