| Oftentimes parents invest a lot of money in | | | | practicing math, gaining confidence, and some |
| thick workbooks to teach their kids math. | | | | good business and communication skills as |
| Some children are open to workbooks. Others | | | | well. |
| are not. If your child is bored by workbooks, | | | | |
| don't fret. There are plenty of other ways to | | | | Math Uno |
| teach math - and they're fun! | | | | |
| | | | Remember the game of UNO that you played as a |
| Board Games | | | | kid? Have you ever involved math when playing |
| | | | the game? Instead of playing one matching |
| Dust off your Monopoly game and your game of | | | | color or number on the card that is face up, |
| Life. Counting money is great practice for | | | | instead play two or more number cards that |
| learning math. If your child is old enough, | | | | add up to that number. |
| ask her be the banker. | | | | |
| | | | For older kids, you can encourage |
| Cooking | | | | subtraction, multiplication and division as |
| | | | well. |
| Cooking is a wonderful way to teach addition, | | | | |
| multiplication, division and fractions. (Even | | | | Start a Family Business |
| the adding of fractions which is, of course, | | | | |
| quite advanced.) Whether your child is 3 or | | | | Of course one of the best ways to practice |
| 13, you can teach math in a fun way with | | | | math is by running a business. Either help |
| recipes. If your child chooses the recipes | | | | your child start a small business or consider |
| and writes the grocery lists, she will get | | | | a family business. Whether it's a |
| practice with her reading, spelling and | | | | baby-sitting business or a lemonade stand, |
| writing skills, too. | | | | your child's brain will be challenged. |
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| Have a Garage Sale | | | | If you already own a family business, then, |
| | | | by all means, allow your child to help. |
| Garage Sales or yard sales are a natural way | | | | |
| to practice math. Your child can help by | | | | These are just a few ways you can practice |
| writing the prices on items, by collecting | | | | math with your child - and help him to gain |
| money and dispensing change. No matter how | | | | more confidence in his math skills. |
| you involve your child, she will be | | | | |