Shane starts preschool this year, but we’ve been learning at home his whole life. Whether we’re exploring a sensory box, doing worksheets, or counting everything in sight, we find creative ways every day to learn.
If you have kids, you probably have a tip or two for teaching them math creatively at home. If you have an idea for how to teach kids about counting, identifying shapes, recognizing colors, or comparing amounts, you can turn that tip into $100!
Right now, in preparation for the upcoming launch of Zorbit’s Math Adventure {a fun new game coming to iPhones & iPads in mid-August}, there’s a great contest being held on the game’s Facebook page. You can win a chance at a $100 gift card just for entering by sharing your tip for teaching math skills to kids 3-5!
Winners for this first phase of the contest will be chosen at random, but that’s not all- there will be a second round with even bigger prizes! During phase two of the contest, readers will vote to pick the three top winners, who will win a $200 gift card {3rd prize}, iPad mini {2nd prize} or iPad {grand prize}!
So do you have a tip to share? To enter, just go to the Zorbit’s Math Adventure Facebook page & in 100 words or less, share your idea. The more creative the better- think things like repurposing household objects, creating handmade tools, and creative ways to include counting.
But hurry! You have just one week to enter as the contest closes next Monday, July 29, 2013.
Be sure to check out the game that inspired the whole contest, Zorbit’s Math Adventure, which will be available in mid-August! You can also follow along on Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest for more learning ideas & information about the game.
How do you teach your kids math skills?
Note: The content for this post was sourced from Best Boy Entertainment, online resources and family traditions. All opinions are my own.
I just try and make it a point to have them count, identify colors and shapes whenever possible. I’m actually pretty impressed that both the girls can count with one-to-one correspondence up to the number 10. My 4yo loves to count how many people are in our party and find a table with enough chairs whenever we go out to eat at a restaurant.
Love the creativity of the contest, good luck to all those that enter.
I would love to hear of some of the tips that are submitted. I have a hard time coming up with ways to teach my kids at home, especially when we are at home on summer break. This is a fun contest to get the creativity going!
We always used Lego bricks to help with math in our home. We’d have her stack by color, or size. Put together towers with a certain number of blocks. Make repeating patterns. It never seemed like learning because it was Lego, LOL!
I will have to read others’ tips since I’m so bad at math!
I could use some tips myself! 😉
I wish I had tips, I need my own!
I love this contest!
We learn (and teach) math skills in SO many ways around here, but our biggest is through working in the kitchen. We count eggs or cups or whatever we are cooking with. SO much fun (and usually edible!)!
dadsworksheets.com was a lifesaver for us for math worksheets for my daughter to do!
I’ve always tried to teach through play. This is such a great contest!
I am going to go check out the FB page to see if I can pick up some good tips.
We usually just incorporate basic math into our regular activities. I ask my kids (preschoolers) “how many _____ do you see?” When we walk around the block, we count trees or leaves. I wasn’t sure that it was really making a difference, but teachers and other parents are often surprised by what my kids know… so, I guess those simple things really do add up.
We do a cool down count down when her dinner is too hot.