Intelligence Test
August 04, 2011
My daughter Madison, a rising 1st grader puts down her Wii remote and meets me at the table for her 5-minute math lesson. I hand her the paper, which reads
5 + 3 =
8 – 5 =
8 – 3 =
She fills in the answers, 8, 3, and 5 then says, “mom that’s too easy.”
I hand her the second paper that reads
91 + 6 = 97
97 – 91 =
97 – 6 =
Again she fills in the answers, 6 and 91 then says, “mom that’s too easy.”
I hand her the third paper that reads
$ + @ = #
# - $ =
# - @ =
Once again she fills in the answers, @ and $ then says, “Mom am I done?”
Comments: 2



Viviane (August 07, 2011)
TKC!
Wow! What a great idea to just use a few minutes to challenge our children’s minds and teach them these math facts! I’m going to use these activities with my granddaughter. Thank you.
Angela (August 19, 2011)
That really is pretty amazing!! It is a great idea to have them think mathematically for a little lesson every day. I will also use this for my daughter and my son eventually.