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Online Games to Improve Your Child's Math Skills

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By amy jane



The Math Struggle

Do you remember your days as a student? Did you fear math class, loath math homework and dread the inevitable math test?

I did. I still get nervous if someone asks me anything that requires a little quick computation and promptly excuse myself from the conversation. I do not , however, want to pass this fear down to my children. I want math to be a positive experience. I'll settle for not excruciating!

We are all gifted in different areas, and for the child who is not a math whiz, there are plenty of resources to help them survive and maybe enjoy the process of learning the essential and sometimes irritating math skills.

If your child is struggling with math, or even if they are great with numbers online games and math homework help websites can help them catch up or excel in Math.


The Best Math Site for Kids

Let's get right to the point. I searched far and wide to find the best sites that are free, child safe, contain limited advertising and provide excellent content and games that will keep my kid's attention for more than 30 seconds.

My all around favorite site is Math Playground. Designed for elementary and middle school students, this site has features your child will enjoy and really learn from. It offers games, help and activities from basic computation practice to learning programming.

Here are a few examples:

  • How to do (almost anything) in math: a video collection that thoroughly answers questions submitted by students
  • Logic Games
  • Math at the Mall: percent shopping game
  • Word problem games
  • Timez Attack: a game to master multiplication
  • Collaborative math project
  • Printable worksheets

Math Playground is a highly rated, kid safe site.

Online Math Games, Learning Resources and Homework Help

These sites have a wide variety of activities to offer your child. If they get bored with certain games, they can move on to another. Also, as their skills develop and advance, different sites will fit their needs.


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Encourage and Reward

It is possible, that no matter how you try, your child will still not believe that math is fun. Math is usually fun for people who are good at it. For the rest of us, it is best to try to limit the pain of math by making it easier to understand. Reward and encourage your child for their efforts. Math phobias are born out of a lack of confidence, and are difficult to overcome. Daily encouragement and enthusiasm will be remembered and leave a lasting impression on your child.

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MrMarmalade profile image

MrMarmalade  says:
2 years ago

An very well reasearched hub

Thgank you

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
2 years ago

Thanks for reading Mr Marmalade!

aoleon  says:
2 years ago

Great game resource!

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
2 years ago

Thanks aoleon! :)

Uninvited Writer profile image

Uninvited Writer  says:
2 years ago

Great hub. You certainly did your homework :)

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
18 months ago

Thanks Uninvited Writer!

kerryg profile image

kerryg  says:
18 months ago

Thanks for the links!

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
18 months ago

You are very welcome, Kerryg!

Cynergy Diva profile image

Cynergy Diva  says:
17 months ago

This is great! I'm going to pass this on to my Daughter for my Grandson

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
17 months ago

Thank you Cynergy Diva! I hope they enjoy the fun math learning opportunities. :)

solarshingles profile image

solarshingles  says:
16 months ago

Amy, that's just superb hub about online games to improve kid's math skills! And not only humans like it, but google loves it, as well!

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
16 months ago

Thank you, Ervin! I have looked long and hard for ways to make math fun and interesting for my daughter. Many of these math games are interesting enough to hold her attention and make practicing math less boring.

koncling profile image

koncling  says:
16 months ago

that's right an online game can inprove kid's math skill,

but many kids love to play game containt with violation and brutality....

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
16 months ago

Thank you Koncling, the math games that are highlighted here are aimed at young children, who have (hopefully) not developed a taste yet for the more "action" oriented video games available.

sayersteach  says:
13 months ago

Games are the best way to promote a childs Math and English Skills. I've been teaching for 10 years. Over that time I have found that anything you can do to encourage a student to want to actively seek out learning activities can have a great educational impact. I like some of the resources that are avaliable at http://www.mathandenglishworksheets.com

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
13 months ago

Thanks sayersteach, for the additional information. I agree that games can really help a child develop their math and reading skills with ease -instead of pain! Adding fun activities changes the way they view learning.

hubby7 profile image

hubby7  says:
8 months ago

Great Hub. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I will definitely use the sites with my 10 years old son.

hubby7

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
8 months ago

Thank you hubby7 - I'm sure your son will love these math games! My kids are still entertained by them and it helps solidify many of the skills they are learning in school.

HangMan  says:
6 months ago

Hii Nice hub

but have you heard About the HangMan game??

It is The Game of Hanging", hangman is a simple word guessing game that has been known to exist in various forms since the year 1894 where a version of the game was recorded in a book named "Traditional Games" by Alice Bertha Gomme. It is commonly used to help teach children how to spell certain words.

It increases the intellectual power and chuen the mind of the small kids and of childerns

Play Hangman online at http://playhangmangames.com/

Duncan  says:
3 months ago

Just noticed this hub, and thanks for the suggestions. There's so much stuff out there, parents often don't know where to look. I'd recommend Math-Whizz (http://www.whizz.us), not least because I've helped develop it!

But it is, seriously, a good place for online math tutoring with interactive math games. We're quite proud of it, and we're trying to spread the word...

amy jane profile image

amy jane  says:
3 months ago

Thank you Duncan, for adding your suggestion. It is always great to find new sites that aim to help kids love - and not hate - learning math!

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