Celebrate Mathematics with Math Puzzles, Trivia and Journal Topics from Sylvan Learning Centre

Education experts agree that a solid foundation and comfort with math is fundamental for academic success and throughout life. By experiencing math in fun and creative ways, children can learn to love and appreciate math as a part of their daily routine.

Math presents a great opportunity for families to work and play together with fun, interactive math activities. To help, Sylvan Learning Centre is offering a free online Math Activity Booklet to encourage and renew children’s interests in math learning and discovery. The entire family can enjoy the activities focused on math, writing, reading and research skills, which help children understand the role that math plays in the classroom, at home and in the workforce.

Sylvan Learning Centre’s online Math Activity Booklet provides 30 days of math writing topics, trivia, questions and puzzles. Children can log on to www.educate.com/activities and download or print the day’s activities and play the game of math.

Math isn’t just about numbers and calculations. It’s also about understanding how math is used in everyday life. The writing topics let children explore their imaginations and open themselves up to a wonderful world of math. Sample writing topics include:

- Write about a career that uses math on a daily basis.
- Write about a book you read that used or talked about math.
- Imagine a day without math. How would you figure out how much you could buy with your allowance or tell time? Write about a day without math and how you would do things differently.

Math is essential and can be enjoyable. Sylvan’s online activity booklet makes math more fun and approachable by linking it to real-world examples and using games and activities to encourage math discovery in children.

Sylvan Learning Centre is the largest organization of its kind in the industry. Sylvan's trained and certified teachers provide personalized instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep. For tips on helping your child develop stronger skills, visit Sylvan Learning Centre’s “Tips for Parents and Students” page on the web at www.educate.com/tips. For more information about Sylvan Learning Centre, phone 1-800-31-SUCCESS.