OK, nearly 6yr old ds sudden;y showing huge interest in numbers.....

[DrNortherner]

...how can I nurture this?

He is obsessed with basic sums/easy multiplication and division and I don't want him to lose it as I am shit at maths.

My mum gave him a mini calculator on a keyring and he has played with it all weekend, keying in big numbers, doing sums and reading out the answers.

Are there any websites/books etc?

Thanks

The Maths Whizz website is good - though not cheap.

Try Rainforest maths website, a favourite in our house.

Rainforest Maths is great, any of the bbc site really here

I make my ds (who is about the same age) maths puzzles to do. There is a downloadable program called Tarsia (google it!) which is a template for making domino-type cards. You type in a series of questions and answers and it puts it into a printable format which you then cut out.

Sounds complicated but it really isn't

It's great because you can make it as easy or hard as you like, and ds plays with them over and over.

I can send you an example if you give me your email.

Thanks tigger. Don't ant to put my email on here thuogh

I'll check out these!

mmm, my dd is the same

actually, did her homework today which was putting number cards in numerical order, she LOVED it

so, pics of cards with, say, 2, 28, 42. 22, 7, 35 and had to write them in order, she really enjoyed it

also, buy him an abacus?

wilkinsons and other shops do very reasonable maths exercise books with stickers that he might enjoy

We have a game from Orchard, Magic Cauldron. It's simple sums for children of about 5-6, with a wizard and spells theme. My dds really enjoyed it.

The Bright Minds website has a lot of maths based stuff

My DD (now 5) loves maths, shapes, sorting etc.

We have magic cauldron, which is great and use Mathletics, which is genius. They do maths, get points and use them to change their 'mathlete' (avatar). They also get certificates that can be printed and work their way up to gold. You can do maths online against other mathletes all over the world, or just work through your own sections (age/ability appropriate). DD loves it.

We also have Timez Attack, a very clever (free) game that defeats trolls through multiplication. See Timez Attack

She uses an abacus too, a lovely wooden one she chose in ELC.

We also use the Boost series of maths books, which come with a CD - you earn point for games on the computer.

It is difficult trying to encourage your child when they have such a love for something you aren't very sure of yourself! I used to get those computer games that keep you learning for my kids! If he starts getting really good at maths and he is still interested in it maybe you should consider getting him a private tutor so that he can achieve his full potential.

Educationcity is excellent!

It's a subscription for £30 per year but it covers literacy, numeracy, science and 3 languages; Spanish, German & French.
You choose the year of school he is in, or working at, and it's all games!

Fab, fab, fab my 2 love it (HE-ages 6 & 4)

Oh if you're interested CAT me and I'll give you a code for a further 3 months free, plus £10 off, so that would make it 20 quid for 15 months

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