My son is learning Roman Numerals now
By Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
Malaysia
December 1, 2015 9:15pm CST
I haven't officially start teaching my 6 year old son any lessons yet, but he is always interested in Math.
He found some Roman Numerals and kept asking me how to write them. I didn't really learn Roman Numerals as well, but just knew the basic ones - I, V and X from some books, mostly from the table of contents.
Just now, he came to me and wanted to know more. Say, how to write 35. So, I went to Internet and searched for it. I just knew that there are L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000. Now, my son is busy writing out the Arabic Numerals and Roman Numerals now. It may be a good addition and subtraction practice for him too. 
It's always great to be with the children, as I always get to learn something new all the time.
Did you learn Roman Numerals in school or did you just learn it on your own?
Image: This is the worksheet my son created for the Roman Numerals. He is writing more now, including L, C, D, M.
It's always great to be with the children, as I always get to learn something new all the time.
Did you learn Roman Numerals in school or did you just learn it on your own?
Image: This is the worksheet my son created for the Roman Numerals. He is writing more now, including L, C, D, M.13 people like this
12 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
2 Dec 15
we learned that during our elementary years; now, I feel "disorientated" with the C, L, and M.
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@LaDeBoheme (2004)
• United States
2 Dec 15
@kaka135 CM is 900. XL is 40. Ask your son if I am correct? 
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Dec 15
Roman Numerals were never part of my school curriculum, but of course I am quite familiar with them. They can still be useful because they are in use in some situations.
The one factor that does seem to catch a few people out is that with Roman Numerals you have to make each decimal figure individually. For example: 99 would be XCIX and not IC.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
13 Dec 15
@kaka135 You will find Roman numerals used often for the date of a film. We also see them for television show release dates here in England, so I assume that it may be similar in your country.
Many people fail to notice these, but see them more often than they realise.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Dec 15
That's interesting. Thank you for telling me that. My son has actually written the roman numerals over 150, but I didn't see whether he got them correctly. I will definitely check out for 99.
I usually only see the roman numerals up to 12, that's why I only knew I, V and X.
I usually only see the roman numerals up to 12, that's why I only knew I, V and X.1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
13 Dec 15
Honestly, I'm not even good at Roman Numerals now! Your son knows more than me! With technology and all, searching for roman numerals or even a convertor is faster... when I went to school, we only had to know the basics and nothing in depth so that's great he has interest in learning!! 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 15
I can't remember that subject being included in our Math lessons before. I learned it by myself, I think. I know they didn't teach my son that in his kindergarten either.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 15
@cahaya1983 Congratulations! A new start. He's just the same age as my elder son.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 15
@kaka135 He'll start Year 1 in January, yay! 
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@LaDeBoheme (2004)
• United States
2 Dec 15
35 = XXXV
I learned Roman numerals in school decades ago. I am not even sure they still teach them in schools in the US anymore, do they?
Fantastic your son is showing an aptitude and interest in math and you are encouraging him. Very impressive worksheet from a six year-old!
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 15
I didn't know 35 in Roman Numeral until today.
I wonder if school still teaches Roman Numerals today. There was once I read a discussion in Facebook. A parent asked why we need to learn Roman Numerals. Though I do not see the real need of learning it, I think it's something good to know. We still get to see the basic Roman Numerals in some table of contents and clocks. Now I see, it helps the children to learn more, and learn some basic addition and subtraction too.
Thanks for the compliment. My son has always been asking me about Math, and I think it's time to slowly teach him formally.
I wonder if school still teaches Roman Numerals today. There was once I read a discussion in Facebook. A parent asked why we need to learn Roman Numerals. Though I do not see the real need of learning it, I think it's something good to know. We still get to see the basic Roman Numerals in some table of contents and clocks. Now I see, it helps the children to learn more, and learn some basic addition and subtraction too.
Thanks for the compliment. My son has always been asking me about Math, and I think it's time to slowly teach him formally. 1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
2 Dec 15
We did learn them in School and they come in handy at the end of some old movies if you care to know the year they were made.
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 15
Thanks. I have no idea what other 6 year old children are learning, but my son doesn't go to school, and I only plan to start his formal lessons in grade 1 (which is next year), so he just picks up things on his interest. His main job now is actually PLAY all the time.
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