I love math! It’s something that has always come easy to me. Some of you may be thinking the total opposite. How can you share simple math concepts with your children when you don’t enjoy the subject yourself? These 9 activities will help you teach your children and make the subject more enjoyable for the both of you!
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This Week’s Featured Posts…
Fun Math Tools
The Enchanted Homeschooling Mom shares her best Math tools for teaching. These tools really work for both kids, and moms who don’t like math!
Shape Puzzles
Although these shape activities are for preschoolers, you can easily adjust the concept to make it more difficult for older children.
Math Snack: Trail Mix Numbers
Here’s a genius way of sneaking in learning during snack time. For older children, you could write a math equation in the muffin liners!
DIY Catapult
Kids might not like worksheets, but they will love flinging things across the room and measuring how far they go.
Math Snack: Making Shapes
Here’s another shape puzzle idea, but with food! Puzzles are great for improving problem solving skills.
Lost Cities Card Game
This game has something for almost every elementary level! It looks really fun. I want to play!
Pattern Painting Math Activity
There are a lot of patterns in math. Help your children understand this basic concept through art!
Odd and Even Numbers Board Game
This free printable can be played as an individual or cooperative game.
Flower Shape Sort Free Printable
Basic Geometry in a fun free printable. Enjoy!
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Diana Rambles says
Thanks!!
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Alice @ Mums Make Lists says
Thanks so much for the party Tulip – loving all the maths posts as I am a complete maths geek like you 🙂 Alice x
Reshama says
Thanks for hosting this week. Love the math activities post highlighted here for the young ones.
-Reshama @StackingBooks.com
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Susan Syddall says
Thank you so much for featuring our Odd & Even Numbers Board Game. Greatly appreciated.
Allyson @ All Our Days says
The Art Lessons look great!
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Allyson @ All Our Days says
We did a trial activity yesterday and my 6 and (almost) 5 year olds loved it!
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Tulip says
Yay! I’m so glad. I love the bright colors she uses.
Carla says
Thrive Art looks awesome–I can’t wait to go try a sample lesson!
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Ashley wheeler says
Great giveaway
Judith Martinez says
WE did the trial lesson and my 8 year old loved it.
Brandy Fisk says
Really sweet giveaway!
Judith Martinez says
I love the math snack idea! I think my preschooler would enjoy that. BTW, is there a link for Jaime from FSPDT’s Profile? I can’t find it to follow. 🙂
Kirby says
So interested in starting to get to know all of the new awesome options out there for art, and other areas where I lack teaching strength! (I’m looking at you music and math.)
heather says
i would love to win this one for my friend thanks for the chance
Pat says
My granddaughter would love the Thrive Art!
Nancy says
Thanks for the giveaway! It is neat to learn about new products.
Malia {Playdough to Plato} says
Thanks for including us in your roundup, Tulip!!
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Wendy R. says
I think my niece would love this! She loves art.
Absolutelykathy says
Love all these great ideas!
Meghan says
Thank you so much for the chance to win this art curriculum! I just found your website, and love it!
Sasha {Pathologically Literate} says
I love the snack shapes! The Thrive Art Program looks great, too. I will begin homeschooling my 12-year-old for the first time in just a few weeks, and it sounds like a great place to start off with for art lessons…
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