New AnswerGirls Online Column Makes Math Fun With Japanese Counting Exercise

Online, October 28, 2010 (Newswire.com) - The latest AnswerGirls Solutions Column is all about making math fun for kids. If you make math more fun, your children will gain confidence, and that makes learning math easier. To help you get started the AnswerGirls teach everyone to count to ten in Japanese in this week's column. Read it at http://www.answergirls.com/solutions007102710.html.

Too often teachers and parents make math all about memorizing facts. And although facts are important in math, if you can find ways to make math fun you'll give your kids an edge on fellow students.

So, why not teach them to count to ten in a foreign language, show them how to do a few nifty math magic tricks, or help them to learn some interesting math trivia. Their math confidence will soar as they impress their friends and teachers.

The AnswerGirls also have a downloadable e-booklet filled with fun math trivia and games. Written by a teacher, "Fun with Numbers: Turn Children on to Math" teaches kids simple math shortcuts, magic tricks that they can do with numbers, how to count to ten in four languages, fun number trivia, and a whole lot more.

Solutions, the AnswerGirls weekly online column, is all about creative thinking and simple solutions. Published every Wednesday, each column tackles a fresh problem, providing readers with a simple solution. Read it at www.AnswerGirls.com.