Articles:
Activities
that
promote maths learning
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Use solid objects to help children "see"
maths:
Make
available a range of things around the home - buttons, ice cream
sticks, lengths of string, blocks, containers etc - for children to
use when solving homework problems.
Involve kids in real life
maths
Cooking, weighing family members or food, scoring,
calculating trip times, estimating quantities and counting money are
all 'real life' maths which can be taught in any home. It does
take longer to involve our children in the things we do, but the
benefits of showing them the relevance of maths will be worth it in
the long run.
Check out
methods taught at school:
Yes, they will be different,
but that's no reason to be scared of it. Take the time to find out
how the teacher teaches maths and why they teach it that way -
different countries and even states, have different approaches. If
you know what's going on at school, when your child has a problem,
then you can help them without any confusion.
This
information has been sourced from the book "Parents, Teachers,
Partners" by Barry Dwyer.
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