What You Need:
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Paper
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Markers
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Tape
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CD or MP3 player
What You Do:
1.
Make a list of math problems that
your child is having difficulty with.
2.
Write the answer to each of the math
problems on its own piece of paper with a thick marker. Each number should fill
up the paper and be dark enough for your child to see easily from several feet
away.
3.
Tape the numbers at random on a
driveway, bare floor, or patio.
4.
Turn on the music and let your child
dance around on top of the numbers. After a few seconds, pause the music and
call out a math problem, such as “Three times eight!”
5.
Your child should then jump as
quickly as possible onto the number that is the correct answer to the problem
you called out.
6.
You can keep on calling out math
problems while repeating the previous steps. If your child has a friend over
you can change the game into more of a competition, in which children race to
see which one can jump on the correct number first.
