| Developing a child's analytical and math skills at an | | | | completing their turn. For example, a blue five is |
| early age is a very important. The best way to | | | | showing and you play a blue three, so before you |
| introduce math and problem solving skills to a | | | | complete your turn, you must multiply the two |
| young child is through presenting it to them in the | | | | numbers and come up with fifteen.Another card |
| form of a game.Commonly Used GamesThere | | | | game that can be used to help with a child's math |
| are many card games today being slightly | | | | skills is blackjack. Although this game is originally |
| modified for teaching math to young children. All | | | | intended for gambling purposes, it can aid in the |
| of us are familiar with the game "Uno," perhaps | | | | development of a child's mental addition capabilities. |
| even played it a few times when we were | | | | This game forces you to add up your cards |
| younger. That game can easily be modified to | | | | quickly, while using your mental addition skills only. |
| help teach children develop their multiplication skills. | | | | For example, a child is dealt a seven and a six. |
| In the game "Uno," you must place cards in a pile | | | | They must immediately know that they are |
| according to color or number. For example, if it is | | | | holding thirteen. If they take one more card and |
| your turn and the card in play is a blue three, you | | | | get a five they must quickly figure out that they |
| must either play a blue card or a three of any | | | | have a total of eighteen. Knowing their card |
| color. The way to modify this game to help teach | | | | count, as well as how much more they need to |
| children math skills is to make them multiply the | | | | reach twenty-one will help them with both their |
| two numbers being played together before | | | | mental addition and subtraction skills. |