October 2025 - Intermediate Family Math Newsletter

Growing Mathematical Minds - Intermediate Edition


Activities for October

Math Puzzle

 

Split the Hexagon

Using Amplify Polypad’s virtual manipulatives to try out this activity: This is a hexagon made up of 13 tiles. Rearrange the 13 tiles to make 3 congruent hexagons.

Hexagon


Problem Solving


   How many triangles do you see in the picture?

Triangle Image

Math Talk

Can two shapes have the same area but different perimeters? Is this true for all shapes?


Math in the Workplace

 


 

We are excited to continue sharing a focus on math in the workplace in our Family. We encourage families to explore MyBlueprint, which can be found in Brightspace under the “My Library and Resources” tab. Once logged in, families can navigate to “Work” and then “Occupations” to learn more about career opportunities that interest them and see how these connect to math content in upcoming issues. For a more personalized experience, students can complete the “Who am I?” surveys to understand career-specific pathways that align with their interests and identities.

Screenshot showing the navigation path in Brightspace. Select

Career Focus: Carpenter

“Carpenters are one of the most versatile construction occupations, with workers usually doing many different tasks…Some carpenters erect shoring and scaffolding for buildings. Carpenters use many different hand and power tools to cut and shape wood, plastic, fibreglass, or drywall…They use a tape measure on nearly every project because proper measuring increases productivity, reduces waste, and ensures that the pieces being cut are the proper size.”

Career path: Apprenticeship

Source: MyBlueprint

Math skills:

  • Measuring lengths, angles, and areas accurately
  • Understanding and using the Pythagorean theorem
  • Calculating square footage and volume
  • Using geometric tools (e.g., protractor, compass, square)
  • Applying concepts of symmetry and proportion
  • Identifying and working with different shapes (triangles, circles, polygons)
  • Visualizing and constructing 3D objects from 2D plans

Parent Resource

Enrich Logo

Looking to explore more math concepts at home? Check out NRICH: Solving Together

This resource includes:

  • A page about Solving Together for parents
  • Weekly activities, that include games with video instructions, virtual and print options to engage with the game. 

Creative Geometry Challenge: Design a Logo!

Use geometric shapes found around your home to create a logo of your choice.
Apply transformations like rotation, reflection, translation, or scaling to bring your design to life. You can draw it by hand or use a virtual tool like Polypad to build your design digitally.

Share your logo with us to have it published in our next edition of Growing Mathematical Minds. 


Looking for additional math resources?

Check out our past newsletters for more fun and exciting math games and challenges to do at home.

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