Math games for six year old?
beanmommy2
Any suggestions for games/activities/whatever in any area of math that
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
beanmommy2
Any suggestions for games/activities/whatever in any area of math that
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
Pamela Sorooshian
You don't need to think of "math" games - just play games she likes.
We can't really tell what she'll enjoy, what she's ready for, but if
she likes it, that's your sign that it is appropriate for her. Board
games such as Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders are great for young
kids. Strategy games like tic-tac-toe are great (more sophisticated
ones - Pente or Othello, Card games such as "War" or variations of it
are often enjoyed. If you are just looking for new ideas of games to
have fun with, I have a some of them here:
<http://homepage.mac.com/pamsoroosh/iblog/math/index.html>
I've got to figure out how to update that site - I don't have the
software, anymore, to do it. But, there are lots of simple games I
put there a long time ago and they're still there.
-pam
We can't really tell what she'll enjoy, what she's ready for, but if
she likes it, that's your sign that it is appropriate for her. Board
games such as Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders are great for young
kids. Strategy games like tic-tac-toe are great (more sophisticated
ones - Pente or Othello, Card games such as "War" or variations of it
are often enjoyed. If you are just looking for new ideas of games to
have fun with, I have a some of them here:
<http://homepage.mac.com/pamsoroosh/iblog/math/index.html>
I've got to figure out how to update that site - I don't have the
software, anymore, to do it. But, there are lots of simple games I
put there a long time ago and they're still there.
-pam
Sue VanHattum
blink is a card game where you play cards onto the piles if they match
color, number or shape, and go as fast as you can to get rid of all your
cards. you can even it out by the adult or older player starting with a
bigger pile. my 5 year old has enjoyed it.
my son loves to count things, so that happens often. i'm not so good at
estimating, so we play with that together, and sometimes he's actually
closer than me.
i love math, and so i talk often about things that are somehow mathematical.
if you're uncomfortable with math, it's hard to know how to bring it into
your life in a natural way.
-sue
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color, number or shape, and go as fast as you can to get rid of all your
cards. you can even it out by the adult or older player starting with a
bigger pile. my 5 year old has enjoyed it.
my son loves to count things, so that happens often. i'm not so good at
estimating, so we play with that together, and sometimes he's actually
closer than me.
i love math, and so i talk often about things that are somehow mathematical.
if you're uncomfortable with math, it's hard to know how to bring it into
your life in a natural way.
-sue
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Sandra Dodd
http://www.amazon.com/The-Learning-Company-380933-Zoombinis/dp/
B00005LBVU
Zoombinis, a computer game that's only $12.99 now. (Some of us paid
quite a bit more, when it was new!)
I hope you're not talking to your six year old about math, or telling
her these are math games.
Very often with unschooling the best thing that can happen is for the
parent to see the math all around--in patterns and shapes and weights
and measurements and money and music and art and.... but if
anyone reading that is thinking of looking for addition and
subtraction in all those things, more deschooling would be very good.
http://sandradodd.com/math
B00005LBVU
Zoombinis, a computer game that's only $12.99 now. (Some of us paid
quite a bit more, when it was new!)
I hope you're not talking to your six year old about math, or telling
her these are math games.
Very often with unschooling the best thing that can happen is for the
parent to see the math all around--in patterns and shapes and weights
and measurements and money and music and art and.... but if
anyone reading that is thinking of looking for addition and
subtraction in all those things, more deschooling would be very good.
http://sandradodd.com/math
Sandra Dodd
Oh! On that zoombinis game, at Amazon...
9 used & new available from $3.96
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9 used & new available from $3.96
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Kim Dawkins
Here's another place to get Zoombinis on the cheap:
http://www.softwareoutlet.com/
$3.01 and that's for new!
My boys have really enjoyed Zoombinis as well as Infinity City,
Starflyers, Math Missions, How Many Bugs in a Box, and many more. I
went a little crazy buying cheap, game-oriented, educational software
a couple of years ago. Some were duds, but some were really great
fun. Besides softwareoutlet, I have also purchased from:
http://www.surpluscdrom.com/
http://www.planetcdrom.com/discount-software/Education-Grades-K-8/
There was another place too that would send "free" software for the
price of s&h, but I can't find the link right now. It was e-smart
store or smart e-store......something like that.
Kim
Riley & Ian
http://www.softwareoutlet.com/
$3.01 and that's for new!
