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Maths is a compulsory school subject in the UK until a child reaches the end of their GCSEs. Numeracy is an essential skill, because it allows youngsters to make sense of shapes, patterns, and, of course, numbers. It would be wise to support your child’s arithmetic progress at home where possible, to help them get ahead in school. There are lots of ways you can incorporate maths into everyday life, as explored below by a private college in the UK.
Exploring Maths In Daily Activities With Kids
Board Games
There are lots of board games that help children with basic numeracy skills, such as Monopoly or Snakes & Ladders. Games are great for helping your child learn in a fun and entertaining way, so most kids won’t even realising they’re learning as they play.
Baking/Cooking
Ask your child to help you out in the kitchen, as they will use numbers to measure out ingredients, and learn about different units. They will also have to calculate oven times, especially when there are lots of different ingredients that have to cook for different lengths of times and at different temperatures. You can get them their own kids baking kit to get them started.
Try out these salted Nutella cookies as a starter recipe – easy and delicious!
Money Management
Next time you’re shopping with your child, ask them to help you with the payment. See if they are able to calculate how much money you’ll need when you reach the till and how much change you should receive.
Posters
Visual learners will benefit from having posters up around the house because it will help them absorb and remember information. You could pin up a poster of the times tables or different units of measurements and how they are converted from imperial to metric, and vice versa.
The above ideas will certainly get you started, but you should also focus on your attitude towards maths if you want to truly help your child. If you say things like “I hated maths when I was your age”, your child will adopt a similar negative approach towards the subject.
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