Many students struggle greatly with retaining the meaning of math terms because they are not used in the daily life of a child. You never hear
a child exclaim, Wow, did you see the sum of my video game scores??!!!
So, what’s a parent to do when they constantly hear, “What does sum
mean again?” The child may know perfectly well how to perform the math,
but can’t get started because they are unable recall the meaning of the
term. The best way to cement the meaning into their memory is to give
them a story to associate the word and definition.
them remember that the word sum means to use addition to solve the
problem.
“A chef ADDS “sum” of this and “sum” of that to create a tasty dish.”
Memory Trigger: The word “sum” should trigger the mental picture of the
chef ADDING “sum” of this and “sum” of that to his bowl.
Note: For the next two days our Memory Trigger print book is the Deal of the Day at our store and available for only $3.95. Check it out!
