Middle Primary

Number
Verbal
I enjoy reading, writing and speaking

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES - MATHS HOMEWORK

Space
Make up a What am I? for a 2D or a 3D shape

Measurement
List 6 containers in your pantry with a capacity less than a litre

Chance and Data

Make a list of events in order of how likely they are to occur at your house on any given day

Write counting patterns and say them aloud

Write out the X table you are learning Write down 6 packets in your pantry and their mass

Visual/ Spatial
I enjoy painting, drawing and visualising

Make up money addition and subtraction number sentences using coins and notes

Make a tessellating pattern using 2D shapes. Draw a 3D shape Draw a bird s eye view of your bedroom Draw a symmetrical picture or design Draw a picture using only ruled vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines Make a model of a 3D shape Use a map ( eg Melways) to locate special places you have been Make a musical instrument that is based on a cylinder shape ( eg a drum, a flute, a shaker)

Draw or collect pictures of different kinds of devices used to measure time

Draw pizzas and show how many ways you can slice them and how many pieces you have. Use fractions or division to describe what you have done.

Use a tape measure to measure the length and width of your bedroom and then draw and label it Use a watch, clock or timer to see how many times you can do a certain activity Eg star jumps, shoes on and off, walk the length of your house Use a watch or clock to measure how long a particular song goes for/ What is the longest/ shortest song you know? Work out the combined weight of your family Measure the height of members of your family and record in metres and centimetres See how many times your parent can sign their full name in one minute

Draw a Venn Diagram to compare the similarities and differences between yourself and another member of your family

Kinaesthetic
I enjoy doing hands on activities, sports and dance

Cut out catalogue prices and find the change from $10, $100 or $1000 Find decimal numbers in newspapers or magazines cut them out and paste them in your homework book Make up a Tables chant or song to help you remember a tricky x table

Make up or play a game of chance using dice

Musical
I enjoy making and listening to music

Interpersonal
I enjoy working with others

Teach your parents how to play Get Square with 1cm grid paper and dice- you may use school grid paper if you have none at home

With a parent, list the numbers and letters that are symmetrical

Use tally marks to record how many words beginning with B ( or another letter) are in a song or poem Play a card game with a member of your family Make up a game using the Heads and Tails of a coin Play a game of chance with your family discuss why it is or isn t fair Find graphs in newspapers weather, share market etc

Make up a game to help you learn your x tables and play it with a parent ( eg Concentration, Snap, match equation with answer)

Use a street directory to play Where am I? Eg I am at 7H and I can watch football here With your mum or dad, find numbers or words that are Palindromes ( read the same from either direction eg 707, mum) Write the names of all the 2D and 3D shapes you know

Intrapersonal
I enjoy working by myself

Go to the KIC MP Portal Maths page and complete a computer based number activity

Find times, dates and temperatures in newspapers