Kids Math at Home

Your home is full of opportunities to explore math with your child and, at the same time, build his or her self-confidence and understanding of mathematical ideas. This is a chance for you and your child to "talk math" that is, to communicate about math while discovering relationships between numbers. Being able to describe mathematical patterns and relationships, such as those between "addition and subtraction" or "odd and even numbers," is important to later success in math.

Kids Math Activities at Home

• Fill It Up Grades K-2
• Fractured Fractions Grades K-3
• Money's Worth Grades 1-3
• In the News Grades K-2
• Newspaper Search Grades 3-5
• Treasure Hunt Grades K-2
• Squash That Box Grades 4-5
• Simply Symmetrical Grades 1-5
• Tracking Time Grades 2-5

The activities in this section are intended to be enjoyable and inviting and use items that can be found in your home. While doing the activities, keep in mind that an understanding of math and a sense that math is enjoyable will help children develop skills that they will need for success their entire lives.

Today, math includes much more than arithmetic. Even in elementary school, children should be learning beginning concepts in algebra, geometry, measurement, and statistics. In addition, they should be learning how to solve problems by applying a knowledge of math to new situations, to understand math concepts, to reason mathematically, and to communicate mathematical ideas by talking and writing about math.