📚 Math Learning Blog for Parents

Evidence-based articles on teaching math to children ages 6-8 — addition, subtraction, counting and more

📝 70 articles
🎯 Grades K-2
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➕ Addition

➕ Addition · Kindergarten
How to Teach Addition to Kindergartners: 7 Fun Methods
No tears, just learning
➕ Addition · Games
10 Best Free Online Addition Games for First Graders
Tested with real kids
➕ Addition · Grade 1
Addition Within 20: Activities for Grade 1 Kids
Master the 'make ten' strategy
➕ Addition · Methods
Teaching Addition Facts: The Playful Approach
Build fluency without drilling
➕ Addition · Games
Single Digit Addition Games for Kids: Free Options
Foundation of all math

➖ Subtraction

➖ Subtraction · Guide
How to Teach Subtraction to Young Children
Step-by-step guide that works
➖ Subtraction · Games
Best Free Subtraction Games for Grade 1 Online
Reviewed and tested
➖ Subtraction · Activities
Subtraction Within 10: Activities for Kids Who Struggle
Visual, hands-on methods
➖ Subtraction · Fun
How to Make Subtraction Fun: 8 Creative Ideas
From dreaded to delightful

🔢 Counting & Numbers

🔢 Counting · Games
Best Counting Games for Kids Ages 6-7
Build number sense early
🔢 Counting · Grade 1
How to Teach Counting to 20 in First Grade
Why kids get stuck and the fix
⚖️ Comparing · Games
Greater Than Less Than Games for Kids
Make > < = symbols click
🧮 Number Sense · Grade 1
Number Sense Activities for Grade 1
The hidden skill that matters most
🔢 Counting · Comparison
Counting Objects: Interactive Games vs Worksheets
Which works better and when

🏫 School Readiness

✅ Checklist · Kindergarten
Math Skills for Kindergarten: Complete Checklist
Is your child on track?
📚 Curriculum · Grade 1
First Grade Math Curriculum: What to Expect
Quarter-by-quarter breakdown
🏫 School Prep · Parents
Preparing Your Child for First Grade Math
Summer practice guide
🌐 Online · Kindergarten
Free Online Math for Kindergarten: Top Sites 2025
Tested with real kids

💡 Parent Advice

💡 Help · Parents
My Child Struggles With Math: 7 Things to Try
Before hiring a tutor
🎉 Fun Math · Strategies
How to Make Math Fun for Kids: 10 Strategies
Transform math from dreaded to delightful
🧠 Anxiety · Psychology
Math Anxiety in Young Children: Signs and Help
1 in 4 children affected
💪 Motivation · Parents
How to Motivate Your Child to Do Math
What works, what backfires

🎮 Games & Apps

📱 Apps · Review
Best Free Math Apps for First Graders 2025
Honest review — tested with kids
🦄 Girls · Games
Math Games for Girls: Unicorn & Princess Themes
Engagement through themes
🌐 Websites · Review
Best Free Math Websites for Elementary 2025
Top picks reviewed and ranked

✖️ Multiplication & Advanced

✖️ Multiplication · Grade 2
Multiplication Tables: How to Learn Fast
The right order beats drilling
📋 Curriculum · Grade 2
Second Grade Math Curriculum: Full Overview
What to expect and how to help
📝 Word Problems · Grade 1
Word Problems for Grade 1: 20 with Solutions
Plus the method that makes them click

🧩 Logic & Geometry

🧩 Logic · Ages 6-8
Logic Puzzles for 7 Year Olds: 20 Brain Teasers
With answers included
📐 Geometry · Ages 5-7
Geometric Shapes for Kids: Fun Activities
10 games with shapes

🎓 Skills & Tools

🔢 Number Bonds · Grade 1
Number Bonds to 10: How to Teach Them
The base of fast math
📏 Number Line · Grade 1-2
Number Line Activities for Kids
Add and subtract by hopping
🔢 Numbers · Grade 1-2
Even and Odd Numbers for Kids
Pairs make it click
🔢 Skip Counting · Grade 1-2
Skip Counting by 2s, 5s and 10s
The bridge to multiplication
✍️ Writing · Ages 5-7
How to Teach a Child to Write Numbers
Order, reversals, daily practice
🕐 Time · Grade 1-2
How to Teach a Child to Tell Time
Analog clocks step by step

