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 math skills they have learned and be ready for the start of the new school year.

Follow up:

Prepare a Math Box with items that practice math skills. Be sure to include items such as:

1. String, pipe cleaners and colored beads of different sizes for stringing
2. Multi-colored candies
3. Stickers
4. Math A Big Deal! card game
5. Ruler, compass, protractor, calculator
6. Pencil, scissors and pad of paper

Help young children practice early math skills such as counting by ones, skip counting, add 1 more, take away 1, sequencing or making up patterns. Older children can use the same items to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and skip counting, division and fraction skills as well.