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Fun Summer Math Activities

Summer break from school can mean lost skills by autumn. There are a considerable number of fun summer activities which can help the child to continue practicing skills they have learned and be ready for the start of the new school year. Children need to get their hands and feet involved in the learning process.

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Prepare a Math Box with items that help practice math skills. Be sure to include items such as: a. String, pipe cleaners and colored beads of different sizes for stringing. b. Multi-colored candies c. Stickers d. Math A Big Deal! card game http://mathabigdeal.com/how_to_purchase_math_a_big_deal_cards e. Ruler, compass, protractor, calculator f. Pencil, scissors and pad of paper g. Side walk chalk (hopscotch) h. Empty containers measuring ounce, pint, gallon, etc for water and sand play. Help young children practice early math skills such as: counting by ones, skip counting by 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, add "1 more" and "take away 1, sequencing or making up patterns measuring Older children can use the same items to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and skip counting, division and fraction skills as well.

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Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

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