I am still waiting for the day when I'll be able to put Pythagoras Theorem to use... But that will not deter me from teaching math to my little one. After all, math teaches logic and order and my baby could do with a little of both of those. Moreover, it is said that the earlier you expose your children to the world of shapes, numbers and patterns, the better are their chances of becoming a master of the subject. But when your preschooler struggles to pronounce 'breakfast' properly, the ... Read More >>>

Developmentally, kindergarteners have reached the stage where they’re starting to think symbolically, and they haven’t yet heard the vicious rumor that math can be difficult or boring. Now is the time to show them how to have fun with numbers. You want your child to glide through kindergarten with flying colors. You know that by the end of kindergarten she’ll be expected to know at least three different ways to tie her shoes and seven ways to solve for “x” – isn’t that what her teacher said ... Read More >>>

I think every subject in school gets a bad rap for one reason or another, but sometimes it is really hard to explain to kids why they need to learn this or that math… thing. Luckily, preschoolers are just learning fundamentals that we continue to use throughout our adult lives, so showing them how we actually use that annoying stuff they are learning is pretty easy. And, when you have preschool math games that actually show these real life uses for math, they’ll be having such a blast they ... Read More >>>

When it’s the weekend, the only math activity I want to engage in is adding up how many hours I can put off being a responsible adult for before I am that parent. Five seconds into adding that time and beginning to drift into a relaxing daydream, I am abruptly called back to reality with a, “There’s nothing to do!” Womp womp. Hey, daydream where I sleep all day and the kids entertain themselves? See you next week! Sometimes you can live the daydream and sometimes you can’t. For ... Read More >>>

Honestly, my math skills throughout elementary to high school were slim to none – but even worse than my lack of skills was my complete dread of it. I would do absolutely anything to avoid math. I’d even tag along with my mom to one the most boring places of all (the bank) if it meant I didn’t need to do long division. Sometimes I wonder, though, if I had been coyly tricked into liking math at a super young age, would it have improved my long term abilities? Research shows that early ... Read More >>>

I have always had a love hate relationship with Math. I hate it with a passion but on the other hand I love…wait…cannot really come up with something I love about it. So that makes it a hate hate relationship. I hate it and if Math had to be a person, it would probably hate me back. I can do basic addition and multiplication but when it becomes too complicated and abstract, I’m like a deer caught in headlights. This is, of course, one of the things I do not want to pass down to my ... Read More >>>

Math is already difficult for some to contend with sitting still; there’s the audible shifting, the unwitting groaning and the unabashed eye rolling. And that’s just you, the parent. Is it really possible that math can be active and fun? Do active math games for elementary kids really exist that will prevent a case of slumped shoulders and glazed-over eyes? Believe it or not, it’s possible to have that cake and devour it sloppily too: fun math games are real. And it’s imperative that we ... Read More >>>

Math is as exciting to most of us as scrubbing that weird slimy grey bathroom gunk from between the bathtub’s tile. You’re not likely to hear a joyful little, “Yeah! Awesome, mom!” when you whip out the flashcards. Then there are the worksheets. Oh, the worksheets. No child ever begged mom (or dad) to download and print those crazy-boring pages. So, what are you supposed to do? Maybe pack the kiddos off to kindergarten knowing all they’ve learned about counting comes from a kind of creepy ... Read More >>>

I consider myself somewhat of a math ninja. With extreme (ok, moderate) stealth and an all-black outfit (to hide child related stains), I’m able to fill my kids’ heads with important math concepts without them even realizing that they’re learning. This is important, because my kids don’t enjoy lectures. So I am left with no choice but to be tricky about it. Here are my top ten favorite ways how to teach a child math by incorporating it into their day: 1. Wake up and count (household ... Read More >>>