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April 7, 2010 by: Shannon

Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math

This is one of the first books I purchased when we began homeschooling, and it remains an all-time favorite of mine. I’m typically not a text-book kind of homeschooling Mom – except when it comes to math. It was always my weakest subject, and I don’t have the confidence to stray from my dearly beloved math curriculum. However, I do like to spice math up a bit so that it will be an enjoyable subject for my children.

Contrary to my need for a math curriculum, Games for Math by Peggy Kaye was the only resource I used when my oldest was in Kindergarten, and it nurtured in him a real enjoyment of math. Now it makes a nice supplement to our curriculum.

It includes games for Kindergarten through Third Grade, covering a wide variety of topics including:

  • Counting
  • Logical Thinking
  • Size and Shape
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication and Division
  • Estimation
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Place Value
  • The Number System (Base-10)

I have also benefitted from the author’s teaching experience, as she offers valuable insights into a child’s development, how they think about math concepts, and how she has used games to successfully teach math to children for over twenty-five years. Her writing style is conversational and makes for an enjoyable read. She really makes me think about how I interact with my own children when teaching math.

You can download some of the games from the book at Peggy Kaye’s website. (Please note that the math games are interspersed with games from her other books on reading and writing, which I will review in the future.)

If sampling a game or two whets your appetite for more, you can find her book at certain local libraries or an online bookseller.

I hope that this resource will help you and your children to have some fun with math!

Written by Shannon, who blogs about her family’s homeschooling adventures at Song of My Heart.

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Comments

  1. Richele says

    April 7, 2010 at 10:22 am

    This sounds wonderful! I love math in this form. it can never be stressed enough to have math in a fun and active manner…beyond the chalkboard and lined paper! 🙂 THANKS!
    .-= Richele´s last blog ..The Evil Car Cart =-.

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  2. Jennifer says

    April 7, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Thought I would check out her website but the link isn’t working. It says “account suspended”

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  3. Cindy says

    April 7, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    I’ve owned her Games for Reading book forever and have used it many times. I didn’t know there was a math book! Thanks for sharing!
    .-= Cindy´s last blog ..The Money Box =-.

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  4. Mary says

    April 8, 2010 at 10:13 am

    I have this book in my abebooks account. I will have to bump it up to my next purchase. I will have to look at the other books for reading as well.

    The website doesn’t work though 🙁

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  5. Shannon says

    April 8, 2010 at 10:45 pm

    Hmmm…not sure why that link isn’t working. I’ll see if I can get it fixed. Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
    .-= Shannon´s last blog ..He Is Risen! =-.

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    • Shannon says

      April 8, 2010 at 10:48 pm

      O.K., just tried the home page on her website and it also says “Account Suspended”, which is really strange b/c it was just working a couple of weeks ago. I hope she puts a new site up b/c she had tons of info. and games on this one that’s not working now. Sorry about that, ladies!
      .-= Shannon´s last blog ..He Is Risen! =-.

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  6. Shannon says

    April 22, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    Hi ladies! Just wanted to let you know that the link to Peggy Kaye’s website is working again. 🙂
    .-= Shannon´s last blog ..On the Personal Side… =-.

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  7. Gamer23 says

    June 3, 2011 at 10:58 pm

    Math Games are fun to play and important to cognition development.

    Cheers !

    Reply

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