Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach and practice money math skills with your kids? Look no further! This cupcake shop set of money math problems will help kids practice adding money and learn real life math skills. Plus, they'll get an introduction to adding decimals as they see different money combinations and find the total cost of each cupcake. You could even extend this lesson by baking cupcakes of your own and practicing Keep Reading...
Make a Buck: Unique Adding Decimals Game
One of the easiest and most relevant ways to teach and practice decimal operations is to use money. This makes it more than just a math skill; it makes it meaningful to students' lives. All kids want to know how to add up their money correctly! So today's adding decimals game will relate it back to student's lives by making it about money, and challenging them to be the first to collect exactly $1.00. Plus, with several variations, once your kids Keep Reading...
Christmas Shopping: Money Math Practice {FREE}
Christmas is coming up fast, and for a lot of us that means one thing: shopping. There's always so much to buy and so many people to shop for! While this can be the cause of stress, I hope you will also use it as an opportunity to teach your kids about money. Today as part of my "12 Days of Christmas Printables" series, I'm sharing some simple Christmas-themed money math worksheets. *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate Keep Reading...
September Problem of the Day Calendar
I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but August is almost over. And if you haven't already gone back to school, you will be soon! We had a wonderful break from the normal routines this Summer, but I always look forward to cooler weather and the fresh start that Fall brings. To help you get back into a routine and practice important math skills, I'm excited to share my newest math calendar! This September Problem of the Day Calendar can be used Keep Reading...
Silver Dollar Diner: FREE Money Math Pack
One of the last things I did with my kids before we officially began our summer break was review money. This was my son's first exposure, so I taught him each of the coins and their denomination, and began to teach him how to add coins (using some of the books in this post and play money). For my daughter, this meant putting her knowledge of money values to work. To help her practice finding the total, and work through real life examples, I Keep Reading...
The BEST Books to Teach Money Math
Few math concepts are so immediately relevant to your child as money. Every kid gets excited when they find a shiny penny, or when they begin to amass a collection of coins in their piggy bank. So teaching them not only to count up all that loose change but to spend it wisely is essential, you can teach them in an interesting way, like for the kids who are into sports this guide shows you how to research team news, form and statistics for Keep Reading...
July Math Problem of the Day Calendar
Summer is in full swing around here, and I was concerned that there wouldn't be much interest in a July Math calendar. Boy was I wrong! Thank you for all the great feedback, I am so overjoyed that so many of you use and love these calendars, and more importantly, that your kids love them! :) So today I'm excited to share the July Math Problem of the Day Calendar, as well as lots of ideas for how to use it! July Math Problem of the Day Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly round up of free teaching resources from around the web! Each week I share my favorite ideas, free lessons, games and more for grades K-12! Have a fun and FREE resource to share with other educators? Send me a link so I can share it here! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: I love this unique way to practice addition and subtraction from The Measured Mom! All you need are some dice and markers. And this simple tic-tac-toe Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly round up of free math teaching lessons and games! Every week I share my favorite math finds from around the web for grades K-12. Do you have a fun math freebie to share with Math Geek Mama readers? Send me a link so I can share it here! :) Kindergarten-2nd Grade: I love this set of word problems involving addition to 20 because it gives kids a chance to practice their problem solving skills, and includes ten frames Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly collection of FREE math teaching resources here at Math Geek Mama! Each week I share the best lessons, games and ideas I can find for teaching math in grades K-12. Have a fun and FREE resource to share with other educators? Send me a link so I can share it here! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Some of my friends shared more great math resources for K-2 this week: 4 Measurement Games from This Reading Mama Coin Keep Reading...
