Shooting Hoops Multiplication

What You Need:

• Index cards
• Pen
• Basketball or small ball
• Basketball hoop or waste basket
• Paper

What You Do:

1. If you don't have a set of multiplication flashcards, write the multiplication facts that your child needs to practice on a set of index cards and write the answers on the back.
2. Head to the hoops! If you don't have a basketball court nearby, use an empty waste basket as the "hoop" and get a small ball to toss into the basket. If your child is a sports fan, encourage them to wear their favorite team jersey!
3. Now you're ready to play! Hold up a flash card and have your child give you the answer. If they guess correctly, give them a point. Then toss them the ball and have them make a shot. If the ball makes it into the hoop, give them one more point and keep track of their points on a sheet of paper.
4. If they don't know the correct answer, show them what it is. Put the card to the side and go through a few more cards, come back to the equation they didn't know, and ask them again. Be sure to make a note of the equations they have trouble with so that you can start off with those the next time you play to keep track of their progress.
5. Go through the flashcards until they reach 21 points. Then, start over!
6. Up the ante by adding one more player to the game and competing to see who can get to 21 first.