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Maths Guide | More Than or Less Than?

I created a card game to help children get used to the terms ‘more than’ and ‘less than’. The game is a simple one which students can play to get lots of practice understanding these two Maths concepts. Watch the video. Play the Hunt and Match game. This is a fun game that requires a sharp eye and quick hands. It’s perfect for playing with your elementary school children. I created the cards and the game as a way for parents, teachers, students and others to have fun, play and learn together. This is great for students who finish their work early to have fun while waiting for rest of the class to finish. Students also learn to cooperate with each other as they play together. Students can also come up with their own rules and make up their own games with these cards. The cards are only available from http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Concept-More-Than-Less-Than. This game can be also be played with these sets of cards: - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-Flash-Cards-Game-Butterfly-Theme - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flash-Cards-Addition - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Tiles-for-Math - http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Anagram-with-answers Share your views. How do you play the game?

Get the game here : http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flash-Cards-Addition Flash cards make it easy for kids to learn. This set of flash cards come with answers. You can print out the answers at the back of the sum or print the sums and answers separately. For best results, print in colour on glossy photo paper of 200 grams. Cut out the cards. Here is a really fun way to play this game with your child. Put all the cards in a jumble on the table. Have the players stand around the table. Shout “Go!” – the players must grab as many sum and answer sets as possible. The winner is the one who has the most cards. Players can only pick up one card at a time. This helps in whole brain learning as it makes use of colour, picture, movement, excitement, speed and fun. For children who are just learning to add, use the cards in a traditional memory/concentration game. Place the cards face down on the table. Players then take turns to open two cards at a time. If the cards match, the player keeps the cards and go again. If the cards don’t match, it is the next player’s turn. [...]

Math Guide | Basic Operations – Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

$Math Guide | Basic Operations – Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide$

Basic Operations like adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing are the foundations of being able to do Math. If your child can do quick mental calculations, that will boost his or her confidence. One way to boost mental calculations is to practice on questions that are presented in a variety of ways. This will help your child think creatively. It will also help your child see the relationship between addition and subtraction as well as the relationship between multiplication and division. You can print the worksheets here. Math Basic Operations Also great for adults These worksheets are also great for you to refresh your Math. Make it a family challenge and try to improve on your score or time taken to complete the worksheet. With frequent practice you will train your brain to be more flexible and quick thinking. Try them out today! For more printable games, visit my store.

Flash cards are a fun and easy way for your child to learn basic addition. Get the cards here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Flash-Cards-Addition This set of printable flash cards can be used in two ways. One way is to print the answers at the back of the questions. Use this set for self-learning. The second way is to print the sums and answers as separate cards. Here are some ideas on using this set. Memory Game 1. Shuffle the cards and spread them all neatly face down. 2. Students take turns to open two cards at a time. 3. The cards are a match if the question and answer match. 4. If the cards don’t match, the student’s turn is over. 5. If the cards match, he or she keeps the cards and carries on playing until the cards don’t match. 6. The winner is the student with the most cards at the end of the game. Challenge Game (2 players and a referee) 1. The referee (teacher or a third student) shuffles all the cards. 2. The two players turn their backs so they can’t see the cards. 3. The referee then spreads the cards face up in a disorderly manner on [...]

Play Math Snap Card Game

$Play Math Snap Card Game$

You can help your child learn Math by adapting the popular children’s card game of Snap. Instead of matching pictures, you match Math problems. Here is how you play it. Materials: A pack of blank cards Marker pen Write a Math problem on each card like this: Notice that the answers all equal 24. Create around 6 – 8 cards with the same answer. You can also have just the answer written on a few cards. Create around 40 cards in all. Then you play the game in the same way as you play Snap. Deal out all the cards to 2 players. Place the cards in a pile face down in front of you. Each player opens the top card at the same time. If the answers match then the first person to shout ‘Snap’ wins the cards. The final winner is the person with the most cards. Use your Math Snap cards to help your child learn multiplication, addition, subtraction and division. You can also use the game as a way for your kids to win points to earn favors from each other. For more Math Fun ideas, go to this site: [...]

Your child can solve Math problems easily when he or she has the thinking skills necessary to understand the question. Math problems consist of a series of clues which enable the student to work out the answer to the question. Let’s start with the basics. A common type of Math question presents information in this way: start –> change –> end The easiest questions to answer are those which ask for the answer at the end. They make it easy for the student to know which of the four operations (add, subtract, multiply or divide) to use. Here is an example: I have $21. I spent $4. How much do I have left? Start: $21 Change: ‘spent’ which means reduced End: after spending Operation: 21 – 4 Sometimes students do not read the question fully. Instead they use a shortcut by associating certain words with specific operations. Be careful that your child does not associate the word ‘left’ as in ‘how much left’ with subtraction. Consider the next question. Question: After spending $4, I have $20 left. How much money did I have at first? start –> change –> end Start: ? (need to work out) Change: [...]

All children love to play games. A smart way to teach Math is to do it through games. This great Math game can be played anywhere – in the classroom, at home, on a car journey or while waiting for your food at a restaurant. It can be played by as few as 3 players to as many as 20 players. It is a terrific way to teach the multiplication tables; it can also be used to improve your child’s power of concentration. The game is described in Rafe Esquith’s book Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire. It goes something like this: The children stand and face the teacher or parent. Suppose the buzz number is 3. This means that any number that contains a 3 cannot be called out and must be replaced with the word ‘Buzz’. The teacher points at a student who calls out ‘1’. The teacher points to another student who says ‘2’. The teacher points to another student who must say ‘Buzz’. The teacher must point out the students at random order so this forces the students to pay attention and to keep count. Teach the students to be respectful of their classmates [...]

Math Heuristics: A Powerful Tool in Solving Complex Elementary Math Problems

I love teaching elementary school kids to solve Math problems, especially complex word problems. The key to solving complex Math problems is to break them down into simpler sections and then solving them step by step. A very powerful tool you can use is called the Heuristic Method. This method is actually a series of strategies that covers practically all types of elementary school Math problems. Heuristic means investigative or exploratory. The Heuristic Method comprises various strategies such as: Look for a Pattern Draw it out Make a Chart or Table Guess and Check Work Backwards Draw Models Let’s look at 3 examples of Math problem sums which can be solved using the guess and check method. These 3 questions can be solved by 10- to 12-year-olds. First example: John bought some mint sweets and some chocolates. Each mint sweet costs 30 cents and each chocolate costs 50 cents. He paid $3.60 for a total of 10 sweets and chocolates. How many chocolates did John buy? Thinking: This question is unusual because we do not know the individual number of sweets and the individual number of chocolates. We only know the total number of both sweets and chocolates. So [...]

Many children struggle with Math in school. They find the ideas hard to understand and the word problems confusing. Math is actually an easy subject to ace because each problem has only one correct answer. And there are many ways of arriving at the correct answer. Once your child understands the main concept in Math, he or she will not struggle with Math anymore. When we think of Math we think of numbers, counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. The underlying rule of these Mathematical operations is repeated patterns. In kindergarten, Math lessons start with learning to recognize numbers and to count. They also include identifying different shapes and looking for patterns. When a preschooler first learns to recite the numbers: 1, 2, 3… and so on, they have no idea of the meaning of these numbers. When you ask them to count, they just reel off the numbers without caring about the quantity of the items they are counting. It takes time for them to realize that counting is actually a repeated pattern of ‘one more’. Here is another pattern that is very useful. To help your child understand numbers bigger than ten, it would be very helpful to [...]

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