I have a (just turned in April) 4 year-old who is obsessed with math and numbers. (He counted to 1,100 about a month ago). I am looking for fun online math games, or hands on games that I could play with him to broaden his horizons. He mostly likes to do addition. Thanks for your help!
Contact me about Totally Tut, a math game that starts with addition/subtraction and graduates to multiplication/division. Also, Think it Through Tiles, Unjumble, Toss and Tally.
B.
Good for him!
The website below has all kind of wonderful teaching materials:
http://www.homeeducationresources.com/topics/PKmatch.htm#...
This one will teach your son the numbers in Spanish...he might enjoy the challenge!
http://www.jvlnet.com/~liliana/index.html
L. (Mom to a 3.75 boy also crazy about numbers and letters....and trucks)
I found that my son loved to count with stuff that he would not ordinarily be able to touch on his own...coins and dice! We'd sit down and stack coins, count them, look at the dates, etc. That's how he really became interested in counting...and grasped math. He even asked for one of those kid ATM machines for Christmas. Also, my family can't get enough of Yatzee (the dice game)...even my 18 month old likes to play.
You can use dominos....count the dots. Online, there's www.brainpop.com
www.mathgoodies.com
www.edhelper.com
Hope it helps and have fun!!
I have no clue, but you probably can go to your local bookstore (Barnes & Noble or Borders) and find something. Just really wanted to let you know that that's pretty amazing! Your son sounds like a math wiz! He's probably already better at math than I am and I'm 28! LOL
HI M.,
Leap Frog has alot of math products, alos does your area have a Kumon center the specialize in math and in reading.
If I think of anyting else I will let you know.
Good Luck,
K.
www.aaamath.com, then choose the grade or level or interest...great for pre-K through ?????
Good luck!
I'm sure Google would help with the online games and such.
Just a short 'reminder' - a lot of people don't realize it is all addition, just different forms of it.
You might, however, steer him away from the computer and more to a pencil/paper avenue, as he will be learning these skills soon, too. Having a jump in some areas will allow him more time to focus on things he doesn't have skills developed in yet. There are books with worksheets you can copy - you can make multiple copies of his 'favorites' and he can do them whenever he likes. You can sit with him and work on the harder stuff.
Got to go, my dear son has awoken and is letting his opinion of an empty tummy be known!
Good luck,
Love your attention to your son and his needs!
M.
At that age, my daughter really got into Sodukos. They're logic puzzles that use numbers, letters or symbols. Someone had bought us book that used care bear stickers, so that was really cool, but I also downloaded some puzzles off the internet. I don't remember the website, but if you google "kids sodoku" you should be able to find something. Good Luck!
I came up with a "game" I played with my kids or they can even play a version of it alone. You need 2 dice and piece of paper with the numbers 2 to 12 written on it. Roll the dice. Add the numbers togehter and cross off the total. When playing with 2 or more, the first person to cross off the numbers wins. If playing alone, have him keep track of how many rolls it takes to cross off all the numbers.
Another game I liked was WAR, played with special math cards. I think I bought them at K-Mart. You could also play with addition flash cards.
As far as computer games, you may want to stick with some disc rather than online games. I liked the Jump Start series.
We enjoy Number Rings from Discovery Toys. You can keep it simple with just addition and subtraction, or as he gets older, make it harder with mulitplication or division.
That is great that your son loves math so much. I wanted to suggest a game that my advanced math students used to really like. It is called 24 game. They are sets of cards that can be bought online or in teacher supply stores. It is a great way to teach basic math facts without memorizing by rote. It may be a bit advanced for him right now but I love to recommend it to anyone in need of a math game suggestion. You can find more info here:
http://www.math24.com
A regular savante! Try thatquiz.org It's free. It's got all sorts of math problems and so many other subjects. It's quizzes them on their facts at all different grade levels. They can race to beat their times. It's fun and educational. It's how my kids learned their multiplication tables so well.
First in Math is great.
