Very Basic Ideas for math:
-Try the library, grab a book on math games, or borrow a book about math. Several easy readers are 'math stories' where the main characters use basic math for cooking, or sports scores. Read to your kids, with your kids, and for your kids. Try a game or two every week, if you like it keep it, if not toss it.
-Play the games you already have, but make a rule no parent can be banker, nor count their own dice.
-Bake, again make a rule parents can't do the math. It will take about an hour the first time or two as you patiently wait for the kid to count, add or whatever. Grab a good book to occupy your time while they do all the math for any recipe.
-Play how many...fingers, toes, noses, eyes, tines on all the forks, or whatever at the table during lunch. (for 'skip counting' or counting by 2s 5s, 4s) If you are serving say carrots give everyone 3 or 7 to practice skip counting by other numbers.
-Build puzzles and play with legos. I am not sure why, but these two skills seem to help all academics, and yet they are fun.
-Buy or borrow a Reader Rabbit game, go for the overall type so your kid can practice skills they are good at and not feel math is the only thing the game is about. call it by the name not the grade level so no one minds if you need a year behind. (or ahead!)
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