Posts Tagged ‘math activities’
June 4th, 2010
by Sue in Parent Tips
No Homework Tonight? Fun Activities With Your Math Tool Kits!
Recently I suggested an easy way for parents to be ready to support early elementary math homework, by keeping a Math Tool Kit handy! But when there’s no homework assigned, you can also use your kit to have some family math fun. It’s a little like putting vegetables in the lasagna: your kids will have [...]
May 20th, 2010
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips, Teaching Math, Uncategorized
Did Daddy Text Me?
My husband and I have been traveling quite a bit lately. We used to leave our 4-year old daughter, Elle, one note for each morning. Lately, we’ve been sending text messages instead. It wasn’t long before we needed to get creative about the messages we sent, and we started looking for ways to incorporate math [...]
March 22nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun
April showers bring Math Awareness Month 2010 and a new activity calendar
What goes into Drew Brees’ awe-inspiring tosses, the jump shots of Lebron James, and bending it like Beckham? Amazing athletic ability – of course. Practice, timing, and maybe a sprinkle of luck – no doubt. Most people don’t think about it, but there’s also a lot of math behind that sports magic. DreamBox Learning dedicated [...]
March 2nd, 2010
by Tracy in Math fun, Math Learning
World Maths Day Off and Running!
It’s official. World Maths Day is off and running, and so far with rip-roarin’ success! “But how?” you ask. “It’s not March 3rd yet!” It’s March 3rd somewhere in the world, though, and the competition exists across the world GMT, so students ages 5 through 18 can play each other until it is no longer [...]
December 13th, 2008
by Sue in Math fun, Parent Tips
Contig: Good Family Math Fun
In the spirit of sharing fun at-home math activities with parents, here's a suggestion for a great game that gives kids an opportunity to practice mental math without the boring worksheets! At the suggestion of Alexandria Jones in her Lets Play Math blog, my family recently played Contig.
December 1st, 2008
by Sarah in Math fun, Math in Real Life, Math Learning, Parent Tips
Learning Math at the Seattle Children's Museum
I took my two young boys, ages 5 and 3, to the Seattle Children's Museum on Sunday and was quite impressed with their new exhibit "Go Figure!". Here, in one of our very own museums, is a great exhibit that has a dozen or more engaging ways for kids to think about math!
September 16th, 2008
by Sue in Math Learning, Parent Tips, Public Education
Math Learning Through Experience
I always say I learn everything the hard way. By that I mean I don’t learn a lesson as well when I hear about someone else’s mistake as I do when I make it myself. Experience really is the best teacher.
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