Use physical items like LEGO bricks or Cheerios to show why doubling and halving works.
It’s great for any problem involving a 5 or an even number. 4. "Front-End" Addition Mental Math Kids Can't Resist!: Tips, Short-cut...
Give the kid the "trick" and give yourself a calculator. Race to see who gets the answer first. (Let them win!) Use physical items like LEGO bricks or Cheerios
Cut one number in half and double the other. The answer stays the same. Example: 14 x 5 Half of 14 is 7. Double of 5 is 10. . (Much easier than 14 x 5!) "Front-End" Addition Give the kid the "trick" and
Making math feel like a game rather than a chore is the "secret sauce" for helping kids master numbers. When kids realize they can solve problems faster than a calculator can be turned on, their confidence skyrockets.
Standard school math teaches kids to work right-to-left (ones, then tens). Mental math is much faster . The Trick: Add the "big" values first. Example: 64 + 28 Add the tens: Add the ones: