It is a fact that most children do not like Maths and you will usually hear the words from your child's mouth: "I do not like maths, maths is boring". If you find yourself to be a parent with a child who is similar there is still hope. Why not try Maths Bingo? Bingo is not always about playing online bingo but has an educational purpose too where no money is involved but instead some kind of sweets for the winner.
Maths Bingo will help your child learn the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and hopefully make it fun at the same time. Bingo is very diverse and it can be integrated into many subjects, not just maths and is a great way for teachers to get their pupils to concentrate, learn and have fun all at the same time.
Maths bingo is easy to set up and there can be different variations. Usually simple arithmetic problems are printed onto bingo cards that are given to your child. To play the game you simply call out the problems that need solving that are on the cards randomly. Get your child to find the problem/equation and solve it. When your child gets a line of 5 correct answers on his/her card get them to yell "BINGO" as they win.
The game is better if your child gets his or her friends, brothers or sisters to play so they can compete together. Maths bingo is great for a teacher to play with their students.
These cards can be either printed online or can be made by hand. You need to decide how hard to make the equations on the card. Obviously if your child is young you may want to stick to simple equations such as 4 + 2 =.
Next time your child/pupils do not want to learn why not suggest a game of Maths Bingo?
