Finger Math Strategies: Hands-On Ways Kids Learn Numbers When my 8-year-old son was in kindergarten, I watched him struggle with basic addition during homework time. As a former middle and high school math teacher, I felt this wave of panic—shouldn’t this be easier? Then I noticed something: whenever he got stuck, his little fingers would […]
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Make 10 Activities: Simple Math Games Kids Enjoy Daily “Mom, can we play the finger game again?” My 4-year-old daughter Emma asked yesterday while we waited for her brother’s soccer practice to end. She was referring to our favorite make 10 activities that have become such a natural part of our daily routine. As a
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Roll-and-Add Challenges: 5 Fun Math Games Kids Love You know what’s funny? I taught high school math for fifteen years, and I thought I had this whole “making math fun” thing figured out. But then I had my own kids – Jake’s eight now, Emma just turned four – and suddenly all my classroom tricks
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Dot Talks at Dinner: 7 Fun Math Conversations with Kids Do you ever find yourself staring across the dinner table at your kids, wondering how to turn those precious family moments into something more meaningful than just “How was your day?” As a former middle and high school math teacher turned mom of two (my
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Estimation Jars for Everyday Play: Making Math Fun at Home As a former elementary math teacher turned mom of two, I thought I had tried every possible way to make numbers engaging—until my 6-year-old daughter spotted a mason jar filled with colorful buttons on our kitchen counter and asked, “How many do you think are
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Odd vs Even: Why It Matters in Early Math Learning As a former middle school math teacher, I never realized how fundamental odd vs even numbers concepts would become in my own home until my 8-year-old son started sorting his Pokémon cards into two mysterious piles. When I asked what he was doing, he proudly
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7 Powerful One More One Less Activities for Kids’ Math Success Last week, I watched my 4-year-old daughter count her toy dinosaurs with such concentration that it reminded me why one more one less activities for kids are absolutely crucial for building mathematical confidence. As a former middle and high school math teacher who now
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7 Powerful Ways to Use Number Lines in the Real World Picture this: it’s 7 PM on a Tuesday, and I’m watching my 8-year-old son struggle with basic addition homework while my 4-year-old daughter splashes in the tub. As a former middle and high school math teacher, I knew there had to be a better
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7 Fun & Effective Subitizing Activities for Kindergarten Kids Last week, I watched my 4-year-old daughter instantly recognize three dots on her dice without counting them one by one. As a former middle and high school math teacher, this moment reminded me why subitizing activities for kindergarten are absolutely essential for building strong mathematical foundations.
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5 Ten Frame Activities That Build Strong Number Sense Just last week, I watched my 8-year-old struggle with simple addition facts during homework time. It reminded me of my years teaching middle and high school math, where I constantly saw students who never developed solid number sense foundations. That’s when I realized we needed to
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