Some students seem to have a natural aptitude for math, easily grasping concepts and performing well. For other students, however, learning mathematical operations can be a challenge. One method of teaching students math is to use games that make learning fun. If the students enjoy learning, they want to learn.
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As we all know, attitude is key to most things that we do, and teaching fractions is no exception. Before trying to teach something, it is important to sort out your own experiences first.

What do you think about math? When you were in school, do you hate math? Find it boring and useless? Does math make sense to you?

The answers to these questions may just be determining how effective a teacher you are.
Good teachers and effective teachers love the subject they are teaching, or at least aren’t totally negative about it. If a teacher feels negatively toward math, children will pick up on subtle clues and they too will feel negatively towards math. Two major factors in the student’s achievement in math are the way it is taught and the way the teachers feel about math.

Stay positive, and if possible, enthusiastic about math. If this is difficult, you may want to look at your past experiences, feelings and beliefs and work on changing them. This is an ongoing process. In the meantime, look at math examples that you can be enthusiastic about. Concrete, daily life examples are always valuable. Think of practice examples of using fractions in the kitchen, or around the house. Any example like this is good! Start off using examples that are concrete and that you can feel enthusiastic about, and you will pass on your enthusiasm, and avoid passing on negativity to your students.

Using games to teach fractions creates a fun and relaxed atmosphere in the classroom for both students and the teacher.

Treat your math class just like other subject, not as a difficult and un-learnable subject. The more positive you can be, and the more ‘real’ you can make learning math—the more students will learn and retain what they learn.

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Teaching multiplication usually involves students reciting their times facts in a sing-song voice, whether it is one set or multiple sets at a time. Multiplication worksheets are common, and students fill in a new row and column at the beginning of each new set. While both of these methods are effective at teaching students basic multiplication, they have the drawback of causing students to mentally run through tables or silently recite the facts when trying to come up with the answer for a test. By adding creative methods of teaching multiplication, teachers can help students become more adept at recalling multiplication facts.
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Making Fractions Easy for Kids

In solving math problems, practice is the most important skill to acquire. Routine memorization won’t help your students develop thinking skills. Try using the following methods to make learning fractions easy and fun for your students:

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