| If your child is struggling with learning math, it can be | | | | Frustration can easily come if they find the puzzles |
| of big help to find creative ways to teach him the | | | | too hard to solve, so avoid it as much as possible. |
| subject. Motivating your child to learn math may start | | | | Board games |
| from finding math games and activities that he would | | | | Another math games and activities that you want to |
| enjoy rather than forcing him to learn the usual way. | | | | add to your list are board games that involve |
| Help your child apply math in real life | | | | calculations, counting as well as money handling. Chess |
| Of course, you know the interests of your child and | | | | and checkers are also good board games that you |
| the activities that he enjoys and you can always | | | | can use to have fun and teach your child identify |
| make use of them to incorporate math lessons. | | | | patterns. These are also good board games to help |
| Learning math the fun way can mean associating | | | | them develop logical skills and strategies. Other board |
| those numbers in real life. Learning math does not | | | | games that are also very good ways to teach them |
| always mean boring calculations and problem solving. | | | | basic skills in math are monopoly and the game of life. |
| If your child loves playing ball games, you may want | | | | These games allow your child to count steps after |
| to start by letting him add up scores during the | | | | they roll the dice, buy, sell things, count money and |
| game. You may also want to bring your child along | | | | apply the basic math skills of addition, subtraction and |
| while doing your groceries and shopping, and make | | | | multiplication. |
| her add up the prices of items and teach her | | | | You can also find many web resources that offer |
| rounding off numbers, subtraction as well as | | | | creative ideas to make math fun to learn for your |
| multiplication. To make it more exciting for her, buy | | | | children. Educational toys and flash cards can also help. |
| her favorite toy or favorite goodies. She will be more | | | | You can also let your child practice on worksheets to |
| than willing to add those prices for you. | | | | develop his confidence in math. Indeed, many children |
| Math puzzles and riddles | | | | develop anxiety over math problems and one thing |
| Also one of the many math games and activities you | | | | that you can do to help him overcome it is to let |
| can think of in making your child's learning fun is to | | | | them practice in worksheets - but try to make it fun |
| encourage them to solve math puzzles and riddles. | | | | and creative as well. |
| You can make your own, or you can find some | | | | Keep in mind however that math games and |
| popular puzzles like sudoku, where your child can | | | | activities are not substitutes for studying and doing |
| develop good logic as well. It is important to note | | | | assignments. Make them supplementary activities to |
| however that you should start with easy-to-solve | | | | help your child learn easily and a way to develop |
| puzzles so they will still keep the motivation. | | | | confidence in solving math problems in school. |