If your child is struggling to learn math, it can be helpful to find creative ways to teach the subject. Motivating your child to learn math can start with finding math games and activities that they enjoy rather than forcing them to learn in the usual way.
Help your child apply math in real life
Of course, you know your child’s interests and activities they enjoy, and you can always use them to incorporate math lessons. Learning math the fun way can mean matching those numbers in real life. Learning math doesn’t always mean boring calculations and problem solving. If your child loves to play ball games, you may want to start by letting him score points during the game. You may also want to take your child along while you shop and shop, and have them add up the prices of items and teach them how to round numbers, subtract, and multiply. To make it more exciting for her, buy her favorite toy or her favorite treats. She will be more than willing to add those prices for you.
Riddles and math puzzles
Also, one of the many math games and activities you can think of to make your child’s learning fun is to encourage them to solve math puzzles and brain teasers. You can make your own or you can find some popular puzzles like sudoku where your child can also develop good logic. However, it is important to note that you should start with easy to solve puzzles so that they still keep you motivated. Frustration can easily set in if they find the puzzles too hard to solve, so avoid them as much as possible.
table games
Other math games and activities you want to add to your list are board games that involve calculations, counting, and money management. Chess and checkers are also good board games that you can use for fun and to teach your child to identify patterns. These are also good board games to help them develop logical skills and strategies. Other board games that are also great for teaching basic math skills are monopoly and the game of life. These games allow your child to count steps after rolling the dice, buying, selling things, counting money, and applying the basic math skills of addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
You can also find many web resources that offer creative ideas for making math learning fun for your kids. Educational toys and flash cards can also help. You can also let your child practice on worksheets to build their confidence in math. In fact, many children develop anxiety over math problems and one thing you can do to help them get over it is to let them practice on worksheets, but also try to make it fun and creative.
However, keep in mind that math games and activities are not a substitute for studying and doing homework. Make them supplementary activities to help your child learn easily and a way to build confidence in solving math problems at school.