- When
grocery shopping, ask your child to round up to the nearest dollar,
then have them keep a mental record of the amount. Compare to the
actual grocery bill.
- See
if they can tell you how much change you will get back if you use
cash.
- Have
the child figure out the tax. Citrus County is 6%.
- At
stop signs or lights, have your child point out numbers, or ask him/her
to find a specific number.
- Children
can keep track of numbers on the license plates.
- Have
the child look for specific roads, or have them use the map.
- Using
a deck of regular playing cards, turn over two cards and have your
child add, subtract, multiply, or even divide the numbers. A younger
child can put the two numbers together and tell you the number. Ask
which is more.
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