Enhance your child's math skills during the summer months with everyday fun and games.
Indoor Games
Dominoes is a fun family game for all ages that teaches counting and multiples of five. Another simple, inexpensive game that teaches number sequencing is Racko.
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Outdoor Games
Hopscotch teaches early number recognition. A variation on the sidewalk chalk game is Beanbag Multiplication from Scholastic. In the car, change the Alphabet Game to the Number Game - what do you see one of? two of? and so on.
Buy an inexpensive stopwatch to use for a variety of races. Time your child, or let him time a friend, as he swims from one end of the pool to the other or runs a certain distance. Record the times on a sheet of paper. You can also teach your child how to record the times on a spreadsheet. He can look for improvement and trends in his race times. Another use for a stopwatch is to inject a competitive spirit into chore time.
Around the House
Cooking is a great home activity that teaches math concepts. Choose recipes that require measurement of a variety of ingredients. Cookies are perfect for this yummy math learning activity. Education.com suggests an idea for teaching early math skills by letting your child set the table.
All kids need some spare change for summer activities. Empty your change into a jar every evening. Let your child spend time sorting and counting the the change for a great learning activity. When they want to spend some of the money, make them figure out how much will be left when they do.
