Make Money Make "Cents" to Your Second Grader
Learning about money and working with various monetary values is not only an important part of growing up for your child, but it's also a great way for her to hone her math skills. Try playing this game with your second grader the next time you've got some change lying around.
Play Shape Tree Match-Up
Want to test your child's shape recognition skills? Challenge her to a game of shape match-up--an entertaining way to boost her observational ability.
Money Magic Secret Codes!
It's a rare kid who doesn't love a good treasure hunt. Here's one that's a brain-challenge for your third grader, calling upon math skills with money and with decimals.
Find the Missing Digit
Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised as a game!
Math Magic: A Card Trick to Practice Multiplication
Impress your child with a bit of math magic by performing a card trick anchored in addition and multiplication.
Number Beanbag Toss
In this activity, throw a beanbag at a numbered target and help improve your preschooler's number recognition skills.
Make Giant Dice!
Here's a way to put numbers and letters - key kindergarten math and reading skills - together while creating a marvelous game piece for outdoor play.
Play Pennies, Dimes, Dollar!
This 100th Day of School, have some fun with your first or second grader, looking for creative ways that 100 cents can make $1.00!
Getting Even
Memorizing addition facts is an important step in a first grader's learning. Teach your child this fun card game in order to squeeze in a little extra addition practice. All you need is a deck of cards, and you are ready to get started!
Close Call: An Addition Card Game
Give this fun addition game a try! Challenge your child to create sums as close to 100 as he can, without going over. This requires him to evaluate all possible sums, based on the numbers he is given. He'll learn common patterns in addition as he works out the best plays.
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