{"id":80,"date":"2016-10-27T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumon-us-english-blog.local\/blog\/spooktacular-games-brainy-halloween\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:50:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T15:50:53","slug":"spooktacular-games-brainy-halloween","status":"publish","type":"canadian_english","link":"https:\/\/www.kumon.com\/resources\/canadian_english\/spooktacular-games-brainy-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooktacular Games for a Brainy Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We understand that parents may be dreading Halloween when they think about the amount of sugar their children will be consuming. Talk about quadrupled energy levels! However, we at Kumon we like to look at every occasion as a potential learning opportunity. \u00a0How, you ask?<\/p>\n<p>Well, we know one thing\u2019s for sure: children love candy. On an average day, as parents, if we offer our children candy, it\u2019s because they\u2019ve worked hard and candy serves as a motivating reward. So why does Halloween have to be any different? Why not make children earn this candy the same way they would on any other day?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Trick-or-Treating\u00a0with\u00a0Math<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/trick-or-treat-math1.jpeg\" alt=\"trick or treat - math style\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use\u00a0trick-or-treating as an opportunity to test your children\u2019s math skills. Every time they ring the doorbell,\u00a0 ask them simple math questions. Make these fun questions like adding or subtracting the first and second digit of the home\u2019s address or ask them to pick a handful of candy from their bag and count the number of treats they have in their hand. Then, they have to take that number and multiply or divide it by a number of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>For every question they get right, they\u2019ll get a candy in their trick-or-treat\u00a0baskets!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"rtecenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Pumpkin Math<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/pumpkin-math1.jpeg\" alt=\"have fun with pumpkin math\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another fun game to play at home uses a few pumpkins and some basic math skills. You can involve a few of your child\u2019s friends for this activity. Cut open the pumpkin and ask the children to estimate how many seeds are in the pumpkin and then they\u2019ll count the number of seeds to determine whose estimate is the closest to the actual number.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the pumpkins to estimate weight. Children will take turns passing around the pumpkins and guess how much they weigh. Incorporate additional math practice by asking the children to determine the difference between the actual weight and their closest prediction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><strong><em>What games can you come up with to make Halloween a learning experience? Let us know in the comments section below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"rtecenter\"><em>To find out how else you can integrate learning in children\u2019s everyday lives, visit <\/em><a href=\"\/resources\/blog\" aria-label=\"Kumon\u00e2\u0080\u0099s blog\"><em>Kumon\u2019s blog<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think Halloween is just a day for children to pump themselves full of sugar? 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