My boys have really enjoyed Zoombinis as well as Infinity City,
Starflyers, Math Missions, How Many Bugs in a Box, and many more. I
went a little crazy buying cheap, game-oriented, educational software
a couple of years ago. Some were duds, but some were really great
fun. Besides softwareoutlet, I have also purchased from:
http://www.surpluscdrom.com/
http://www.planetcdrom.com/discount-software/Education-Grades-K-8/
There was another place too that would send "free" software for the
price of s&h, but I can't find the link right now. It was e-smart
store or smart e-store......something like that.
Kim
Riley & Ian
On Aug 27, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Sandra Dodd wrote:
> Oh! On that zoombinis game, at Amazon...
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> 9 used & new available from $3.96
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kav_ann
Hi!
I have not caught up with all the posts on this thread. At the risk
of being redundant, I want to mention that many computer and video
games are full of math concepts. Both of my children have learned
lots of math and other great benefits from computer and video
games. Zoombinis is one that they have used. Some of our other
favorites are anything from Humongous Entertainment(many focus on
logic and problem solving, but their arcade games tend to have more
mathmatical concepts) There are also some more *educational*
titles, like the "Jumpstart" series, and Edmark titles.
Other great ways to play with math are by cooking together, building
things together (tools, measuring, etc.) playing with blocks of
various shapes and sizes (geoblocks are really nice),etc. All of
these are things that can be accessable to and involving of a wide
age range, and can grow and change with the child's abilities and
interests. Something that I used to do when my children were
younger was to keep small measuring tapes in my purse, one for each
child, the kind that retract easily. Whenever we were shopping, or
out and about, they had the option of taking out the measuring tape
to 'measure' things while I did the boring shopping (though
involving them in shopping decisions has lots of math - my kids
loved to measure produce for me when they were younger - 3yo and up)
The lovely thing about using various games and life experiences for
learning is that there is a broader focus; it is not just *math*
that is focused on, but lots of things are being learned while
having fun. The key is that whatever is done should be fun for the
child, rather than chosen by the parent for the child.
Six years old is still quite young. So much learing has happened,
without 'formal' instruction. Play is an important part of learning
throughout life, but most especially with a young child.
Have fun.
ann
I have not caught up with all the posts on this thread. At the risk
of being redundant, I want to mention that many computer and video
games are full of math concepts. Both of my children have learned
lots of math and other great benefits from computer and video
games. Zoombinis is one that they have used. Some of our other
favorites are anything from Humongous Entertainment(many focus on
logic and problem solving, but their arcade games tend to have more
mathmatical concepts) There are also some more *educational*
titles, like the "Jumpstart" series, and Edmark titles.
Other great ways to play with math are by cooking together, building
things together (tools, measuring, etc.) playing with blocks of
various shapes and sizes (geoblocks are really nice),etc. All of
these are things that can be accessable to and involving of a wide
age range, and can grow and change with the child's abilities and
interests. Something that I used to do when my children were
younger was to keep small measuring tapes in my purse, one for each
child, the kind that retract easily. Whenever we were shopping, or
out and about, they had the option of taking out the measuring tape
to 'measure' things while I did the boring shopping (though
involving them in shopping decisions has lots of math - my kids
loved to measure produce for me when they were younger - 3yo and up)
The lovely thing about using various games and life experiences for
learning is that there is a broader focus; it is not just *math*
that is focused on, but lots of things are being learned while
having fun. The key is that whatever is done should be fun for the
child, rather than chosen by the parent for the child.
Six years old is still quite young. So much learing has happened,
without 'formal' instruction. Play is an important part of learning
throughout life, but most especially with a young child.
Have fun.
ann
Sandra Dodd
-=-Zoombinis is one that they have used.-=-
It might seem unimportant, but the difference between thinking that a
child is "using" a computer game (to learn math, it seemed, in one
post) and thinking of a child as PLAYING a computer game can make the
difference between not getting unschooling and really relaxing fully
into it.
Sandra
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It might seem unimportant, but the difference between thinking that a
child is "using" a computer game (to learn math, it seemed, in one
post) and thinking of a child as PLAYING a computer game can make the
difference between not getting unschooling and really relaxing fully
into it.
Sandra
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kav_ann
my kids
different.
