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Guessing Games Build Mental Math Skills

This game will increase your child’s ability to do math problems in her head.

Think of a number for your child to guess. For a younger child, this can be a number up to 20. If your child is older, go as high as you both agree to.

To play, have your child guess a number. You say “higher” or “lower” depending on if the number is greater or lesser than your number. Have your child keep trying until he gets the right number.

To help him out, you might give hints. For example, “Greater (or lesser) by at least seven.” For an extra challenge, limit the number of guesses your child can make to five or 10 guesses.

After your child guesses the number, switch roles. Let him pick a number and you guess.

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  1. Posted by - Jane on Jan. 09, 2011

    My daughter loves to play this game! I think that developing mental math skills from an early age is important in creating a love of math and flexibility with numbers. I have used dot cards and ten frames with my children with a lot of success. You can read more about these, learn how to use them, and print copies of them at:

    http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/ten-frames.html
  2. Posted by - kenneth on Oct. 25, 2009

    this is very helpful in mathe understnading

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