[Prologue] To my mother who is once again facing math

Chapter 1.
The child you like will eventually do well.

The person who suffers more than the mother is the child.
The only person who knows my child better than a private education expert
How to use it like this:

Chapter 2.
Numbers and Operations: Number Concept Games to Raise Children Strong in Numbers

1.
Numbers up to 9 are the first step into the world of mathematics.
2.
Teaching and gathering are stepping stones to addition and subtraction.
3.
Ten's Compensation is the Hidden Aid of Raising and Lowering
4.
Three Counting Skills to Develop Your Child's Counting Sense
5.
Navigation for understanding place value of numbers up to 100
6.
Do numbers have counterparts? The hidden secrets of odd and even numbers.
7.
One by one? Or in groups? Learn two-digit numbers easily.
8.
Single-digit addition and subtraction are the foundation of basic arithmetic skills.
9.
Two-digit addition and subtraction are extended versions of carrying and borrowing.
10.
Multiplication is another name for repeated addition.
11.
Approaching division with an easy experience rather than difficult symbols

Chapter 3.
Change and Relationships: Regular Play for Raising Logic-Strengthening Children

1.
Practice your reasoning skills with color patterns!
2.
Grab your logic skills with shape patterns!
3.
Develop your predictive skills with number patterns!
4.
Build your fundamental functional skills with complex shape patterns!

Chapter 4.
Shapes and Measurement: Sensory Play That Raises Children with Structure

1.
The first plane figure encountered through seeing, touching, and drawing
2.
The first step to learning spatial sense through shape stacking play
3.
Movement of shapes by pushing, turning, and flipping
4.
Don't just look! Develop your measuring skills with weight measurement.
5.
Time flies! Feel the ticking clock and the 30 minutes tick by.
6.
Arbitrary units are a shortcut to mathematical curiosity.

Chapter 5.
Data and Possibilities: A Thinking Game That Raises Data-Reading Children

1.
Color sorting activity, the start of organizing data!
2.
There's more than one standard! The power to find common ground and solve problems.
3.
Tables and graphs that organize complex problems at a glance

Chapter 6.
Three keywords to complete the excellent, excellent, and excellent grades: mind, workbook, and storybook.

1.
Three tips for moms who make the most of their children's classes
2.
Math workbooks? Knowing how to use them will make you a 100% ally.
3. List of Math Best Friend Fairy Tales by Math Field

[Epilogue] One heart of love is enough

One pack of jelly can teach a four-year-old child all four basic arithmetic operations!
Renowned environmental design expert Lim Ga-eun's math games for children ages 4-7 create math prodigies.
A fun way to master 1st and 2nd grade math before going to school!

Teacher Lim Ga-eun, one of the top instructors recruited by educational institutions nationwide, specializes in elementary special education.
An uncommon background among active educators.
In fact, among the creators of the elementary roadmap course at the Seoul National University of Education Lifelong Education Center, he is the only one who majored in special education.
The fact that teacher Im Ga-eun, also known as 'Teacher Eun-rit', specializes in 'educational environment construction' is not unrelated to her background.
Teacher Lim excels at accurately understanding the developmental stages and learning characteristics of children from 4 years old to early elementary school students, and designing study environments and play activities that are appropriate for them.
The fact that the slow learners in his classroom particularly enjoy math has to do with the math games he created himself.


“My Child Will Definitely Be Good at Math” (2025, published by Mulli-Gip-i) is a guide to math play that was born after a struggle with Se-min (pseudonym), who hated math so much that he refused to take classes.
Semin, a slow learner, was a child who hated math extremely.
After entering elementary school, I tried every possible way to study math, but after experiencing great stress and disappointment, I finally gave up and realized, "I'm just bad at math." After that, I never even sat down.
I pretended to look for things in my locker during class, and only sat down when the bell rang for recess.
How should I teach fractions to someone like Se-min?
After much thought, teacher Im Ga-eun decided to approach the subject as a play using a board game called “Make a Pie.”
By fitting pie-shaped pieces together, you can intuitively understand the size of the fraction, and naturally learn the concept of adding fractions and equivalent fractions.
Mathematics is a subject in which the experience of solving problems on your own is more important than anything else.
Se-min, who experienced the sense of accomplishment of solving concepts that had previously seemed difficult, became a child who found math fun and studied it.

Toddlers aged 4 to 7, who have all the characteristics of slow learners, are the ones who need to learn math through play and games.
However, many parents in Korea use this precious time to give their children simple arithmetic workbooks.
After all the struggles, when I finally solve two worksheets, I feel relieved because of the vain sense of accomplishment that I have accomplished something.
But it is from this very moment that the ‘math fear’ of Korean children begins.
Of course, it is important to work on a workbook consistently, but what should come before that is ‘learning math through play.’
By playing the 24 math games introduced in this book with your child, you will be able to learn all the basic concepts of first and second grade math.
This is why parents of children aged 4 to 7 must read “My Child Will Definitely Be Good at Math.”

With just jelly and a sketchbook, you can learn elementary school 1st and 2nd grade math concepts!
It's OK for moms who aren't confident in math and slow learners alike!

The part where you can see the true nature of this book as a 'playful math' is the jelly-eating game on pages 61-63 of the main text.
The content is simple.
If you cut out the math kit provided as an appendix and place the jelly on the number plates from 1 to 9 one by one, you will learn the basic concept of addition, which is collecting. If you take them out one by one and eat them, you will learn the basic concept of subtraction, which is dividing.
If you space out numbers at regular intervals, such as 1, 3, 5, 7, you will learn the basic concept of multiplication, which is 'repeatedly adding the same number', and if you subtract them at regular intervals, you will learn the basic concept of division.
By learning by putting my favorite jelly on and taking it out to eat, I can use all five senses, and I can truly learn the basic concepts of the four basic arithmetic operations.

The book is designed so that you can play 24 math games at home by simply folding the 12 math packages provided as appendices.
The basic principles of elementary mathematics, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as shapes and graphs, are all organized into speech bubbles so that they can be explained to children while actually playing.
This is why even if a mother is not confident in math or her child hates math, she can study math happily without getting upset or fighting.


'They say board games are great for developing math skills, but how do you play them?'
24 ways to use board games that will make you want to play more as you learn and play more as you learn!

The book contains detailed instructions on how to use not only the math games designed by Im Ga-eun herself, but also 24 board games that are popular among children who are good at math, to learn math.
It provides detailed guidance on various methods to help children aged 4 to 7 develop their mathematical skills through 24 board games, including Frog Egg Eating, Counting Numbers, and Stack Burger.
This list of board games is not only for math play, but is also used in many centers for infants and toddlers receiving play therapy or speech therapy, so it can provide a variety of stimulation for both bright and slow children.
If you know there's a game you like but don't know how to play, you can use it with your child through this book.