Who else wants their child to be lightening fast at mental maths – Part 1
Previously on Maths Insider
In the introduction I promised to guide you through a method which will help your child become lightening fast at Mental Maths. I’ve made 2 short videos to show you a simple method which, with just a few minutes a day will improve your child’s Mental Maths skills.
Where to Start?
So you’ve asked a mental maths question or 2, you’ve got some serious pausing or hesitation, you’re not going to get mad or even because you’ve got Maths Insider to guide you to a solution.
Watch the video for full instructions and an explanation of where to start. A summary of the video is shown below:
Video Summary
- Find your child’s weak points by asking increasingly more difficult questions such as 3+1, 7+1, 9+1, then some +3′s, then +5′s etc
- If your child pauses or struggles with any of the answers, this is their weak point.
- Choose a starting point 2 steps easier than their weak point. If they struggle at +3′s start at +1′s, if they struggle at +7′s start at +5′s etc.
In Part 2, I’ll show you a website where you can make free mental maths worksheets and how to use these worksheets to help your child become faster at Mental Maths.
Did you try this yet? Was it easy to find your child’s mental maths weak spot?
4 Responses to “Who else wants their child to be lightening fast at mental maths – Part 1”
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Roland bonay on January 22, 2011
Caroline,
This is great! I was a little upset at first that I couldn’t get all the info without having to click multiple links but the info you provide is well worth it! I like the concept of identifying weaknesses by asking questions and seeing where they struggle. I’m sharing this with all my family and friends because I want kids and their parents to become more comfortable when it comes to learning math.
Roland
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Wellness & Health on March 19, 2011
This is definitely helpful, Caroline. It’s good to know where your child’s weak point is, and help them from there. I wonder, do you have any suggestion for a child who’s got no interest in memorizing the math facts table? I also tried giving her just worksheets to solve every now and then. But when it’s written, she takes her time solving it, and you know they are counting on their head…
Cherrie Bautista
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Caroline Mukisa on March 19, 2011
Hi Cherrie!
Great that you found the article helpful!
One great method to increase your daughter’s maths confidence is using games? I have an article on Maths Insider which shows some games you could play together to help improve her times tables 4 Merry Times Tables Games.
Once her confidence and fluency have increased, you can start slowly introducing worksheets.
Hope this helps!