Read word problems together and discuss them.
Use different words to explain a problem.
Check their math binder for examples from class.
Khan Academy, Math Antics have great video resources.
Try not to show negative opinion of math
Have an enthusiastic attitude
Believe in your child's success
Monopoly, Yahtzee and Uno are all great games that include math
Check out the Math games linked to my website.
Ask me for math games to take home!
Let your child practice math skills on the computer or any other way!
Check out the games described below. I will be adding to these throughout the year as I find more fun games!
Deal the entire deck out evenly to each player. Each player turns over 2
cards at once and tries to make the largest fraction. For example, if your
cards are 5 and 3, you could make 3/5 or 5/3. The player with the largest
fraction wins the round and gets a point.
Deal the entire deck out evenly to each player. Each player turns over 2
cards at once and multiplies them together. The player with the largest
product wins the round and gets a point.
Deal the entire deck out evenly to each player. Each player turns over 3
cards at once and multiplies all three together. The player with the largest
product wins the round and gets a point.
Use only the 1-9 cards for this game. Deal out seven cards to each player.
Each player will arrange the cards to create the largest number possible.
The player with the largest number wins the round and gets a point.