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More Math Games For The Active Child
Math games are the perfect way for the squirmy child to learn math. Some kids don't learn as well when trying to concentrate all their efforts
on sitting still. These kids do better when allowed to actively partake in math games - and what could be more fun?
Here are four more ideas for math games that you may like to try with your active child:
Hide and Seek
This is a twist on traditional hide and seek because no person is going to hide.
You're going to be hiding math problems or flash cards for your child to find. Make one room or the whole house or backyard the "seek" territory and hide flashcards
all around. Just remember how many you hid in case you can't remember where they all are later [wink].
Nature Patterns
Ask your child to gather up rocks, sticks, handfuls of grass, dandelions, or anything
that doesn't move (no bugs!) First have her group the like-things together in piles. Next start a pattern on the sidewalk from these piles and ask her to add on to it
following the pattern you started. It will depend on her ability, but for example you could place rock, rock, grass, dandelion, rock rock, grass, dandelion, and tell her to keep it going.
Math Double/Triple Obstacle Course
Send your child on his merry way scrambling over and under chairs, up and down stairs, on top of beds, etc., with some well-placed math
question cards. These cards ask them to double or triple a number. "Double the number 3" or "Triple the number 2". The questions will be relative to what your
child is capable of, but try to make them multiplication-related.
Rock Pile
Here's another multiplication game. Gather a bunch of rocks into a pile at the top
of your driveway. Ask your child to put 3 rocks out at the bottom of your driveway. Next have her run over and add rocks to double the original 3 rocks and tell you
the total. Then ask her to put 3 x the original rocks, 4 x, etc. If your child isn't ready for multiplication yet, have her put out the three rocks, take one away, and
tell you what's left.
These math games are just a starting point to get you going with some math
games for your active child. There are many ways you can do math that are fun, including some cooking in the kitchen.
Check out Cookin' Kids - a cooking website just for kids! Cooking terms, safety tips, kid jokes, and easy kid-friendly recipes. Parents can visit too and pick up some
free parent tips, http://cookinkids.com
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