| As adults, we use math for everything. Buying | | | | |
| gas, figuring out a budget, cooking, painting | | | | · Save sheets of paper |
| a room. In pretty much everything we do, we | | | | that you intend to recycle. Let your child |
| use some form of math. | | | | wad it up and throw it in recycle bin. If |
| | | | they hit the target, they get 3 points. If |
| As children, math can be simple and come easy | | | | they miss, take away 2 points. |
| or it can be extremely frustrating. | | | | |
| Therefore, start young and make math fun and | | | | · Have they earned a |
| a part of their everyday life. When children | | | | treat? Who can get the most bites out of the |
| see math as useful knowledge, they will be | | | | treat? |
| more likely to embrace the challenges as the | | | | |
| situations arise. | | | | When you are overburdened with your workload, |
| | | | triple dip! Do your work, get help from the |
| Math is all around your house. It is in the | | | | kids and make math games for kids to play. |
| everyday duties you perform and also in the | | | | |
| creative activities you offer your family. | | | | · Do you need to cook |
| You can easily make math an everyday activity | | | | or bake something? Show your child how to do |
| for your children without any additional | | | | the measuring. |
| requirements of you, or, you can get | | | | |
| creative. Either way, you can make math fun | | | | · In need of a simple |
| for your kids. | | | | home repair? Ask your child to get you what |
| | | | you need and how many you need. |
| Many websites offer printable math | | | | |
| activities. Used as a quiet time activity, | | | | · Vacuuming? Ask your |
| children enjoy sitting down and tracing, | | | | child to count how many swipes it takes to |
| counting, seeking or analyzing the colorful | | | | get all the way across the room. They can |
| worksheets offered. These worksheets are | | | | either watch you or do the vacuuming |
| designed to make math fun for kids. Why | | | | themselves. |
| re-invent the wheel? | | | | |
| | | | · Time to pick up |
| If you are in the mood to be creative, your | | | | clutter? How many things are misplaced? The |
| options are limitless but truly, very little | | | | person who finds the most gets to get out of |
| prep time is needed. Depending of course on | | | | doing dishes. |
| the age of your child, some easy math games | | | | |
| for kids are: | | | | See, math made fun! |
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| · Give your child | | | | There are so many math games for kids. Some |
| cotton balls. Offer them a plastic jar to | | | | may require you to search for them on the |
| fill up. Once it is full, everyone can guess | | | | internet, others may just be a necessity to |
| how many are in the jar. Your child can dump | | | | help getting a job done and others can simply |
| them out, count them and see who was closest. | | | | be creative and fun. With any case, you have |
| | | | helped create games for kids to play while |
| · Set your child on a | | | | they learned. |
| washable floor. With a pan of water, a big | | | | |
| spoon and a jar, let them fill it up, | | | | Pretty smart of you! |
| counting the spoonfuls as they go. | | | | |