Does Your Child Hate Math?

My oldest daughter loved anything to do with numbers. Since I had been a bit of a math-hater in my younger years, I was quite pleased to have produced a child that not only sailed through math classes with top grades, but who also declared that Math was her favorite subject.

Imagine my dismay when her two younger siblings declared their hatred of the subject, almost from day one. Not only did they hate Math, but they struggled with math homework almost every single day and barely made passing grades in the subject.

My four grandkids are pretty much like my own kids were. The oldest excells in anything math-related, while the others wrinkle their noses whenever the subject is mentioned.

I think I have found the solution. We take our grandkids camping every summer and usually spend the long evenings playing board games, (along with making lots of s'mores, of course.)

There is a program called, "Making Math More Fun," that I am getting, not only for them, but also for me. It has all kinds of print outs of games and things that really do make math more fun. I know, because I've tried a couple of them already. (Their downloadable information page gives samples of the things that are available in the e-books that come if you purchase the course.)

The game I played had a set of hexagons. They were arranged in five rows of five, and each hexagon had a number on it. The first player colored in from 1 to 5 of the hexagons in a straight vertical or horizontal row. (See, they were already learning the meanings of hexagons, vertical, and horizontal, without even trying.)

The second player had to color in their row of 1 to 5 hexagons starting from where the first player ended. The fun part was that he or she had to add the number of the last hexagon of the other player to the numbers of his own line. The first person who managed to make his or her turn add up to exactly 28 was the winner. If the total of the colored in hexagons exceeded 28, the player lost.

It really was quite a lot of fun trying to figure out just how to get the right values colored in to equal 28 without going over it. You could vary the game by making the winning number something other than 28. If you do check out the website, be sure to check out the sample pages while you are there.

The 4 e-books cover all kinds of math games and activities for kids ages 5-12.
They are not only designed to reinforce and improve basic math skills, but also to help kids develop their thinking skills.

The price is what really hooked me. Only $27.97. For about the cost of a family dinner out at McDonald's, you can download enough math games to last your kids for years, and, best of all, you may be able to turn their negative attitude toward Math into a really positive one, instead.

To top it off, there are also 5 bonus books; Robot Reader (Reading games to print and play); Wiggle, Wiggle, Wink, Wink (Classroom phonics, spelling, reading, and concentration games); Make Your Own Board Games (Adults will like these, too); and Print and Play Game Sheets (These are pencil and paper games for 2 players).

The whole collection downloads in PDF form and comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee.

If your child is struggling in math, why not invest a little now to see if he isn't listing it as one of his favorite subjects by the time school is out this spring?
Check it out here: Making Math More Fun