Motivation, Negotiation, And Making It Their Idea

My daughter had a run in with some math homework the other day.
She was day dreaming in class, and as a result didn’t do her math when she was supposed to. Later at home, she was resistant and uncooperative, struggling with the questions which were basic and well below her ability.
I put on my Mean [...]

Math Treasure Hunt

Here’s a game you can play with your kids that will have them practicing their math without even realizing it…
Supplies:
Paper, pencil or pen, and some kind of treasure.
Method:
Cut paper into small pieces, and put them in pairs.
For each pair, make one paper a math question and number it (i.e. “question 1″), and the other paper [...]