Years ago, my kids (the original Doodles, the real-life characters from my Doodles Do Algebra math book series) were having trouble getting the rules for arithmetic with decimal numbers down solid so I made a game to help them: Decimal Derby.
Decimal Derby is fun to play and since each player chooses their playing piece out of their personal collection of toys, the game becomes personalized to each child.
My little secret is that the game is so much fun that the Hub and I play it when the kids are not around… but now that I think about it, maybe that just simple means we are both terribly geeky parents.
Either way, the game does teach a child how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide by decimals and whole numbers.
And for an algebra curriculum that helps you to teach your kids successfully, using the methods used by Ben Franklin and George Washington and our other great founders, try my Doodles Do Algebra series.
I hope you enjoy it!
