I have 10 and 9 year-old kids. We don't have school homework either (by design!) so do a little math enrichment at home. Here are a few options we liked:
- MOEMS contests and practices were great for problem solving. You can buy books of previous tests, and try them. Honestly, these are fun math puzzles to solve as an adult, too. This definitely helps them learn important strategies like organizing your work, bootstrapping from simpler problems, looking for patterns, etc.
- Khan academy is fun and gamified. It also helps with computer literacy a bit. The most useful feature for me is that it can quickly identify holes in their understanding.
- Sometimes we watch Numberphile or Stand-up Maths on Youtube if the content is interesting and age-appropriate. This is mostly to cultivate curiosity.
I agree with other posters that ideally there is a "math circle" to work on these items together. Although, sometimes a "family math circle" works, too...
- MOEMS contests and practices were great for problem solving. You can buy books of previous tests, and try them. Honestly, these are fun math puzzles to solve as an adult, too. This definitely helps them learn important strategies like organizing your work, bootstrapping from simpler problems, looking for patterns, etc.
- Khan academy is fun and gamified. It also helps with computer literacy a bit. The most useful feature for me is that it can quickly identify holes in their understanding.
- Sometimes we watch Numberphile or Stand-up Maths on Youtube if the content is interesting and age-appropriate. This is mostly to cultivate curiosity.
I agree with other posters that ideally there is a "math circle" to work on these items together. Although, sometimes a "family math circle" works, too...
Hope that helps!