One of the best ways to motivate little kids to learn math (n = 2 admittedly) is to present it as secrets for cheating.
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I just showed my 5 yo how if you know 4^2 = 16, you can say how many balls are in a 4 x 4 square without counting them all.
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When he actually counted them and found that he was right, there were 16, he was delighted.
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Hacker in the making
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There's a great video of a math teacher blowing his students minds with "fill in the square" – you'd love it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McDdEw_Fb5E …
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Thank you so much! You just gave me the best present one can give: something I can teach my kids.
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I remember that feeling - discovering that math is kinda like magic. Awesome that you're doing this with your kid.
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This! It's great to connect math to everyday topics. I love showing kids math with dates and ages. Ex: today's date has all odd num, 1 prime
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My first math trick I learned was about 9 multiples up to 90 adding to 9. That was a fun one
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Past that they add up to 18, which adds up to 9
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That feeling when you fully understand a math concept is pure euphoria
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