Carschooling » math

First To Reach Ten

chameleon — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:53:29 +0000

All of the players in the car pick a license plate number together, for example, 9MBR318. Eliminate the letters, which leaves the numbers 9, 3, 1, and 8. Using only the numbers from the license plate and the processes of addition, subtraction, and multiplication, each player tries to create as many new numbers as possible [...]

Whose Number is “Less Than” Mine?

chameleon — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:41 +0000

Here’s a quick game to help kids understand the math concepts of “greater than,” “less than,” and “equal to.” Everyone finds one license plate on a passing car and copies it down on a piece of paper. Remove the letters in the license plate, leaving just the numbers. Each person takes a turn reading his [...]

Driving in Circles

chameleon — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:32:33 +0000

Each car has at least 5 circles. Can you find them?

Answer: 1 steering wheel, 4 tires, 1 spare tire, knobs, speedometers, etc. When looking for circles, tell your carschoolers about parts of circles and see if they can find the ones listed here:

Arc: A curved line that is part of the circumference of a circle Circumference: [...]

100 Bottles of Juice on the Wall

chameleon — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:00:03 +0000

A teacher in Santa Cruz, California, came up with this way to help her own kids – ages 5 & 8 – do mental math with addition and subtraction. She revamped the old song “100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” in this way:

5 bottles of juice on the wall

5 bottles of juice

You go to [...]

Where is My Place?

chameleon — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:00:03 +0000

To start the game, select one person to be the impartial “Caller” to randomly call out the cars that are to be used. That person assigns a passing car to each player in each round of the game, to avoid duplication or arguments. For example: The first set of cars that drive by is for [...]

Ready Resources

chameleon — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:00:45 +0000

One of the greatest carschooling resources is the Guinness Book of World Records. It has many practical uses for math in it that help kids see how math is used in the real world. It includes statistics, facts, and figures on the greatest speed achieved by a human being; circumnavigations by balloonists, ships, and airplanes; [...]

Carschooling Math

chameleon — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:44:24 +0000

Carschooling Math: Play “21″

maria — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:23:37 +0000

Each player looks for license plates with numbers that add up to 21 or more. License plates with three or more numbers are the only ones that will work for this game. For example, license number 4VJD875 would add up to 24. When players find a license plate that adds up to 21 or more, [...]

Carschooling Math: Getting Started

maria — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:13:23 +0000

Kids are eager to learn, from the minute they wake up in the morning until they hop into bed at night. Some kids may resist schooling, but they rarely resist learning – especially if they can see the relevance of a subject to their own lives. A discussion about how math is used every day [...]

Do-It-Yourself Carschooling Activity Book

editor — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:07:00 +0000

Heading to grandma’s house for Thanksgiving? I’ve compiled free, Thanksgiving-themed printable resources so that you can make an assemble-it-yourself carschooling booklet full of fun and educational games. Guaranteed to take the whine out of drive time!

Thanksgiving Math Worksheets – These worksheets contain colorful Thanksgiving illustrations along with equations for practicing addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

Turkey Dot-to-Dot [...]