Do you have a child currently struggling with basic addition and subtraction math facts? Perhaps the teacher has suggested flash cards or additional worksheets for your child. However, your child HATES these activities! Having a couple of kids myself in which assisting with homework has NOT been conducive to relationship building in any way whatsoever, I can so relate to the sick feeling a parent may get when a suggestion is made in which we know our child will shudder at.

So let’s look at other ways that may work for your child that can achieve the same result that flash cards would (but better because we can take the fighting with our kids out of it!) Here are some ways to make working on addition and subtraction facts fun.