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If a Train Travels…
A popular textbook problem involves two trains traveling at different speeds, from different locations, towards a common destination. Use this idea to create a problem suitable for your child....
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Candy Combinations
Use any small, distinct objects like different coloured jellybeans or hard-coated candy to move around. The goal is to find as many different combinations as you can. Beginning: Line up two items and...
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What’s Left?
This little puzzle is based on a popular triangular peg puzzle. The object is to let your child explore different solutions. Use any small objects and make a triangle, but leave out 1 position....
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When?
Kids are always asking about when they can do something, such as ‘when will I be able to drive? When can I use a knife?’ Have your child figure out how much time will need to pass to reach that age?...
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One Of These Things Doesn’t Belong
Line up some cutlery and have your child find the one that doesn’t belong. For older children, play with patterns. Beginning: Place cutlery in a row, keeping 1 item differ than the others. Talk about...
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Show Me More
‘More than’ and ‘less than’ are common concepts in mathematics. Lay out a bunch of playing cards and say a phase such as ‘find a number that is more than 5′ or ‘find a card that is less than 6′. Remove...
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Missing Corners
Using the picture below, try to figure out the numbers that go in the corners, so that the sum of 3 numbers in any direction is 15. The missing numbers are 2, 4, 6 and 8. Beginning: Practice adding 3...
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Tic Tac Toe
Play a quick game of tic tac toe to practice thinking skills. Make a grid with 9 squares, then take turns filling each square with X and O, until someone gets 3 in a row or all the squares are filled....
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Seek & Eat
Compare nutrition facts of your favorite cereal or snack food. Examine the nutrition facts chart on the box. Learn about reading nutrition facts while applying math skills. Beginning: Compare the sugar...
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Shadow Says
Use a piece of paper as a curtain and allow the sunlight to pass through from behind. Hold various objects behind the curtain, and have your child try to guess the object based on its outline. You or...
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