Tuesday, April 7, 2020

4 Fun Math Games Using a 100 Chart and Dice

Mastering the dice patterns and the 100 once again will go a long way to helping your child with their math and especially mental math and number sense.

Here are 4 fun games that you can play that are fun and they are learning at the same time.
1) Guess My Number
2) Race to 100
3) Race to 100 (+/-) 10
4) Poisin




For a FREE 100 Chart Printable click HERE.

Monday, April 6, 2020

Make 10 Solitaire Card Game

Being able to readily make 10 is a great skill for children to have as adding 10 to a number is easy once they realize the pattern. This card game is an easy one for them to play and reinforces the basic facts of making 10


Thursday, April 2, 2020

Popcorn and Fiddlesticks (Easy Fun Games You Can Make At Home To Help Your Child Master Math Facts and Sight Words)

When children master the Basic Sight Words their reading and writing becomes more fluent and easier for them. Mastering the Basic Math Facts builds a strong base for their future math operations.

Now these games are not only easy to make, but kids love to play them AND they are learning at the same time! 

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Monday, March 30, 2020

5 Fun and Easy Science Activities That You Can Do At Home

Children are natural scientists. They are always asking 'why'. As adults it is important for us to foster that inquisitiveness and help them to discover the answers to the their questions rather than just give them the answers.

Science is fun, and it can easily be done at home.


5 Ways to Easily Incorporate Math at Home

Doing Math at home can be easier than you think. Math is much more than worksheets of adding and subtracting. Kids love many math activities and they don't even realize that they are doing math.

Here are 5 fun and easy ways...



Beyond 'Sound it Out' - How to Read With Your Child

It is important that the reading times be enjoyable so that you child learns to love reading and will want to keep it up. Below are some suggestions to help your child read. We grew up learning to 'sound it out' when stuck on a word but there are so many more strategies that not only help your child figure out the words, but help them make sense of their reading.

These were taken from First Grade Wow