{"id":10790,"date":"2017-09-10T19:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T19:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumon-us-english-blog.local\/blog\/inspiring-love-math-your-children\/"},"modified":"2023-08-30T10:06:20","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T14:06:20","slug":"inspiring-love-math-your-children","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/inspiring-love-math-your-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring a Love of Math in Your Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you first hear your kids say something like, \u201cWhen am I ever going to use math in real life?\u201d, you might chuckle to yourself because you thought the same thing at one time. But by now you know math is useful in adult life. Here are a few ways you can inspire a love of math in your children.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 300px; height: 449px;\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-tips-love-math-kids-pinterest.jpeg\" alt=\"math tips - how to inspire a love of math in your kids\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\">\u201cWhen am I ever going to use Math?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">The next time you are faced with this question as a parent or teacher, let your kids know that there are many ways they will use math skills throughout their entire lives:<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Home Improvement<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/build-it-with-math.png\" alt=\"build it better with math skills\" \/><figcaption>Build it Better with Math!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You might not realize just how much math a handyman does on an average day. This can be an easy way to connect to math to the real world. Inspire your kids\u2019 math ability with examples like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electrical (Measurement)<\/li>\n<li>Carpentry (Geometry)<\/li>\n<li>Tiling (Area)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8230; what will you create?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Exercise, Health, and Fitness<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/strong-math-makes-strong-body.png\" alt=\"strong math skills make for a strong body\" \/><figcaption>Strong Math, Strong Body!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Assuming your kids don\u2019t need to be convinced that exercise is worthwhile, there are plenty of ways to show them how math factors into fitness.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calorie Counting (Mental Math)<\/li>\n<li>Weightlifting (Calculation)<\/li>\n<li>Cardio (Efficiency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8230; use math to add to your health!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Jobs and Work<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cool-jobs-that-use-math.png\" alt=\"cool jobs use math!\" \/><figcaption>Cool Jobs Use Math!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreambox.com\/blog\/7-dream-jobs-that-require-math\" aria-label=\"whole bunch of dream jobs\">whole bunch of dream jobs<\/a>\u00a0that require top-notch math skills to be successful. Here are a few inspirational career choices that require math:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sports Announcer (Statistics)<\/li>\n<li>Fighter Pilot (Trigonometry)<\/li>\n<li>Game Designer (Coding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8230; and that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Financial Management<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-money.png\" alt=\"math skills to make more money\" \/><figcaption>Math Makes Money!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This one should be easy to sell to your kids. Money is directly linked with numbers, but if you want to inspire your kids to do more than master basic addition and subtraction, you\u2019ll need to show them some bigger examples. Try inspiring your kids by telling them how they could use math to make more money:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Big Purchases (Percentages)<\/li>\n<li>Budgeting (Arithmetic)<\/li>\n<li>Buying a House (Algebra)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8230; the smart money is on math!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Food Preparation<\/h3>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/math-in-the-kitchen.png\" alt=\"put math to work in the kitchen\" \/><figcaption>Math in the Kitchen!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You might think that the average chef has bigger fish to fry, but calculation in the kitchen isn\u2019t a rarity, it\u2019s a necessity! Here are some of math-infused points to inspire your kids to get cooking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Measurements (Volume + Weight)<\/li>\n<li>Temperature (Calculations)<\/li>\n<li>Portions (Fractions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>&#8230; master math, master chef!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong>How do you answer questions like the infamous, &#8220;When am I ever going to use math&#8221;?<br \/>\nLet us know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\">Check out this infographic poster we made for more ideas!<br \/>\nTake a look below (or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/math-inspiration-kids\" aria-label=\"click here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to view it full-sized in another tab):<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/math-inspiration-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/inspire-love-math-kids.jpeg\" alt=\"Inspire a love of math in your kids\" width=\"398\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em>If you are looking for ways to give your child an academic boost, you&#8217;re in the right place! For more information on how Kumon can help your child improve their math skills this school year,\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/ca-en\/locations?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=CA%20blog%20locations\">visit a centre near you<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen am I ever going to use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/ca-en\/math-program?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Referral&amp;utm_campaign=CA%20blog%20math\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Math<\/a>?&#8221; The next time you are faced with this question, let your kids know that there are many ways they will use math skills throughout their entire lives!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":10873,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","subjects":[232],"class_list":["post-10790","canadian_english","type-canadian_english","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","subjects-math-tips"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Inspiring a Love of Math in Your Children - Student Resources<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cWhen am I ever going to use Math?&quot; 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