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math facts practice is boring
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"Stephanie" wrote: Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? We have math blaster which is a ton of fun and very helpful. But I am looking for addition and subtraction facts to 12 to practice on. And I HATE drills. They make me think of a friend of mine whose father screamed at him while doing flash cards. DS1's teacher had a fun game where children got to roll two dice and sum the two numbers. Whoever called out the answer first got to roll the dice next. She also did it with subtraction. You could modify this for one child. Involve whatever your child's interests are and don't practice for too long. Five or ten minutes of work (depending on other homework) is plenty unless your child is a lot older than i think. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) http://chookiesbackyard.blogspot.com/ |
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"Chookie" wrote in message news:ehrebeniuk-07B090.20590107012008@news... In article , "Stephanie" wrote: Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? We have math blaster which is a ton of fun and very helpful. But I am looking for addition and subtraction facts to 12 to practice on. And I HATE drills. They make me think of a friend of mine whose father screamed at him while doing flash cards. DS1's teacher had a fun game where children got to roll two dice and sum the two numbers. Whoever called out the answer first got to roll the dice next. She also did it with subtraction. You could modify this for one child. Involve whatever your child's interests are and don't practice for too long. Five or ten minutes of work (depending on other homework) is plenty unless your child is a lot older than i think. One might say we don't do homework. Or all our work is done at home! I think this would be a fun game to play for pennies or toothpicks since it would just be the two of us. Later, when we are working on multiplication, maybe I will actually learn multiplication facts myself! I love this game. |
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math facts practice is boring
"Stephanie" wrote in message . .. Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? We have math blaster which is a ton of fun and very helpful. But I am looking for addition and subtraction facts to 12 to practice on. And I HATE drills. They make me think of a friend of mine whose father screamed at him while doing flash cards. Thanks everyone! I am overjoyed. |
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math facts practice is boring
On Jan 2, 3:30*pm, "Stephanie" wrote:
Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? This weekend my son was dragging his feet while doing some math problems, so I challenged him to a "race" to see who could finish the worksheet faster (I would copy the questions to a separate piece of paper). I let him win both races, by a small margin (I was 5/6 done when he finished). He worked much faster when racing, without losing accuracy, and he was excited after winning. Especially when teaching boys, I think competition is often a good motivator. |
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math facts practice is boring
"Beliavsky" wrote in message ... On Jan 2, 3:30 pm, "Stephanie" wrote: Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? This weekend my son was dragging his feet while doing some math problems, so I challenged him to a "race" to see who could finish the worksheet faster (I would copy the questions to a separate piece of paper). I let him win both races, by a small margin (I was 5/6 done when he finished). He worked much faster when racing, without losing accuracy, and he was excited after winning. Especially when teaching boys, I think competition is often a good motivator. I set the timer and she sees how fast she can do it. Her record for the maths homework is just under 90 seconds. Debbie |
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math facts practice is boring
Hi -- Here are some suggestions. My grandfather, who taught math for many years, used them with me, and they were fun. (Maybe it was my grandfather who was fun ...) Here goes: Practice "skip counting". That is, count by twos, by threes, by fours, etc, and see how fast you and your child can count this way. My grandfather's goal was always 10 numbers in 10 seconds. Although this doesn't drill math facts explicitly, it does help because your child will know which numbers "fit" and which don't. Play "buzz", or "bizz buzz" or "fizz bizz buzz". In buzz, using "threes" the first person says 1, the next says 2, and the next says BUZZ, because the next number is divisible by three or contains the digit three in the number. So a counting sequence would be 1, 2, buzz, 4, 5, buzz, 7, 8, buzz, 10, 11, buzz, buzz, 14 ... In fizz bizz buzz, fizzes are for 3's, bizzes are for 5's and buzzes are for 7's, so the sequence goes: 1, 2, fizz, 4, bizz, fizz, buzz, 8, fizz, bizz, 11, fizz, fizz, buzz, fizzbizz, 16 ... Another game which will help your child memorize math facts is Krypto. your purchase a Krypto deck which contains numbered cards. Using 5 cards dealt to you, and the four arithmetic operations, try to come up with an answer equal to a card laid on the table. A similar game called "24" can be found online. Same basic principal, but the goal is always to add up to 24. There is decent software for sale and free on the Internet that drill math facts, sometimes making the drill into a game. (My grandfather never met the Internet, but he would have loved some of these games.) My sons have done "mad minutes" in school, where they are given 50 math facts on a worksheet and see how long it takes to finish the sheet. There are books of mad minutes which sensibly start with easier facts (such as mostly adding 1 or 2 to a number) and move on to harder facts (such as adding 7 to a number). The mad minutes are do not combine different operations on the same sheet. I hopes some of these suggestions work for you, --Beth Kevles -THE-COM-HERE http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the GMAIL one if you would like me to reply. |
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Stephanie wrote:
"Chookie" wrote in message news:ehrebeniuk-07B090.20590107012008@news... In article , "Stephanie" wrote: Anyone know of any fun games to play to practice math facts? We have math blaster which is a ton of fun and very helpful. But I am looking for addition and subtraction facts to 12 to practice on. And I HATE drills. They make me think of a friend of mine whose father screamed at him while doing flash cards. DS1's teacher had a fun game where children got to roll two dice and sum the two numbers. Whoever called out the answer first got to roll the dice next. She also did it with subtraction. You could modify this for one child. Involve whatever your child's interests are and don't practice for too long. Five or ten minutes of work (depending on other homework) is plenty unless your child is a lot older than i think. One might say we don't do homework. Or all our work is done at home! I think this would be a fun game to play for pennies or toothpicks since it would just be the two of us. Later, when we are working on multiplication, maybe I will actually learn multiplication facts myself! I love this game. There are a few variations to the dice game as well: eg using dice with numerals, and ones with dots, or a combination of both adds a new challenge. Using dominoes or manipulatives (such as the toothpicks you mentioned), or playing snakes and ladders using 2 dice suddenly turns it into a completely different game for them. Counting eggs or counters: eg show 12 eggs in a carton; take some out and show these. Ask how many are left in the carton. Discussing with your children *how* they got the answer will also show you a bit of their learning style; eg, some kids just "see" it, some will have used their fingers to count etc. Narelle |
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math facts practice is boring
www.rustyandrosy.ca/blog lists some FREE, fun and simple reading, math
and science activities you can do at home with your preschooler! These activities promote early reading, math and science concepts any preschooler can use - whether they are homeschooled or not! |
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math facts practice is boring
I found a website I like using for new ideas with my neices and
nephews and thought I'd share. I'm new to this "posting thing" so please let me know if I've included myself on something I shouldn't have. |
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