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Summer math calendar: ten minutes a day (printable)
Ten minutes of math a day
Just finished 2nd or 3rd grade. Tick the box when it's done, and read every day too.
| Week | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Jun 7FactsAddition facts to 20: one minute, how many? | Tue, Jun 8NumbersBuild 3-digit numbers with place value: 482 = 400 + 80 + 2 | Wed, Jun 9Story problem24 cookies shared by 4 friends. How many each? | Thu, Jun 10Measure and shapesTell time to the minute on a clock with hands | Fri, Jun 11Game dayMultiplication war: two cards each, multiply, bigger wins |
| 2 | Mon, Jun 14FactsSubtraction facts to 20: one minute, how many? | Tue, Jun 15NumbersRound to the nearest 10 and 100: ten numbers | Wed, Jun 16Story problemA book has 96 pages. You read 38. How many are left? | Thu, Jun 17Measure and shapesMeasure three things in inches and centimeters | Fri, Jun 18Game dayRoll two dice and multiply; race to 100 by adding products |
| 3 | Mon, Jun 21FactsTimes tables: 2s, 5s and 10s, out loud and mixed | Tue, Jun 22NumbersAdd two 2-digit numbers on an open number line | Wed, Jun 23Story problem5 bags of 6 apples, 7 apples eaten. How many left? | Thu, Jun 24Measure and shapesFind the area of a rug or table by counting squares | Fri, Jun 25Game daySalute: two players hold a card to their foreheads, a third says the product |
| 4 | Mon, Jun 28FactsTimes tables: 3s and 4s | Tue, Jun 29NumbersSubtract by counting up: 72 − 38 | Wed, Jun 30Story problemYou have $1. A snack costs 65¢. What is the change? | Thu, Jul 1Measure and shapesFind the perimeter of a room or a book | Fri, Jul 2Game dayMake 24 with four cards using + − × ÷ |
| 5 | Mon, Jul 5FactsTimes tables: 6s and 7s | Tue, Jul 6NumbersAdd 3-digit numbers: three problems | Wed, Jul 7Story problem3 rows of 8 chairs plus 5 more. How many chairs? | Thu, Jul 8Measure and shapesShow 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4 by folding paper strips | Fri, Jul 9Game dayFraction war: two cards make a fraction, bigger wins |
| 6 | Mon, Jul 12FactsTimes tables: 8s and 9s | Tue, Jul 13NumbersSubtract 3-digit numbers with regrouping: three problems | Wed, Jul 14Story problemThe movie starts at 2:15 and lasts 1 hour 40 minutes. When does it end? | Thu, Jul 15Measure and shapesPlace 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 on a number line | Fri, Jul 16Game dayAny dice game where you keep score |
| 7 | Mon, Jul 19FactsMixed times tables: 20 facts, then the tricky ones again | Tue, Jul 20NumbersCompare and order four 3-digit numbers | Wed, Jul 21Story problemMake up a two-step story problem for someone else | Thu, Jul 22Measure and shapesWeigh or measure ingredients for a recipe | Fri, Jul 23Game dayDice place value: roll 3 dice, make the biggest number |
| 8 | Mon, Jul 26FactsDivision facts: if 6 × 7 = 42, then 42 ÷ 7 = ? | Tue, Jul 27NumbersSkip-count by 25s to 200 and by 100s to 1,000 | Wed, Jul 28Story problemWhich is the better deal: 3 for $1 or 4 for $1.20? | Thu, Jul 29Measure and shapesCount a pile of mixed coins and write the total | Fri, Jul 30Game dayGuess my number from 1 to 1,000 with clues |
From Peabody Teach, teach.peabody.kids. Free to print and share.
Pick the grade your child just finished, the first day of summer and how many weeks, then print. Each weekday has one ten-minute math activity and two boxes to tick: one for math, one for reading. The settings are saved in the link, so you can share the same calendar.
How the calendar works
Every week follows the same pattern, so your child knows what's coming:
| Day | What it is |
|---|---|
| Monday: Facts | Quick facts for the grade: pairs that make ten, addition facts, times tables, or integer rules for older children |
| Tuesday: Numbers | Place value, rounding, fractions, decimals or equations, depending on the grade |
| Wednesday: Story problem | One word problem to solve and talk through |
| Thursday: Measure and shapes | Time, money, measuring, area and angles, often with things around the house |
| Friday: Game day | A card, dice or number game that practices the week's facts |
| Weekends (optional) | Math out and about on Saturday, and rest or play on Sunday |
The activities change each week and repeat after eight weeks, which is useful review for a ten- or twelve-week summer.
Which calendar to choose
- Just finished kindergarten or 1st grade: pairs that make ten, adding and taking away within 20, counting to 120, coins and clocks.
- Just finished 2nd or 3rd grade: addition and subtraction facts, times tables, three-digit numbers, time, money and first fractions.
- Just finished 4th or 5th grade: times tables and division facts, multi-digit multiplication and division, fractions, decimals and measuring.
- Just finished 6th, 7th or 8th grade: positive and negative numbers, fractions, decimals and percents, ratios, equations, and area and volume.
Choose by the grade your child just finished, not the one they're going into. If the activities look too easy or too hard after a week, switch bands; the calendar reprints in a second.
Using it
- Print it (it fits a landscape page) and put it where everyone sees it.
- Do the day's activity together at first; most children can do it alone after a week or two.
- Tick the math box when it's done, and the read box after reading for fun.
- Missed a day? Skip it and carry on. The calendar is a guide, not homework.
- Ask your child's teacher what to focus on, and write it at the top.
Nothing you choose here is sent anywhere. The settings stay in this browser and in the link after the # sign, which only your browser reads.
Questions parents ask
Can I make a calendar for two children?
Yes. Choose one child's grade and print, then change the grade and print again. Each child gets their own.
Why only ten minutes?
Short, daily practice is easy to keep up all summer, and it leaves time for reading, play and rest. Many children happily do more on good days.
Practice at your child's level
Peabody, our site for children, has free stories and learning games written at each reading level and math grade, with no sign-up. Start where your child is comfortable, not where the calendar says.
- Start reading on Peabody Peabody asks your child's grade, starts the stories a little under it, and moves the level as books run easy or hard.
- Reading levels and math by grade Where each grade starts, and a page for every level and math path.
- The free library Stories sorted by level, to read on screen.
- Decodable readers Stories built from the sounds a beginning reader has been taught.
Written for parents, to use alongside your child's teacher, not instead of them. General information only, not professional, medical or legal advice. Something wrong or out of date? Write to hello@peabody.kids.