Math

One great way to include math instruction at home is simply by including your child in the many math processes that occur every day.  Here are some ways to include math at home.
- Buy an analog clock and keep it near a digital clock to help your child learn time. 
- Have your child estimate the total cost of a purchase.
- Allow your child to help you count money or pay at stores.
- Discuss measurement and units when measuring ingredients during cooking. 
- Discuss equivalencies when modifying recipies.
- Keep track of your child's height and weight.  Estimate growth for each year and check estimations. 
- Calculate and record daily servings of food based on the food pyramid. 
- Find two- and three-dimensional shapes in real life.
- Read books that include math concepts. 
    The Greedy Triangle and other titles by Marilyn Burns
    How Big Is It by Bill Hillman
    How Much Is a Million by David Schwartz
    The Best of Times and other titles by Greg Tang
- Play math apps on an electronic device.  Here are some recommended apps for the iPhone (iTouch) or iPad, or both.
       - Bubble Pop by Lakeshore (free for addition only) - Answer basic math facts before the answer  
         bubbles pop
       - Math Heroes 1 Basic Operations (unknown cost, probably $2-$4) - Learn basic math facts to      
         customize your ninja.
       - Monkey Math School Sunshine (unknown, probably $2.99) - Identify numbers, count, computer  
         basic math facts, connect the dots and more with this fun monkey.  *My kids love this.
       - Park Math (by Duck Duck Moose) ($3.99) - Count, put things in order, and more.
       - Scout's 123 Carnival (about $2.99) - Learn the numbers 1-20 with 3 different math games.