These everyday math activities are the perfect way to introduce hands-on math ideas to kids! Do you know today is? March 14th… 3/14… 3.14 Ring a bell at all? Ok, how about if you flash back to high school math class? Yes, that’s it — Today is Pi Day! And Pi Day is a great …
Fun animal-themed math games and activities that helps kids learn counting, sorting, graphing & measurement skills! Math has always been an issue at our house. My son LOVES math! We were constantly looking for fun ways to expand on different math concepts that he enjoyed because he was always working ahead in that area. Now …
Ok, so here’s the issue in our house — we’ve got one child who is a math whiz and another who wouldn’t mind if math was wiped off the face of the earth. The one thing they both have in common is neither enjoys any math homework:
“It’s boring, Mom!”
“Yes, I know. Worksheets aren’t always the best way to enjoy math.” But you still need to do your homework.
This is how it goes for so many things in life, right. Practice isn’t always as much fun as ‘the real thing’!
Math is one of those topics that many kids find easier to learn if they can DO something with it. Instead of just working problems on a worksheet, learning becomes hands-on when you sort coins, pull out the tape measure or build items that will teach kids about shapes. There are a TON of things …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #40Pounds #CollectiveBias I’m sure the last month at your home has been a whirlwind like ours — all the craziness that comes with starting a new school year. But in the midst of all that happens during …
How many days until Halloween? This Halloween Countdown Calendar is the perfect way for your kids to track the days ’til trick or treats! I looked at the calendar today and realized that October begins next week. Yikes! Because as soon as the calendar switches over to October, my kids begin to plan for their …
I’m super excited about today’s activity! Why? It’s a fun way to get the kids outside PLUS there’s some math involved AND there’s also an element of surprise! So your kids won’t even notice the math & learning that’s involved 😉 And it’s super easy to do in your own yard or neighborhood. …
Explore measurement with these fun math books & tools for kids! One of the most popular book requests I receive comes in the form of “Do you know of any good books that can help my child enjoy math?“ This request is not at all foreign to me as I’ve shared before that my child-who-can’t-read-books-fast-enough …
In our house, the kids are always more likely to practice math or enjoy spelling practice if we connect the activity with a fun game or one of their favorite toys.
I remember the first time my daughter had to do a math worksheet at school — she’s a rainbow kind of girl so a black-and-white worksheet full of numbers was just not her style.
Sooo… she decided to use a different color crayon for each of the problems on the worksheet 🙂 “When life hands you lemons, make it colorful” is her motto!