Living Math

Living Math
Hands-on, Real Life Math Experiences
In a child's early years, math is actually play. Counting, stacking, sorting, and balancing are all fun activities that develop mathematical reasoning. Don't separate math from fun. Don't kill a child's natural love of mathematical play by insisting all mathematical concepts be relegated to a textbook or a workbook once she reaches the elementary years. By using math in daily life, especially in games and playtimes, not only will your child avoid the "math dread" so many of us have, but he w...

Transitioning to Living Math
How to Put Down the Textbook and Breathe Life into Your Math
Yes, it's hard. Very, very hard to set aside the workbook and orderly math progression through an outlined curriculum and shift to what seems to be a messy, random bunch of games and hands-on activities. You love the concept of living math. You know that it's fun. You even know that your children would learn through it. But, there are still those nagging concerns -- What about gaps in their math learning? What about drill? What about memorization? What about standardized tests? When will I f...

Living Math
Living math is learning math from experience. This could be reading "living books" that contain math, reading math readers, doing hands on projects with math, doing interactive math or even keeping a math notebook. Living math helps make math fun and interesting so it "sticks" better. Living math helps the child work it out for themselves instead of just memorizing a bunch of facts.