Uncommonly Creative Math for Girls
You want a good math board game, and you want it to be FUN–but also not too hard, and not too easy. Oh, and it would be great if it doesn’t have a bunch of rules that takes forever to explain…or a bunch of tiny pieces that get lost. And please don’t be one of those games that your kid plays once, then never touches again. 🙄 When you find
Tic tac toe math? Oh yeah, it’s a thing. And this particular thing is a tried-and-true way to get your “non-math kid” to keep coming back for more. More games. More connection. More (sneaky) math learning! Games are one of the best ways to help kids learn–and remember what they’ve learned. They’re naturally motivating, give lots of repetition (which is the best way to get better at a skill), and
What I love most about these Halloween math activities is 1) that they DON’T feel “mathy” and 2) they give your child even MORE ways to enjoy Halloween! All you need is a pumpkin–or, even better, two pumpkins of different sizes. Some of the activities use uncarved pumpkins, while others you can do after they’re carved. I got a big pumpkin and a tiny one, and just for fun, I
When your kid needs addition help but won’t admit it, play this super-fun Marilyn Burns math game for some sneaky, playful practice! Kids think of math as a checklist: addition and subtraction in first grade, big numbers in second grade, multiplication in third grade, and so on. Once they’ve checked that box, they’re DONE. Unfortunately, we grownups know from experience that if you don’t use it you lose it. Many
Learning to make tens is, hands down, the most important addition skill your child will learn in the early grades. Here’s the deal: your girl has one hundred and twenty-one addition facts to memorize—a gargantuan task to a second grader (who will then have to move on to 121 subtraction facts, then 144 multiplication facts…!! Ah, but what if learning math facts didn’t have to be an endless to-do list
Learning how to read big numbers is exciting and scary for kids. It’s scary because they have to say the number out loud, and that means they might mess up in front of their parents or friends. It feeds that “I’m bad at math” label we so want to avoid for our girl. But it’s also exciting, because kids LOVE the idea of really big numbers. Reading a giganto number
Number sense games are an awesome way to help your child understand how numbers work…while having fun with math. Sophia knows how to do the math, but if she forgets the fact or a rule, she’s stuck. When she solves word problems, she guesses: “Do I add? Subtract? Multiply? Divide?” Math doesn’t make sense, but she assumes that’s true for everybody. Daniya also forgets her math facts, but this doesn’t
Stop butting heads at math time, and turn your kid’s math learning into a time of fun and play with these simple tweaks! I don’t get it! That’s not how my teacher did it! Your kid is scream-crying, filling the room with howls of frustration and despair. How in the world did you get from a simple math problem to THIS? It’s enough to make you want to swear off
Find out how to make math fun, boost math skills, and reduce anxiety all at the same time! Math games are basically a miracle drug for kids’ math learning. Here’s everything you need to know… What’s a parent to do when your artsy, bouncy, glitter-loving bookworm avoids math like the plague? Do you grit your teeth and make her do weekly flashcards for her own good, or do you throw
Math circles are vibrant, playful math groups that help girls fall in love with math through patterns and discovery, fun projects, hands-on explorations, and games. We believe girls connect with math the most when they are having fun and experiencing math in real-life contexts. Previous math circle girls have explored math with actual kittens (I’m a kitten foster mom), or by creating and selling chocolates from their own imaginary chocolate shop.
Caroline Diarte Edwards
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