Math Activities for Kids, Math is Fun

Math activities for children will not teach them calculus. I'm not talking about calculus and all the usual nightmare imaginable about mathematics. Math is everywhere! And math is FUN!

I believe that mathematics is one of the basic things that children need to learn, besides reading. Mathematics is also the things you can teach your child as early as possible.

Teaches mathematics at the little boy could do. Introduction of shapes, colors, counting, stacking goods. All of it is math and all can be taught to young children, even infants.
Infants and young children enjoy learning. So why do not we introduce them to math? You must be careful to not force it on children so they do not hate math.
What parents need to do is work on math activities for kids, not teach math in school (I mean by rote and repetition, this will only make them hate math).

Here's some simple math activities for children:

READ BOOKS ON MATH

This could be a book about a mathematician, or a picture book that introduces the concept of mathematics. I recommend reading picture books, especially for small children, because they like a picture book and will not realize they're learning math.

Here are some of 'mathematics books' that I like:

Mathematician are people too

Math Start series of books by Stuart Murphy
I really like this series because it is very simple but fun. My child understand math concepts from this book.

Mathematics books by Mitsumasa Anno
This book is probably more suitable for slightly older children, although a small child who might also like it. Mathematical concept is given slightly more difficult for small children, but the pictures and simple story makes a good picture book.

Math books by Greg Tang
These books are good, although more suitable for slightly older children. His drawings are very interesting.

PLAY

Many games that involve math so play with your child. Here are some games that can help you teach math in your child:

Family Math
It's actually not a game but a book that contains math activities for kids and the whole family.

Domino
Children will recognize the pattern (and numbers too).

Snake ladder
Any game that uses dice to teach children about numbers.

Use MATH IN DAILY LIFE

In the kitchen
Let your child help set the table. Ask him how many people would come and how many plates, cups, spoons and forks needed.

Washing clothes
Separate the colored clothes of the white. Let the children separate their own clothes, white and colored, shirt and pants. Or tell them to look for pairs socks after washing.

Cook
The kids really like when you let them help cook, especially to cook their favorite cake. Let them weigh the ingredients, how many grams of sugar, how many tablespoons of salt. Calculate eggs. Cut the cake into 6 or 8, or as many people who would eat them. Cut the dry cake into circles, triangles, squares, etc..

Expenditure
When you compare the price in a store, do not do it myself, let your kids hear it. This will introduce them the concept of cheap and expensive, more and less. When are in the queue, show them how to count people who are in the queue and wonder how long before your turn arrives.

On the bus / car
How much farther we are from home? How many bus stops that we have passed, how much more that must be overcome? How many red cars do we see?

source : http://www.early-years-homeschool.com/