Sharpening Kids’ Math Skills During the Summer
Kids may be at greater risk of losing math skills than reading skills during the summer months, according to research noted by Frances Nankin, the Director of Cyberchase. This animated daily math series on PBS KIDS GO! features numerous ways to help kids avoid the “summer slump” in math.
Check out the eye-catching activities described online at www.pbskidsgo.org/cyberchase including number puzzles, keeping track of summer earnings (and developing a budget to help with money math), charting progress in self-designed exercise programs such as swimming or biking, or learning about estimating – and when an answer that is close to the right answer is good enough for the question at hand.
Strengthen your kids’ math skills over the summer? It may be as simple as engaging your kids in the activities on Cyberchase on your local PBS station – including “sneak peeks” at new episodes, photos, and behind-the-scenes videos.