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[quote=Anonymous]As long as your son doesn’t feel unduly pressured by you, this is fine. Keep these lessons short and engaging. Worksheets over and over are not the way to go.

There are picture books in the library that cover math concepts. Look for the books “You Readto Me and I Read to You.” Play educational games, or games that involve some math, including counting money or telling time.

Let him play with measuring cups in the bathtub, so he gets an underlying sense of amounts and equality. You can get him a basic balance scale and he can weigh his toys, and see that two little cars equal one Beanie Baby. Look on Pinterest for fun educational activities.

A lot of parents don’t supplement with writing at home, and that’s a huge area that many kids need help with. Both handwriting and spelling, along with writing a complete sentence. Let him have sticky notes and empty envelopes to write on. Have him make up a story with a beginning, middle, and end, and you write one sentence and he writes the next, and he illustrates it.

Have fun with it, and balance it all with plenty of free play, outside time, and you read to him regularly to develop his love of books and comprehension and vocabulary.[/quote]

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