Everyday your local newspaper arrives on your doorstep. But the pages are also one of the best sources of material for developing relevant exercises for practicing math skills and concepts. Read the accompanying activities to see what we mean. There's also allowance for enrichment and reviewing. Thus, when appropriate, activities are classified into one of these categories.
Level of difficulty varies as well.
Use what fits your children's abilities and what seems to interest them most . If anyone thinks math is foreign or irrelevant to his life, try this activity. Determine the monthly salary of each. Save coupons from the newspaper for one week. Add up the amount of potential savings accrued from these coupons.