Everyone knows that math is a part of the everyday life. How else will you know that the McDonald's attendant gave you the correct change from your Happy Meal? How else will you know that you have enough money to purchase that Happy Meal in the first place?At our house, math is critical to ensure we meet our newly minted budget. But explaining that this is why a 6 year old must memorize her "boring" math facts is excruciating.
She gets it, she gets the part about McDonalds for sure. But that doesn't change the fact that memorizing is Boooooring.
How to overcome? How to inspire? How to make it fun?
For today, magnets. Interspersed with some beloved hand-clapping games at the end of each number grouping, "Let's finish the 8's and we can do Lemonade Crunch Ice."
For tomorrow, a dry erase board. And of course more hand-clap breaks.
But what after that? How long until she is onto my antics?
Any suggestions out there?
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Our work paid off! Miss M.'s score on her time subtraction test improved from a 19 to a 77. You go girl!
We also started something called "Math Games" where an adult faces off against the learner. Let the learner win the first few to build confidence and then the adult wins one to try to get the learner to pick up the pace. If the learner is discouraged by the competition, stop. But if they like it keep it going. Remember to let the learner win so their confidence will be intact. This tool was supplied by Miss M.'s teacher - she's a whiz!
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