Learning Math Online

Math is usually one of the hardest subjects to learn, due to its nature of having many formulas, axioms, equations, and fractions. However, if children start learning it through play, math will be integrated in a natural way, and the child will not even notice that he or she is actually learning. If familiar items that children are already interested in are used during the learning and playing process, they will acquire the knowledge much better. During purposeful play, opportunities for both mathematical thinking and understanding will emerge naturally.

Online Games That Make Math Interesting

Parents should always try to become involved in their children's mathematics education. The number of resources, which offer parents various math games that engage children in mathematical thinking and problem solving, is numerous. These activities illustrate the mathematics that children can experience at home, at the grocery store, and while traveling.

Considering that children are spending more and more time next to the computer, online games are the best way to keep them interested and entertained. This website offers various free interactive and educational games, which help children develop skills in mathematics. These games are suited for children ages preschool through 8^th grade. 

1.   Math basketball is a game in which the player must put the ball in the hoop. The ball is passed from player to player and then the shot will be made to win the game. In order to do that, the child will need to correctly answer a few math questions.

2.   In Night Swimmers, the player needs to avoid getting electrified by jellyfish while navigating a school of fish to the right answer. Fish are maneuvered with the use of a mouse. Finally, the turtle will swim by, carrying a math problem to be answered.  

3.   In Math Baseball, the website will automatically give a player a math problem. Then the child needs to enter the answer to the problem and hit the "Swing" button. If he or she answers correctly, they will make a hit. Fun brain will decide if the hit is a single, double, triple, or home run based on the difficulty of the problem. If the answer is wrong, the child will get an out. The game is over after three outs.

4.   Shape Surveyor is an excellent geometry game. After a child has selected the difficulty level – easy, medium, hard, or super brain – the game can start. A rectangle with the dimensions labeled will appear on the screen. The child must calculate the area or perimeter of the rectangle, depending on what he or she has previously chosen to calculate. For each problem that gets a correct solution, a player will receive a piece of an archeological puzzle. The game is over when all the puzzle pieces are shown.

5.   For algebra lovers, there is also a fun game called Operation Order Algebra. The player needs to help Tortisaurus finish building his stone pyramid. To do so, a player will be shown three numbers and an equation. He or she has to type in the correct number in the correct place to complete the equation. A child can also choose between three levels: easy (where only addition and subtraction are offered), medium (in which multiplication is added to the other two operations), and hard (which includes all mathematical operations).

Teachers and parents can confidently encourage students to use online educational games during their free time in class, or at home. Online games will help students revise what they have learned in class and acquire new skills they need to further their education. The best part is that they don’t even notice that they are learning, because they think it’s just a game they enjoy playing.