When I first started homeschooling, the biggest fear I had was how I was going to teach math. Math is not my strong suit, nor my husband’s. It is something I still dread teaching and I have been homeschooling for 18 years.
My children seem to have inherited the math struggle. Even simple addition and subtraction facts can stress them out and cause great worry.
I have found ways to help alleviate the stress with math, and make it a little more enjoyable. Now that is not to say that your child will love math and enjoy it, but you may luck out and have at least one that does.
I teach my children that math is just one of those things that we have to be consistent with, and work hard at. That doesn’t mean that we have to enjoy it. We just need to try, do our best and get it done!
I do like to incorporate hands-on activities, and use math manipulatives to help in the younger years. Another thing that works well is by stepping away from the textbook for a time and trying out some different things. This has been a huge help for my kids and takes a lot of the stress away when we can take a break.
I like to replace our regular curriculum with lots of fun math printables and worksheets. Sometimes if something is presented differently, or even taught in a different way, then math will click.
This is a great way to tailor math to what interests your child that week or month. There are so many themed printables that you can create an entire month of themed resources for them.
If you need a break from a boring math lesson you may want to try these free resources for addition and subtraction to mix it up at home.
FREE Addition Resources:
Dot Marker Addition to 10 Worksheets – Planes and Balloons
Printable Addition Facts Chart – No Stress Homeschooling
Star Wars Addition Cards – Royal Baloo
Basic Addition Math Facts Printable Pack – Mama Cheaps
Hello Kitty Addition Worksheets – Blessed Beyond a Doubt
Number Line Addition Printables – Kindergarten Printables
Addition to 20 Without Regrouping – Planes and Balloons
Addition Printables for Learning – Life Over Cs
FREE Subtraction Resources:
Roll and Cover No-Prep Subtraction Games
Lots of No-Prep Subtraction Games
Goldfish Subtraction Game – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
Farm Animal Subtraction Cards – The Kindergarten Connection
Spinning Math Subtraction – 3 Dinosaurs
Kindergarten Math Subtraction Printables – The Moffat Girls
Hungry Shark Subtraction Math Mat – Our Little Acorns
Subtraction Flash Cards 1-10 – 3 Dinosaurs
More Addition and Subtraction Games:
Math games are a great way to get a reluctant learner interested in math. You can play these one on one with your child, or they can play alone or with their siblings. These games include lots of addition and subtraction problems for extra practice.
Number Detectives: Addition and Subtraction Problems – Math Geek Mama
Addition and Subtraction Spin and Solve Games – TPT
Addition and Subtraction Hands-On Activities for Kids – Proud to be Primary
Real Life Math Addition and Subtraction – Math Geek Mama
Build Fact Fluency with Addition and Subtraction Games – Teaching Trove
Lemonade Math Addition and Subtraction Printable Activities – More than Math by Mo
Addition and Subtraction Math Games – True Aim Education
Domino Addition and Subtraction Printable Games – Teach Me I’m Yours
Addition and Subtraction Roll Dice Games – This Reading Mama
Cootie Catcher Math Games for Addition, Subtraction and More – 123 Homeschool 4 Me
If your children struggle with math these other round-ups will be a huge help for them:
FREE Math Manipulative Worksheets
Ultimate Math Concepts Teaching Round-Up
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