My daughter is definitely a kinesthetic learner so I am constantly searching for and trying to come up with hands on learning activities for her. Math is probably the hardest subject to do this with. I seems like most math resources out there are worksheets and flash cards. We recently started working on division facts, and while I felt like she had a good grasp on multiplication, division seemed to be confusing for her. I needed a hands on way for her to learn the concept of division, so I came up with this simple hands on activity for her.
Edible Division Activity
This activity is simple and only requires a few things to make it work. You will need:
-A few pieces of paper
-A pencil
-Some sort of small snack food (goldfish crackers, raisins, peanuts, cheerios, and M&M's all work well)
Start by drawing several large circles on a piece of paper. Then give your child a pre-counted number of whatever snack you are using. Ask your child to evenly divide the snack between the circles on the paper. So for example, draw 4 large circles and give your child 16 goldfish crackers. They should place 4 crackers in each circle. The have your child write the equation. For this example they would write 16/4=4.
Repeat with other dividends and divisors. Then let your child enjoy their division snack!
This activity can also be used to demonstrate equations with remainders.
Edible Division Activity
This activity is simple and only requires a few things to make it work. You will need:
-A few pieces of paper
-A pencil
-Some sort of small snack food (goldfish crackers, raisins, peanuts, cheerios, and M&M's all work well)
Start by drawing several large circles on a piece of paper. Then give your child a pre-counted number of whatever snack you are using. Ask your child to evenly divide the snack between the circles on the paper. So for example, draw 4 large circles and give your child 16 goldfish crackers. They should place 4 crackers in each circle. The have your child write the equation. For this example they would write 16/4=4.
Repeat with other dividends and divisors. Then let your child enjoy their division snack!
This activity can also be used to demonstrate equations with remainders.
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