FamilyFun: Learning Activities: Ask Ann: Math Lessons

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Learning Activities: Ask Ann: Math Lessons

Crafty Math Lessons

My son is having trouble with math. Are there any learning activities that we could try at home to help reinforce his math skills?

Answer For kids who are struggling with math at school, you might want to engage them in some hands-on math at home. Easy projects, such as puzzlers, tricks, and games, don't necessarily teach arithmetic or geometry, but they reinforce some basic skills: logic and reasoning, and estimation and analysis.

The following projects may give your kids a boost--and they'll enjoy them so much they won't even know they're doing math:
•For counting and sorting, try collecting buttons
•For basic geometry, try making a sugar cube pyramid
•For a fun with numbers game, make this math board game

Looking for more ideas? Check out these additional math resources.

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Ann Hallock is the editor of FAMILYFUN, a magazine for parents of kids ages three to 12 that reaches 1.3 million readers monthly. She also contributed to the books FAMILYFUN CRAFTS, FAMILYFUN'S PARTIES and DISNEY'S FAMILY COOKBOOK, and appears regularly on television, including the PBS series, "Hands on Crafts for Kids."