Tricks to learning those math facts

Boring, boring, boring.  I have heard it many times.  Learning those math facts can be very boring.  Here are a few ideas to help with it.
    1. Play math wars.  Divide a deck of cards in half, giving a half to each of the two players.  Tens and face cards are worth 10.  At go each player turns over their top card, the first person to add the two together correctly gets both cards.  The game is over when one person has all the cards.It helps if there is a referee for disputed sums.
    2. Shoot for the stars.  You will need paper, pencil and two dice.This is a great game for the little guys. Choose a number between 50 and 100.  Divide the paper in half, writing each player's name is a section.  The first player throws both dice, adds the two dice together and puts the total on their half of the paper.  The next player then does the same thing. 
     On the second round the players roll the dice, add the two dice together and then add that total to the last number on their paper.  Ex.,  If on the first roll I got a 5 and a 2, I would write down 7.  Then, if on the next roll I got a 6 and a 4 I would add those two numbers together, get 10 and then add that 10 to the 7 I already have and get 17.  This process would continue until one of the players reaches the chosen number.
     3. Play crib.  Teach your child how to play crib.  It is a great game for practicing addition, up to 31.

Have fun