subject: Help Children Improve Their Maths Skills [print this page] Make a Difference in Your Child's Maths Skills
Primary school children are struggling with basic Maths and without vital Math skills your child will find it difficult to progress to more the more advanced Maths they will be learning in secondary school. The basic fundamentals of Maths are extremely important for your child's ability to progress in Maths. Maths is all around us and although your child may not study Maths in further education, they will need it in real life and most jobs will require a Math GCSE.
You may greatly dislike and avoid Maths. Parents often have negative memories of studying Maths and will unconsciously pass their negativity onto their child. Try to avoid doing this as this will affect your child's attitude towards learning Maths. They will decide that it is too difficult and give up trying.
Every child is different and no one knows your child better than you, so who better to teach them? You don't have to adopt a school teacher persona, but you will need to set out clear teaching routines so your child will accept them as normal daily life. Just 10 - 40 minutes a day (depending on age), will make a huge difference. Choose a time carefully, for example don't start a lesson when your child's favourite TV show is starting.
Stay positive and encourage your child. Maths concepts can often need repetition and practice before a child learns them. Remember, your child will not learn if feeling anxious or stressed.
Key Stage 2 Maths is quite in-depth and your child will be introduced to many Maths topics. You may not feel confident enough in your Maths abilities to teach your child, or you simply don't have the time to research the National curriculum yourself. You may like to invest in some educational software for your child. Look for one that records your child's results, tests and teaches, prints certificates etc. You needn't spend a lot, just 8 to 10 should be enough for some good quality children's Maths software.
There are many ways you can help your child to learn basic Maths try cooking with your child to introduce the different units of measure, ratio and using scales.
Set up a pretend shop and encourage your child to play both the shopper and shop keeper.
Teach your child time by asking questions about their favourite TV show in the TV guide.
Ask your child to help you when shopping. Bring along a calculator and ask them to work out prices. Ask them to note down prices of sale items and to work out how much money you have saved.
Travelling time can be a great way to introduce distances and mph. Ask them to add up numbers on car registrations, or how have we travelled.
Remember, every lesson counts - however short.
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