Learning Math is Fun
Parents play a big role on how their children perceive tasks that are given to them. They can frame things in a positive way and take on the challenge or they can also make it seem as if it’s the end of the world. To add to that, children pick up on the reactions that parents make in an event or any happening that they are faced with. A typical example of this is when a child is given a gift and parents would say, “Oh wow, you just got a gift!” Children had just sensed the excitement of their parents. In the same way that a parent would use an excited tone whenever they would tell their child that they are going on a trip, a child’s anticipation had just been set by his or her parent that the experience is going to be a fun one. Parents need to use the same behavior when presenting their child with school activities or even talking to their child about school. It makes all the difference in the world when parents have such optimism
As teachers, we understand that teaching Math to their kids is a challenge to parents. A big “however”, though, is that when kids, preschool age or kindergarten, are just getting ready to learn Math, there’s no way that parents should start talking to their kids about their own Math horror stories. Children need to be given a fair chance to be able to anticipate a great learning experience when it comes to Math. The last thing that we want to happen is for parents to influence their children’s expectations in a negative way.
In fairness to all teachers nowadays, they have collected a gazillion tools to make learning Mathematics fun for their students. There are tons of kids’ math games that they do in the classroom. There’s also a myriad of educational games or learning apps out there to help with this. Our Kindergarten Math Series is one of the best kids’ math games that you can find in the market. Perfect for your 5 year old! There are lots of free math games on the internet, the App Store, and Google Play Store, as well.
Parents are now empowered more than ever to lead their child to having a great Math learning experience, aside from the fact that they really do have a big influence on their child’s attitude towards Math. So instead of saying that learning Math can be fun, why not say:
and be confident that your child will really have a great experience in learning Mathematics. You can never go wrong with that and all you will ever get are great results from the experience – for you and, especially, your child. Special mention to parents who have 3 or 4 year old kids who are just about to enter school.
