It was so exciting to see so many families attend Merry Math Night on Wednesday! Let the math fun continue throughout the year!
As we approach the holiday season, families and friends come together and make memories. Whether it’s playing board games or making cookies, math can be incorporated into everyday experiences. Here are some fun and engaging activities to try:
● Cooking - Consider cooking with your child and have them use different measuring utensils (teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, etc.) Give them the opportunities to compare and contrast these utensils i.e. which holds more/less. Exposing your child to real world math concepts in the kitchen aids with background knowledge and stronger math knowledge with measurement and data.
● Holiday decor - Remember when you were young and made snowflake by folding a sheet of paper and cutting it from different angles? This is math! It teaches student about symmetry. When students are finished making them, hang them around your home to add more pizzazz!
Another creative idea is using ornaments to create patterns; whether it is on your tree on table, teaching your child patterns is a math skill!
● Board games - As families gather together to create new memories, one way to do is playing board games. Several board games are math oriented; Chutes and Ladder teach number identification and certain card games can help students learn the concept of greater than/less than. Math skills can be reinforced while a new tradition can be started!
As always, thank you for your partnership and dedication to your child’s education!
