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[quote=Anonymous][quote]OP another approach would be to find creative ways to supplement Math that build concepts and give it more real world substance. Workbooks are fine but in the end developing love for something is more about understanding and enjoying how it fits into your world.

You can search Amazon for math games and math puzzles. You'd be surprised how much you can do with some dice. If you like computers or iPhone/IPads there are some fun math games out there for all levels. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, probability, graphing, and estimation easily translate into different games.

The Sir Cumference book series is a good way to build more advanced math vocubulary. My kids love math but struggle more with reading. Mummy math and the other books by these authors are a good way to get my math oriented kids into reading.

Geometry can be supplemented through many types of art projects or building activities. Tanagram art is great fun. Kids who like math recognize patterns easily so many optical illusion type art activities are enjoyable for them. Origami animals, legos, equilibrium blocks and other activities like this all build understanding of symmetry, geometric shapes,and spatial relations.

If he is still into those matchbox racing cars, give him a stop watch to time his races. Let him chart each car's score over multiple runs. He can determine by how much each car is faster, find out the average of each car or the race. keep a score of the world record and best times by cars. You can even have him do this once on a flat track and the raise the elevation. He probably already knows that you raise the elevation and incline the cars will speed up but let him figure out how much they speed up by doing mutliple runs at different elevations.

The other thing you can do is just [b]build it into everyday activities[/b]. You are going to the grocery store with your kid. Let him know that you need 2 slices fo cheese (or whatever) for every member of the family (4) and have him figure out how much you need. You want to hand a picture? Let him use the tape measure to measure the frame, the wall, and help figure out where it should go to be centered in the room. You are going to clean up your loose change that you've collected in the couch and your purse throughout the year? Don't use the coin counters in the grocery store, pick up the wrappers at a bank and have him sort and count the change. Let him keep it in the end. My kids now have over $200 in their saving accounts from doing this over the years. You would be surprised how often math is in your life and you don't realize it. [/quote]

Isn't this simply Every Day Math (University of Chicago)?

What do folk think of Every Day Math?
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