Often families want suggestions for things that they can do at home to help their students grasp math concepts. Really there are SO many things that you can do. One thing that I did with my own kids at this age was work on "more and less". We did this at the store a lot. It could be, "This pack of mac and cheese bites has 20 pieces in it. This pack of potato skins has 8 pieces. Which is more?" You can do the same with the prices. "The mac and cheese bites cost $11. The potato skins cost $13. Which costs more?"
You can do the same with their toys, "How many Squishmallows do you have? How many Hot Wheels? Do you have more Squismallows or Hot Wheels? How many more? How many toys do you have all together (of Squishmallows and Hot Wheels?"
When you start to look, you see math everywhere. You can have your kids tell you what spheres they see at home, what cubes, what squares, etc. This helps them solidify their understanding of 2D vs 3D shapes.
Here are some videos of other ideas of things that you can do at home:
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