Huntington Learning Center Joins Celebration of Mathematics Awareness Month in April 2013
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3. When shopping, let your child count the correct amount of dollars and coins to pay for things. Practice subtraction and estimating, too. What will your family’s groceries cost? If he or she gives a $20 bill for a meal that costs $17.50, how much change should you receive back?
4. Open a savings account for your child and have your child keep track of his or her deposits and withdrawals in a savings account booklet. Teach him or her to calculate interest.
5. Cook together and have your child do all of the measuring.
6. Throughout the day, have your child tell you the time. Practice different ways of telling time—what’s another way of saying 2:45? How much time until half past four?
7. Do a little math research on an area in which your child is interested. What is the population of your city? Your state? How much bigger or smaller are your neighboring states (by numbers and for a real challenge, by percentage)? What was your city’s and state’s population 10 or 50 years ago?
For more tips to help students learn math, view Huntington’s parent guide, Helping Your Child Learn Math at the Amazon.com Kindle store.
To learn more about Mathematics Awareness Month, visit www.mathaware.org.
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