Is learning math a tough topic around the kitchen table, inciting fear in your child? Or is teaching your students math calculations like pulling teeth? Math can be an intimidating subject for many students. But, before a student can advance to more complex concepts, he/she must master arithmetic. "Math is too hard!" your child or student may exclaim, but don't despair!
Math Games is a fun collection of quiz games that will help your little student become a mathematics aficionado. With games on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, your students will actually enjoy themselves while learning to compute numbers quickly. So not only will their mathematical skills improve, but their ability to work swiftly and efficiently will flourish.
Enjoy studying with your child? Why not pull up a chair and brush up on your skills too. A teacher with a large class? How about creating an entertaining and educational environment by allowing all your students to work on the games simultaneously? Whatever way you choose to help your child or student better understand basic math operations, this set of games is sure to bring success.
With the help of a team of characters, including Mr. Robot and his friends, playing Math Games is easy. To choose your response, simply punch in the number and click on the "answer" button. This shoots the response up to Mr. Robot, who reveals if your answer is correct. Can't have the sound on? No problem! Mr. Robot's friends also hold signs to indicate correctness: Green light = Correct; Red light = Incorrect. If the answer is incorrect, Mr. Robot recites the problem with the correct answer. After each quiz is completed, you have the option of returning to that quiz and repeating any incorrect problems. This allows you to review any challenging problems, moving you closer to math victory!
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For some educational jurisdictions, February marks the month that students will have been in school for 100 days. The 100th day provides a great opportunity to do some fun math activities! If you're a teacher and want to have a little math fun on the 100th day with your classroom, try some of the following: Have each child make and decorate a few paper rings, make the paper chain of 100 and ask the principal to wear it for the day! Brainstorm all the things you can count a 100 of in the school. (chairs, crayons, erasers etc.) Have students list all the things they would want 100 of and all the things they wouldn't want 100 of. Have students write a variety of problems that have an answer of 100. Show multiples and factors for 100. Try some of the 100's chart activities here.
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Math involves problem solving and so does life! So why not embrace it and get good at it?! Jennifer Ledwith offers some great advice about becoming a problem solver in Algebra. She also provides you with a great 5 step plan that is sure to provide you with a life long skill for attacking algebraic problems. AND, when I really think about it, those same 5 steps will equip you well to solve life's problems too! See also, a more in depth look at the problem solving plan.
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