Getting your kids interested in Math is no easy feat- most people say they hate math, and your kids are probably no exception. In fact, you probably feel the same way, but math skills are important, so helping your kids stay interested in the subject is imperative.
Here are 5 ideas to help keep your child interested in math this summer:
Be an example
Help your child begin to like math by showing him or her that you are confident and okay with routine math, like balancing your checkbook or doing a simple math problem in the store. As you complete these tasks, talk to your kids about them.
Get your child to use math every day
Encourage your child to do math. You can ask them to figure out the price of three boxes of pasta in the grocery store, or to calculate how long it will take to drive to grandma’s house at the rate of speed of which you are going. If they want a new toy, have them figure out how much it is with taxes. This will show them the practicality of math and how we use it each day.
Understand your child’s grade level
Do you know what your child is learning in school? Learn their curriculum so that you can teach it to them and understand it if they have questions about things. The more you know about it the easier it will be for you to help them learn it.
Make it fun
You can design games like a math treasure hunt to help your kids connect math with fun. It doesn’t have to be boring for you or them, and the more fun they have with math the more likely they will be to actually do it. Encourage them to use math when they are playing with their toys and friends, too, so that they will naturally begin to use it in everyday life.
Purchase an app for it
If your kids are like most, they will enjoy playing math games and technology. Download an app to help them learn math. Make sure the app is appropriate for their grade level and monitor their screen time so that they don’t get bored with the game too fast.
Do you know of any more ideas to keep your child interested in math this summer?
Thank you for sharing these tips with us!
I loved to share even tiny bits of math or grammar (or whatever learning experience) spread out, all throughout the days with my kids, and I love seeing others do it as well. I think it’s very important to their brains to recall something ~ meaning to learn about something, take a break from it, and revisit it ~ that helps it sink in.
These are some great ideas. I will be sure to use these with my grandkids. Thank you for sharing
This is awesome and would be such a help for my 7 yr old grandson!!!!! Would love to have this for him
This is great, comes very handy with my twins struggling with math. Thanks for sharing!
I used Reflex Math because it is game based and held my daughters attention. It also tracks their progress so you know how they are doing. It teaches multiplication and division.
I also used MobyMax it is free. It uses audio and video and awards game play based on math activities accomplished. It also awards badges.
Reflex Math automatically gives a green light after a child has accomplished enough for one day.
MobyMax has the work in “sets”. I tend to have my child do two – three in a set depending on the difficulty level and then go for a walk to the book bank, dollar store, run errands with the understanding that when we get back in 1/2 an hour she will do a couple more levels.
Never thought of purchasing an app! What a great idea to keep up and thank you for the others as well they are all great!