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We are sharing some fun after school math play with Goldfish® Princess crackers as part of a sponsored post.
This past year learning has taken a huge jump for the Little One.
Gone are the preschool days where it’s more about play time… now that she is in a mixed 1-6th grade class she actually wants to end playing early to keep on learning about more math and reading. We have been pretty good about reading a book each night before bed for reading practice and I’ve been trying to think of fun new ways to make math more fun too. Thankfully my middle daughter remembered her favorite way to learn math basics and that was with Goldfish®!
The girls all were educated in a Montessori manner which emphasizes hands on learning, so this was a perfect fit to how the little one is already learning at school… and then when we saw the new Goldfish Princess crackers we just knew the Little One would love this idea! She is the ultimate Princess fan… her whole room is decorated with princess EVERYTHING! Plus since Goldfish are one of her favorite kids snacks on the planet, we knew this would be a hit with her!
It’s all about the presentation for this one!
We set up a little princess table with Goldfish Princess crackers, her favorite ice water drink (we just add some lemon flavor to her water), a tiara, and a dress for her to put on. It was all waiting for her when she came home from school. She squealed when she saw everything set up because she knew she was in for some fun!
And there was a lot of fun that afternoon!
Using the Goldfish we worked some math problems. She totally got it and loved snacking on any extras in each problem she solved!
I used plain pieces of paper to let her write out some of the problems herself (after I made the initial ones to show her how). I started by writing 14+10=___, and then we added 14 Goldfish under the number 14, and 10 Goldfish under then number 10, and then she added up the two piles to get the answer!
She was so proud of herself to be able to solve it all on her own!
You could easily use a dry erase board too… but the little one liked to keep the pages to look back on the problems she was able to solve. I even saw her later in the week going back and setting them up again to solve.
It would be fun to make some of these ahead of time in packs of 1’s -10’s (1+1, 1+2, etc,) and maybe even laminate them. Or you can buy some that are already pre made. That way you or your little ones can take them out on their own and use them over and over again!
If you have a Princess fan in your home I totally recommend using the Goldfish Princess crackers and a tiara to make it even more special.
There was some major math celebrations happening and some “please take my picture with this one because I did it all on my own” shenanigans happening too! I see a math “wall of fame” in our future too to hang all of the problems she solves, and I couldn’t be happier about it!
I have all boys, so we will stick with the “regular” goldfish, but my boys also love to play with them. So fun!
Well, that’s the most fun way I’ve ever seen to practice math! I didn’t know Goldfish has a princess variety. Thanks for sharing!
I didn’t either until this week. I came across them in Target, and knew my little princess would adore them! They are so cute.
The visual and tactile elements will definitely help the learning process. This is a really good teaching idea!
I would have loved math MUCH more if I’d done it like this! That looks fun AND tasty. =D
What a great way to make math fun! Goldfish make a yummy snack.
My daughter will LOVE these! She’s all princesses all the time. Thanks so much!
I love fun (and food) math! This is such a great idea… and my tot loves pink! I will have to grab a few and start teaching her to count those fishies!
It’s always fun to play with food, especially pink food! We love to snack on goldfish and use them as a motivator for learning too! (Our favorites are the rainbow ones, but we’ll have to keep an eye out for the Princess fish!)
These are cute goldfish crackers. My daughter might actually try to learn with these tips/tricks. Right now she is stubborn and refusing to study.
We have tried some of the newer flavors of goldfish. Really like the Brownie flavor. Didn’t know they made princess ones. These are way too cute!!
Those are so cute! The idea of using them for math is great. Kids definitely need visuals when learning math!
Learning with food, love it! I might have to try this with my son.
How cute is your little princess? Love the idea of using goldfish for math!
This was just adorable! I love how cute and pink these little crackers are.
I have bought these before for my daughter. The only place we have seen them at is Target. Wish more stores carried them.
Good to know you can find them at Target! These look so fun!
When my 8 year old see the Princess Goldfish, she ALWAYS grabs them. I love doing Math with my girls by using food.
My daughter loved brightly colored food when she was little, like that pink butter! She would have been all over these.
It is so cute how they are pink, I haven’t had goldfish in a long time though. I used to be addicted, I would love some of those Princess ones!
This is such a fun learning activity! I would like to try something similar to this but use subtraction or multiplication instead.
Ohh if these are still around when my toddler is older this would be a great idea! My 3rd grader is learning division but I could probably work out how to use the crackers for that too!
Those goldfish princesses crackers looks so yummy and cute! I need those for my daughter 😀
We love goldfish and actually I just pulled them out a bit ago to help little Man with his math. HA! Thanks for the ideas 🙂
That’s awesome that she enjoys learning so much! What a great way to continue the teaching at home.
Those Princess Goldfish are so cute! I have all grandsons so they probably won’t like them, but I may just buy them for myself. 🙂
I almost bought a bag of these yesterday when I was shopping. They were tempting!
I know these snacks would motivate my kids! They would be counting in no time in exchange for some Gold Fish!
I’m with you – making learning a game or fun always gets my kids to hang in there longer. I did not know about these Princess Goldfish – they are awesome I need to get some for my little princess!
What a tasty way to learn math! I love that these are pink. So fun and girly!
Piling up goldfish is a neat way of helping kids solve math problems and equations. I love the creativity behind it. The kids looked like they really enjoyed the simple activity.
What a great idea for making learning more fun!
Super cute idea on their part. I wish I had a little princess to give these too.
That’s such a cute way to encourage learning math! I saw these princess goldfish crackers in the store and thought they were cute!
What a cute way to teach math. I need to try this in our homeschooling!
My favorite learning tip is to encourage kids to learn as much as possible and to let them make a lesson plan to teach mom, dad, and siblings. Mary made me a mother’s day snack with Goldfish Whales and chocolate rocks. What a treat it would be to use the different goldfish crackers for a find the difference lesson.
I didn’t know they had a princess version! I like how they are pink!
This is such a fun idea! I am definitely going to be doing this with my youngest daughter. I just stocked up on goldfish, too!
These are super cute games, my little girl would love them! I need to grab some at the store!
I am so excited to show my daughter the princess goldfish crackers. We use them for helping her to do her math questions. It makes learning fun and yummy.
This is such a fun way to teach maths to little ones. Who can resist a little treat when learning is involved? 🙂
These are cute. I just saw them in the store the other day. We have been known to use our snacks to help with math too
Well that’s a fun way to get the kids to do Math. 🙂 I’ve got a goldfish lover in the house…. I should buy his teen sister the princess crackers and tell him they’re for girls. Bet he’d argue with me. 😉
This is such a cute idea! I know as a teacher I often incorporate snacks and other tangible things in math lessons to increase student’s interest!
This is a wonderful way to teach math. I’ve never thought of using goldfish. We just discovered this princess goldfish not long ago, my kids love them!
What a great idea! I’m so trying this with my toddler. She’s learning how to count and this could help.
Math is very important!!
What a cute fun way to teach the kids. And… I can always brush up on my math too…. It has never been a strong subject for me.
That’s great idea. Teaching your kids in a fun ways is more easy and they learn so fast.
I do this with my son too, but with different snack though. I love how we’re having a good time and learning at the same time. I don’t really like math that’s why I do it through fun ways (where I could also enjoy!).
I just love Goldfish crackers and so does the boychild. She looks so happy and adorable, glad you got double use out of them.
This is a great way to fit some learning in. We used the gold fish with our boy.
The goldfish princess crackers sound so cute – and the images you have are even more cute – what a great way to use a fun food to learn and
Great way to help teach your little ones!