Saturday, June 9, 2012

Mix It Up Multiplication

Math can be lots of fun.  The mathy mamas who lead our math club have proven that for three years now.  (Thank you, thank you, thank you.)

Math can also be, at times... well, kind of boring.  Like when you're memorizing the multiplication table.

So, we like to mix it up when we can.  Here are a couple simple ideas we've enjoyed...


index card & old magazine


advent calendar goes all multiplication

 
practicing with a morning SURPRISE
(dry-erase crayons I discovered one day while shopping & snuck into the cart) 
It's good to keep a few tricks up my sleeve.
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  1. unschoolJune 9, 2012 at 4:05 PM

    Cute ideas, and nice to be able to pull out a surprise now and then! The dry erase crayons look like they were a hit. :)

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