Math was something of a chore for Lucinda in 1st grade and she really resented my efforts (last summer) to make her practice basic addition and subtraction on worksheets every few days.
But we're having a better time with math this fall because her school purchased access to an Australian website/company called Mathletics (link here: www.mathletics.com.au). It lets children practice equations at their grade level and compete against the computer or children in countries all over the world to answer questions in 60 seconds.
Lucinda usually avoids overtly competitive situations (i.e. swim team, Student Council elections, aggressive soccer team), yet she loves, loves Mathletics. When Mathletics scans the globe to match her with other kids who are looking for a contest, she gleefully announces the players' names and countries ("Audrey from Australia! Mohammed from Qatar! John from the United States!) and doesn't mind whether she wins or loses.
Mathletics also lets teachers arrange homework for children to complete on their own time, and it's available to anyone with an Internet connex who buys the annual $100 subscription.
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