Not every child is a math lover. Many a times, we hear them grumbling over their math homework, some of them even proclaiming it is the bane of their existence! Yet, math is a subject that teaches critical skills that are useful beyond school. Here are some tips to keepyour child interested in math.
If your child hits a reluctant brick wall with math, put away the textbooks and workbooks for a while. No one accomplishes anything when the focus and interest is missing. One way around this struggle is to give them math without them knowing it. Children would be more receptive to activity-based learning; instead of the usual paper and pen method, you can try and incorporate mathematical games to spark their interest and get them interested in the subject. If you do not get your child interested in math at an early age, it can affect his or her learning abilities in elementary school and beyond. A solid math foundation is vital for children to succeed.
Here is a fun example:
“In a family, all siblings line up for a photo. John is 3rd from the left and 2nd from the right. How many
siblings are there?”
You can encourage your child to imagine, use manipulatives or draw a picture to figure this out.
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Engaging Your Child
Another fun way of getting your child interested in Math is through fun worksheets. These fun-filled pages of exercises will teach your child the basic principles they need to know. A good set of kid’s math worksheets will excitingly present math, incorporating lessons of quantity, counting and writing numbers in a way that children understand and relate to. Mathematics worksheets should use different
methods to teach your child the principles of addition and subtraction to make sure they understand the concept, not just learn the answers by rote. A decent set of worksheets will use step-by-step methods to help your child progress from the first steps in number recognition and counting to more complicated sums and word problems.
One enrichment center which offers these fun and interactive worksheets is S.A.M (Seriously AddictiveMathematics). S.A.M is set to teach your child mathematics in the most creative, yet structured manner. Their mathematics worksheets can help your child with a solid grounding to help them conquer math. Learning math with Math worksheets can enhance their math skills by providing them with continuous accretion of math skills. Working with this tool and answering questions on the worksheets increases their ability to focus on the areas they are weaker in. What draws both parents and stud
ents to these worksheets offered by S.A.M is that they are never threatening; they are usually colorful and pictorial which children find enticing. This makes them more comfortable and relaxed as the worksheets look more like a game rather than a piece of assignment. Children are now more eager to learn. As the days go by, the worksheets will gradually build up to more challenging material that your child will be able to solve with relative ease. An added bonus, these worksheets are specifically designed to promote creative thinking in areas like pattern completion, reasoning and analogy, serial reasoning and spatial visualization that are typically in the Gifted Program admission tests. Whichever method you choose to get your child interested in math, your aim should be to make math fun for your child and help them gain a solid understanding of the basics. Encourage your child to incorporate math into their daily activities, help them do mathematics worksheets, and then use the
lessons therein to create fun activities for your child. The secret to learning math is to have an open mind about it. Make learning math fun, exciting, stimulating, and encourage your child’s efforts all the way.
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These days mathematics is not merely about addition, subtraction, multiplication or division. it's not merely about calculus, factors or square roots. Save that for the calculator. Instead, mathematics in today's world is about percentages, geometry, measurement of time, money, speed and dimensions. It is about analysis of graphs, tables and ratios. These real world mathematical applications should form the syllabus of schools to stay relevant and to train our children to solve real life problems. Take a look at the S.A.M. frameworks and you will know what we mean. At S.A.M. Lincoln Park our lessons and worksheets are designed to stay truly relevant for the future.
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