Wednesday, April 11, 2012

"Easter Math is Fun Math"

"Easter Math is Fun Math"," But the good thing is that you can use that excitement to help kids develop their math skills. You can use Easter math games or Easter Brain Teasers and the kids will beg you for more. Bunny HopHere is a simple Easter math game that you can use to practice any basic math skill. Next two children compete to jump from the start to the finish by taking two bunny hops every time they answer a question correctly. For example you could ask '6 times 8', 'half of 34' or 'What is the number before 87'? The first child to answer correctly takes two jumps and the first one to reach the finish line is the winner. But did you know that you can easily turn this into an Easter math game by replacing the word 'Buzz' with an Easter word. The kids sit in a circle and count around a circle but replace the number 7, each multiple of 7 and every number containing a 7 digit with the word 'Bunny'. This is a tricky game that requires concentration and a good knowledge of multiples. For example, you could use 5 or 10 for an easier version or use 8 or 9 to make a more challenging version. Many number problems can also be made a lot more interesting by using Easter as a theme for the problem. The Easter Bunny has 15 Easter Eggs in a Basket. How many eggs in the basket now?You can easily change the numbers in this one and then have a completely new problem to present. He used green and red dye. How many eggs does he have of each color? How many eggs did I find in the Egg Hunt? I found between 10 and 30. I found an even number of eggs. You'll find that kids will definitely agree that Easter makes math load more fun. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING  

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