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on 1/25/2008 Math can often seem 'pointless' or 'boring' to kids - your tips and resources can create some excitement. If your child is an practical learner, you could also try things like: involving your child in cooking and baking helps with fractions, use shopping (and budgeting) to learn adding and subtracting skills and when they're older, use bank accounts as a way for them to understand interest rates and percentages.
on 1/9/2008 Thanks for the head's up!!!
on 1/6/2008 There are so many resources and you cover them well. I like to translate math into money, and that sparks their interest immediately in most cases - lol :) Great article, valuable ideas!
on 1/4/2008 I lucked out my son loves math but these tips work so good for reading too. He loves to look through the dictionary now and pick one new word to learn. Thanks.
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