This second installation in my series of (Almost) Effortless Learning Ideas for parents to teach their kids at home. Last time I shared some of my favorite easy activities to build literacy; today I’m tackling my older son’s favorite subject: math. These easy preschool math activities were ones I did (and still do!) with both my kids….
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Math Activities for Kids
My oldest son was an early math learner so we've spend lots of time at home playing math games and setting up math activities to supplement his school work. Along the way I've learned math doesn't have to be all about worksheets and memorization, it can be creative, too!
For a quick overview be sure to peruse 25 favorite creative math ideas for after school.
We adore merging mathematics and art in amazing math art activities.
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Kaleidograph Design Toy
The boys and I have a particular penchant for math art. We love making tessellations, playing with shapes and even turn treats into fractions. It goes without saying that a toy that explores math and art simultaneously is one we will love. This Kaleidograph design toy is a clever way to explore shapes, geometry and…
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21 Math Art Projects for Kids
Math art projects are a unique way to combine right and left brain learning. Both my boys enjoy math, but they often balk when I suggest, “let’s do an art project!” It’s sort of depressing for me, since I’d much rather get out the paints than perform calculations. My solution has been to make math learning creative with…
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8 Math Reference Books for Kids
Books and math are two of my older child’s great loves. It would follow that our shelves are filled with math books of all kinds. During our trips to the library I can usually find my 9 year old between dewey decimals 510 and 520. After all, that’s where the math reference books are. Over…
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Math Art for Kids: Pi Skyline
Math art projects like this Pi Skyline are my favorite way to get my older son’s creative juices flowing. It’s also a great Pi Day activity! My little math nerd loves making tessellations, spirolaterals, drawing with a compass and other math tools. The idea of creating a cityscape out of graphing the numbers in pi was something we…
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Math Activity: Counting to 100
Last Friday was the 100th day of school. It was later than most schools because our school started late this year, plus we had a snow day. The teachers use the 100th day to help reinforce math concepts and each Kindergartener was supposed to bring in 100 small items. I figured the other kids would…
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Fun Math Activity: Parking Lot Addition
Finding fun math activities for my Kindergartener is high on my to do list these days and if I can find an indoor activity that combines math and toy cars, well then… score! This parking lot addition game was the perfect entertainment on a recent weekend morning. My youngest son is rapidly following in his mathematics-loving brother’s…
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Gift Guide: Math Gifts for Kids
For geeky kids, math gifts are a treat, but for kids who claim to dislike mathematics, the right game or activity has the potential to encourage them to think about the subject in new ways. Long time readers of this blog (XOXO) will not be surprised to learn that my older son actually requests…
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25 Playful Math Activities for After School
Math is one of those subjects with a tricky reputation. Kids who have difficulty with math can benefit from creative math projects like art, games or reading books. Fortunately for me, my 3rd grader loves math. Honestly, I can’t take the credit, he was always drawn to numbers and systems, even as a toddler. As…
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Simple Math Practice for Kindergarteners
My 4 year old kindergartener loves to work on his pre-math skills. Previously I shared our number matching activity with found objects and continuing in that same frugal vein New Kid and I re-purposed a Double Shutter game to practice counting and lay the foundation for the concept of addition. {Note: This post contains affiliate…
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