Finding the Best Math Resources Is Easier Than Ever Before
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Math educators have been concerned with how disinterested a lot of children are about learning such an important skill.
Can you blame them? My math classes in school were no walk in the park. The teaching was very dull and doing boring set problems each night for homework never really helped.
Today, things are starting to change. There are resources out to fit the needs and personality of any child.
The games make the repetition that math requires really fun and they can be great activities for the whole family!
What's on This Lens?
- The Best Math Resource in My Opinion
- An Important Equation to Remember
- The Best Math Resources: Compiled!
- Math Is Fun!
- More Helpful Math Resources
- Instructional Videos for Creative Math Games
- So Many Math Resources...So Little Time!
- Help Other Kids Learn
- One of the Best Math Resources
- Did You Get the Best Math Resources?
- Teaching Math
- Get Them Motivated
- Different Strokes for Different Folks
- The Possiblities are Endless when it comes to Math Games!
- Leave Feedback!
The Best Math Resource in My Opinion
Out of all the best math resources, this is my favorite one that I've found on the internet.
It is from a site called
MakingMathMoreFun!
This is a set of four ebooks that have printable math worksheets, activities, and games. Game include board games and card games. These kind of games makes the repetition needed to succeed in math a lot more fun.
They are really inventive and I've never met a kid that didn't enjoy working on them. They are well thought out and very well written. It is easy to tell that this teacher was very successful.
They are also very convenient since you can just print them out at home and so they can always be replaced.
An Important Equation to Remember
Fun Math Activities + figuring out problems on their own + an excited mentor = Fulfilled Kids Who Want to Learn More Math
The Best Math Resources: Compiled!
This makes it easy because you can buy just one book and have hundreds of activities to do with your child.
They don't enjoy one of them? Just move on! No one says that you have to do these books in order. Just find the activities that make your child interested in math and do those!
The GIANT Encyclopedia of Math Activities: Over 600 Activities Created by Teachers for Teachers
Amazon Price: $23.72 (as of 07/06/2009) 
Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents: Games and Activities That Make Math Easy and Fun
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 07/06/2009)
MathART Projects and Activities (Grades 3-5)
Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 07/06/2009)
Hands-On Math Projects With Real-Life Applications (J-B Ed: Hands On)
Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 07/06/2009)
190 Ready-to-Use Activities That Make Math Fun!
Amazon Price: $21.86 (as of 07/06/2009)
Here's my favorite link:
More Helpful Math Resources
You can also read reviews of what works for some parents and what didn't for someone else!
Choose from math dice, cards, worksheets, etc....
ThinkFun Visual Brainstorms
Amazon Price: $12.71 (as of 07/06/2009)
Fraction Tower Equivalency Cubes Set
Amazon Price: $17.80 (as of 07/06/2009)
Math Games & Activities from Around the World
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/06/2009)
Learning Resources Math Marks the Spot - A Math Activity Mat
Amazon Price: $20.49 (as of 07/06/2009)
Instructional Videos for Creative Math Games
It's also very helpful that you can tailor them to your child's needs and skill level.
Help Other Kids Learn
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One of the Best Math Resources
It's Alive and Kicking: Math the Way it Ought to Be—Tough, Fun, and a Little Weird
Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/06/2009)
This book has helped many parents help their children with math. It is organized in such a way that is very accessible to children. However, it is not a book just for kids to do by themselves. The type of lay out that it is works best when parents are working with their children on the problems.
This books keeps the kids on their toes with makes them more willing to stick with it.
This book has lots of interesting word problems (a very necessary skill) but sometimes they're kind of gross. However, that makes the kids like them even more.
Did You Get the Best Math Resources?
Teaching Math
Get updated about how to teach math effectively regardless of whether your child is home schooled or you just help him/her do their homework.
I really like the approach this math teacher has to getting math taught in a fun and effective way.
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"Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head. ~Carl Sandburg, "Arithmetic""
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Everyone is different when it comes to learning a skill such as math. It's important to try out many things when approaching a child. Luckily, there are enough resources out there to keep you busy for quite a while!
The Possiblities are Endless when it comes to Math Games!
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