Do you remember playing with paper fortune tellers as a kid? I remember folding the paper carefully, coming up with funny fortunes to write in the middle, and then using them with friends during the school bus ride home in junior high. It turns out those folded wonders are just as much fun today as […]
Practice Math Facts with Chutes and Ladders
He always laughs when I go down that purple slide once again. (Every time we play I get stuck on that same slide, over and over again.) Now that my kids are in elementary school, they may be past some of their favorite preschooler games, but thanks to my bad luck, Chutes and Ladders is […]
Make Practicing Math Facts More Fun with 2 Classic Card Games
For years kids sat, staring at flashcards, trying to solve the problem, and flipping it over to check their answer. It was boring, but eventually those math facts get memorized. But practicing math doesn’t have to be boring. Kids can actually have fun while learning math facts at home. We have been […]
Have a Ball with Math Facts This Summer
I can remember being bored, using black and white flashcards to practice math facts as a child, looking at the problem, saying the answer aloud, and flipping the card over to see if I was right. Thankfully math facts practice doesn’t have to be boring. There are lots of fun ways to practice […]
Subtraction Squish!
Every teacher knows that as the end of the school year draws near, it’s harder to keep the focus on schoolwork. The same is true if you homeschool. This week we’ve been having fun with this simple hands-on math activity, perfect for teaching subtraction facts. Affiliate links have been provided in the post below. Subtraction Squish: Hands-On […]
