Domino Subtraction Activity: Fun Math Practice for Kids It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon when my 8-year-old son dumped our box of dominoes on the kitchen table and asked, “Mom, can we play a game?” I was about to suggest the usual domino tower building when a lightbulb went off in my teacher brain. What […]
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Dice Games for Multiplication: Fun Math Play Kids Enjoy As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of an 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, I’ve discovered that the best math learning happens when kids don’t even realize they’re doing it. Last week, my son groaned at the sight of his multiplication worksheet,
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Money Math at the Farmers Market: 7 Fun Ways Kids Learn Value Last Saturday morning, I watched my 8-year-old son Jake count out quarters for a bag of apples while my 4-year-old daughter Emma asked, “Mommy, why does money have numbers?” Standing there in the bustling farmer’s market, surrounded by colorful produce and friendly vendors,
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Math With Recyclables: 7 Fun DIY Activities for Kids Do you ever find yourself staring at that overflowing recycling bin and wondering if there’s more you could do with those empty containers before they head out the door? As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of two (my 8-year-old son Jake
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Math Through Dance: How Kids Learn Math with Joyful Movement As a former middle school math teacher turned mom, I never imagined that my 4-year-old daughter’s spontaneous twirling around the living room would become our most effective learning tool. Last month, while she was “dancing like a ballerina,” I watched her naturally count her spins
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Measuring With Shoes: 7 Fun Ways Kids Learn Math Naturally As a former middle and high school math teacher turned stay-at-home mom, I never imagined that my 4-year-old daughter’s obsession with trying on every shoe in our house would become one of our most effective measuring with shoes activities. Last week, I watched her carefully
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Number Scavenger Hunt for Kids: 7 Fun & Clever Ways to Learn Last Tuesday, I watched my 4-year-old daughter Emma count the same set of toy cars for the fifth time, completely captivated by the simple act of organizing and identifying numbers. As a former middle and high school math teacher, I’ve seen countless students
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7 Game-Changing LEGO Math Activities That Turned My Kids Into Math Lovers (And Impressed Their Teachers!) “Mom, can we do LEGO math instead of worksheets today?” I nearly choked on my morning coffee when my 8-year-old Jake asked this question last Tuesday. The same kid who used to fake stomach aches to avoid math homework
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5 Fraction Activities for Kids in the Kitchen That Really Work Last Tuesday, I watched my 8-year-old son stare blankly at his fraction worksheet while my 4-year-old daughter played nearby. As a former middle school math teacher, I knew that look all too well – the glazed expression that screams “I don’t get it!” But
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7 Ways the Grocery Store Boosts Your Child’s Math Skills Last Tuesday, I was rushing through the cereal aisle when my 8-year-old son Jake suddenly announced, “Mom, if we buy three boxes of cereal at $4.99 each, that’s almost fifteen dollars!” I stopped in my tracks, realizing he had just used grocery store math activities
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