For most children, the month of August will be spent living out the last weeks of summer vacation. The many hours of sunshine will leave your child feeling renewed and refreshed, so why not also take the time to sharpen their math skills? Summer is the perfect time to prepare your child for a strong school year ahead!

Welcome to Mathnasium’s Math Tricks series. Today we are sharing a trick to find a quarter of any number.

The word quarter means “four parts the same,” or “four equal parts.” To find a quarter of a number, we first cut the number in half and then cut it in half again, which means we find the half-of-a-half.

Summer travels get us from point A to point B, but have you ever measured the distance traveled? Today’s math activity helps you do just that by finding the differences between distances. And whether you find yourself traveling in a car, on a plane, or simply on a walk to the park, we also have some fun math games to keep you entertained!