MATH IDEAS

•  COUNT ON-Hang a calendar either in your child's room or on the refrigerator.  Start with a blank grid and have your child fill in the numbers.  Mark important dates.  Use the calendar to add and subtract.  Make a weather symbol for each day and count the total number of sunny, rainy, cloudy days.  The calendar can be used to teach many math concepts.
• ESTIMATION-Have your child connect numbers with amounts by estimating.  How many chips in a chocolate chip cookie?  How many Hershey Kisses in a one pound bag?  How many times can you write the alphabet in one minute?  You can then count the exact amount to verify.
• CLASSIFYING-To develop classification skills you can let your child sort groceries in the pantry or clothes in the closet.
• MONEY-To help reinforce counting money, let your child help you count change at the store.  Practice counting by 5's and 10's when counting nickels and dimes.  While shopping have your child pick out the correct money amount to pay for an item.
• Measurement-Let your child measure at home using a ruler, measuring tape, scale.  Have them help with a recipe and measure using measuring spoons and cups.
• Addition Magic-Add the numbers across and down.  The last row down and the bottom row across will have the same answer.

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