Tips: How to help your children with Math: Part 1
We all know that Mathematics can be a difficult subject for all, especially if it is not your child's favourite subject.
If you do not lay a good foundation for Math when your child is still young then you are bound to run into some problems later on.
Let's look at some tips to use at home to make Math as easy as you possibly can.
Association
Depending on the age of your child, this exercise works perfect for smaller children to prepare them for school. Let your child look for shapes and forms at home, inside or outside. For example, the TV is a rectangle or a square - depending on what TV you have. The couch is two rectangles put together. The plates are circles, etc. When they start to recognise shapes it will assist with attention to detail later on.
Metric System
When you are cooking or baking, let the little one help you in the kitchen to measure ingredients. You can also make a little chart for them to learn the metric system.
Playing teacher
Whatever Math your child is busy with at school, have a look at it to make sure you understand and then ask them to explain it to you. If there is anything they do not understand, explain it to them and make sure they know what is going on before learning something new and different at school.
Techno junkies
We live in an era where technology and being online has a very big influence on the lives of our children. Incorporate that on an educational level. Find games online to help your child with numbers an Mathematical instruments. Once they find Math fun, they will understand easier and actually want to learn more.
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Stay tuned for the next post on more tips to help your child with Math at home.
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An issue that we find is arising here in our area is that many students don’t have strong enough basic math facts. Several years ago the government adjusted the curriculum and there was a major emphasis placed on math communication, language in math and seeking multiple solutions in math. These are all very important however the pendulum seemed to shift completely away from the old school days of drill and kill math facts. As a grade 8 team we often find that we are teaching more advance concepts to students who are struggling with the new concepts because their lack basic facts skills is getting in the way. It’s hard to complete advanced formulas when you can’t complete some of the simple arithmetic that is associated with them. There has to be a happy medium and I think the issue is now being recognized as we are starting to get new communication from our ministry of education.
My youngest son is in the 8th grade and is experiencing the same challenges. He is struggling with to complete the advanced formulas because his foundation is not solid. The schools no longer do the "drill and kill" math facts as you call them. So he struggles sometimes with basic multiplication and division when working these formulas.
It makes it difficult for them for sure. The worry for me is the level of frustration that the student begins to feel. The best thing to help is to try to incorporate some repetitive practice. That combined with some understanding of the why in terms of how the basic operations work can lead to more success. Its only going to get more difficult as high school starts.