🏆 Advanced: Olympiad & Grade 3

🏆 Olympiad · Grade 1-2
Math Olympiad Problems for Elementary
Problem types with solutions
📐 Perimeter · Grade 2
Perimeter for Kids: How to Explain
A walk around the shape
📋 Curriculum · Grade 3
Third Grade Math Curriculum Overview
Division with remainders, numbers to 1000
💰 Money · Grade 1-3
Teaching Kids About Money and Coins
Store games and making change

📏 Columns, Place Value, Area

➕ Column Method · Grade 2
Column Addition: How to Teach It
Carrying without errors
🔢 Place Value · Grade 1-2
Place Value: Tens and Ones Made Simple
Bundles of sticks method
📐 Area · Grade 2-3
Area of a Rectangle for Kids
From grid squares to the formula
📝 Word Problems · Grade 1-3
How to Teach Kids to Solve Word Problems
The four-step method
☀️ Summer · Break
Summer Math: Prevent Learning Loss
15 minutes a day, no desks

🎯 Mental Math & Equations

➖ Column Method · Grade 2
Column Subtraction: How to Teach Borrowing
Stick bundles solve the mystery
🧮 Mental Math · Grade 2-3
Mental Math Strategies: 5 Techniques
Rounding, splitting, anchors
⚖️ Equations · Grade 1-2
Simple Equations: Explaining the Unknown
Mystery box and balance scales
🧩 Riddles · Grade 1-3
Math Riddles: 15 Number Puzzles
Stars, letters, magic squares
🎲 Dice · Games
Dice Games for Math Practice: 12 Games
From counting to multiplication

🌟 Measurement, Motion & Stories

🔢 Operations · Grade 2-3
Order of Operations for Kids
Parentheses are the VIP zone
📏 Measurement · Grade 1-3
Teaching Kids Measurement: Length Units
Body-based measuring
🚗 Motion · Grade 3-4
Speed, Distance and Time Problems
Toy cars and the formula triangle
📖 Stories · Ages 5-8
Math Bedtime Stories for Kids
Ready tales plus a template
🎯 Focus · Development
How to Improve a Child Focus for Math
Cut the careless errors

🎩 Fractions, Magic & Homework

🍰 Fractions · Grade 3
Unit Fractions: Half, Third, Quarter
Paper strips beat confusion
🎂 Age Problems · Grade 2-4
Age Word Problems: How to Solve Them
Timeline and the golden rule
🎩 Magic · Grade 2-4
Math Magic Tricks: 7 Number Tricks
Secrets revealed
⚖️ Weight · Grade 2-3
Teaching Kids Weight: Grams and Kilograms
The kitchen scale as trainer
🏠 Homework · Parents
Math Homework Without Battles
Process design defuses the war

🌍 Quantities & Special Formats

📅 Calendar · Grade 1-3
Calendar and Dates for Kids
Rituals instead of cramming
🥛 Volume · Grade 1-3
Volume and Liters: How to Explain
Kitchen pouring games
🌡️ Temperature · Grade 2-4
Temperature and Degrees for Kids
First negative numbers
🏃 Active Kids · Methods
Math for Very Active Kids
Counting in motion
🔢 Numbers to 1000 · Grade 2-3
Counting to 1000: Three-Digit Numbers
The hundred as a new floor

📦 Volume, Big Numbers & Divisibility

🧴 Volume · Grade 2-3
Teaching Kids Volume: Liters and Milliliters
The kitchen as classroom
➖ Subtraction · Grade 1-2
Subtraction Within 20: Teach the Facts Fast
Number families and bridging through ten
🔢 Numbers · Grade 3
Numbers to 1000: Place Value Grade 3
Hundreds through bundles and boxes
✖️ Multiplication · Grade 3-4
Multi-Digit Multiplication Step by Step
Rectangle model and column algorithm
➗ Divisibility · Grade 3-4
Divisibility Rules: 2, 3, 5, 9, 10
Five rules — no division needed

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