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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Play games. They almost always have a math component (keeping score, making moves, etc.) and encourage logical thinking. Some, like Sleeping Queens and Monopoly, incorporate math more directly. My kids enjoyed playing Bingo with Froot Loops as tokens even when they were older (you could pick any treat for tokens).

Teach them about money and consider giving an allowance. I think learning about money is one of the best things to teach kids about math. It teaches addition, subtraction, place value, regrouping, and introduces multiplication.

Teach them how to tell time on an analog watch (they make some designed for learning).

https://www.amazon.com/kids-teaching-watch/s?k=kids+teaching+watch

Cooking is excellent for fractions. For added challenge, you could have them double or halve recipes.

Crafts can be great for math.

Give them a tape measure and/or a timer.

Sudoku

Magic Squares

Hoagies has enrichment links for all subjects.  Here's the page for math links:

https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/math.htm

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives lets kids play with and explore math concepts online.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Sir Cumference books by Cindy Neuschwander provide an introduction to geometry topics.

Secret codes might be interesting. The Seymour Sleuth mysteries are great picture books by Doug Cushman. The Third Grade Detectives mystery series by George E. Stanley are chapter books that explore secret codes deeper.

Cyberchase is a great PBS show focusing on math.

Zoombinis is a great computer game focusing on logic.

A verbal game called buzz is great for practicing most math concepts. You pick a pattern and then start counting, substituting the word buzz for words that fit the pattern. To make it more interesting you can combine rules.

Ex. Numbers with 2s:
1, buzz, 3, 4, . . . , 11, buzz, 13, . . . , 19, buzz, buzz, buzz, . . . , 30, 31, buzz, 33, etc.

You can combine rules. Ex. Odd numbers and numbers with 2s:
Buzz, buzz, buzz, 4, . . . , 10, buzz, buzz, buzz, 14, . . . , 18, buzz, buzz, buzz, . . . , 30, buzz, buzz, buzz, 34, buzz, 36, etc.

As your child gets older you can use other patterns for buzz: multiples, perfect squares, primes, Fibonacci numbers, etc.[/quote]

Wow. Mom of a younger child here. This totally wasn’t on my radar. I read. We count things. That’s about it. In your experience, what percentage of greater DC parents are this serious about math, and how young?[/quote]

About 90 percent.  Start no later than 3 months.[/quote]

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