Math Skills: Quick Tips From the Blog

Teacher-tested ideas help you teach your child to understand and love math.

• Fun math games that help teach math basics.
• Teaching kids about coin recognition.
• Everyday money management tips.

More ways to support math skills at home.

Math Worksheets for Home

Building Math Skills

• Mastering Math

  Yes, you can help your child learn math, even if it's not his favorite subject (or yours).

• What Kids Are Learning

  Standards vary from state to state, but here’s a general look at what kids will be taught at each grade level.

• Simple Ideas To Help Overcome Math Anxiety

  Some middle school children get so anxious about math, they dread going to class. Or they worry so excessively about a test, they make mistakes.

Math Tips from the Teacher

Help Your Child Do Word Problems

• Let SIR RIGHT Come to the Rescue for Word Problems

  SIR RIGHT can come to the rescue if your child is struggling with word problems.

• Encourage Teens To Develop Math Strategies

  Math is about more than calculations. It is about finding patterns and using strategies to solve problems.

• Find the Type of Math That Will Catch Your Teen’s Interest

  Even teens who say “I hate math” can find something to like if their interest is sparked.

Help Your Kids With Addition and Subtraction

• Turn Boring Road Trips Into Fun Math Lessons

  Adults use math to plan trips all the time.

• Tips for Learning Math Facts

  Even the youngest child today knows how to use a calculator. But it's still important to be able to do math problems without one.

• Challenge Your Child to a Game of "Expensive Words"

  Here’s a fun way to motivate your child to practice addition (and spelling).

Teaching Kids About Money

• Shopping Trip Links Math Skills to Daily Life

  One of the best ways to encourage learning is to connect lessons to real life.

• Practice Math at the Grocery Store

  A trip to the grocery store is always a learning opportunity.

• Budgeting Builds Math Skills

  A key middle school math concept is figuring out the mean (or average) of numbers.

Teaching Kids To Do Multiplication and Division

• Help Your Middle Schooler Practice Percentages

  Have you ever overtipped a waiter to avoid figuring out a percent problem?

• Turn Boring Road Trips Into Fun Math Lessons

  Adults use math to plan trips all the time.

• Measuring Items Teaches Ratio, Proportion

  Ratio and proportion tell us how large something is in comparison with something else.

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