My kids (13yo and 11yo) are currently really into Webkinz, and I am
realizing that there is lots of math involved in it. I find that math
is part of so much of everyday life, which makes sense; if we did not
need and use it, then why would we need to learn it? Many things that
kids naturally enjoy have elements of math to them, along with
elements of so many other things...
ann
> loved to measure produce for me when they were younger - 3yo and up)I intended to say *weigh* the produce. The same thing, yet
different.
My kids (13yo and 11yo) are currently really into Webkinz, and I am
realizing that there is lots of math involved in it. I find that math
is part of so much of everyday life, which makes sense; if we did not
need and use it, then why would we need to learn it? Many things that
kids naturally enjoy have elements of math to them, along with
elements of so many other things...
ann
diana jenner
Last night on a long drive, Hayden was figuring out a mathematical quandry
without much of our help and *gasp* without paper, pencil nor calculator!!
How far do we go in an hour? --a whole side discussion of average
speed/distance
What is the distance from here to there?
How many miles per gallon? --average
How much per gallon? --again with the averages!
He was able to just whip the numbers around and find new relationships (to
me!) and solutions to his ultimate questions (how much does it cost, really,
to get to my friend's house & back?? and How long would I have to save my
money to fund it?? --Approximately $20 each way and easily obtainable
through two months of saving allowance)
The voices in my head were SO busy reminding me "this is why I hate story
problems," I almost missed his magic! There were no struggles to understand
a foreign formula and decide/guess which numbers go where... just raw
information and a deep drive to work out an answer to his questions!
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without much of our help and *gasp* without paper, pencil nor calculator!!
How far do we go in an hour? --a whole side discussion of average
speed/distance
What is the distance from here to there?
How many miles per gallon? --average
How much per gallon? --again with the averages!
He was able to just whip the numbers around and find new relationships (to
me!) and solutions to his ultimate questions (how much does it cost, really,
to get to my friend's house & back?? and How long would I have to save my
money to fund it?? --Approximately $20 each way and easily obtainable
through two months of saving allowance)
The voices in my head were SO busy reminding me "this is why I hate story
problems," I almost missed his magic! There were no struggles to understand
a foreign formula and decide/guess which numbers go where... just raw
information and a deep drive to work out an answer to his questions!
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On 8/27/07, kav_ann <kavanaugh4@...> wrote:
>
> I find that math
> is part of so much of everyday life, which makes sense; if we did not
> need and use it, then why would we need to learn it? Many things that
> kids naturally enjoy have elements of math to them, along with
> elements of so many other things...
>
--
~diana :)
xoxoxoxo
hannahbearski.blogspot.com
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kav_ann
--- In [email protected], "diana jenner" <hahamommy@...>
wrote:
I almost missed his magic! There were no struggles to understand
does the same thing, making sense of the world. Our quandries and
discussions often happen while in the car, going various places.
Your example with Hayden shows how many variables there often are
in 'real world' mathmatical equations, which often come up the
conversations with my kids. So different from what I dealt with in
school, where there are specific and set details, without
consideration for multiple influences. I think that part of why I did
so poorly on word problems in school was that I used to argue, "yes,
but what if..." or "that does not make sense, it would not really
happen that way in real life!" <g>
ann
wrote:
>quandry
> Last night on a long drive, Hayden was figuring out a mathematical
> without much of our help and *gasp* without paper, pencil norcalculator!!
I almost missed his magic! There were no struggles to understand
> a foreign formula and decide/guess which numbers go where... just rawWhat a great story to share, Diana! You reminded me that my dd often
> information and a deep drive to work out an answer to his questions!
does the same thing, making sense of the world. Our quandries and
discussions often happen while in the car, going various places.
Your example with Hayden shows how many variables there often are
in 'real world' mathmatical equations, which often come up the
conversations with my kids. So different from what I dealt with in
school, where there are specific and set details, without
consideration for multiple influences. I think that part of why I did
so poorly on word problems in school was that I used to argue, "yes,
but what if..." or "that does not make sense, it would not really
happen that way in real life!" <g>
ann
tyra beaulieu
hi. been on vacation but we just got shut the box. the old dice throwing game. my kids love it. my 4 yo and 7yo. have fun
tyra
beanmommy2 <beanmommy2@...> wrote:
Any suggestions for games/activities/whatever in any area of math that
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
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tyra
beanmommy2 <beanmommy2@...> wrote:
Any suggestions for games/activities/whatever in any area of math that
a six year old might enjoy? Thanks!
Jenny
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