Resources to Help Your Child With Math

At Home With Math
http://athomewithmath.terc.edu/
This is a free English/Spanish web resource that offers activities that help parents of elementary-aged children do math with their children. The ten everyday math activities build math into the things most families already do--ordinary routines such as figuring out ways to save money, to share fairly, or to get somewhere on time. With these activities, children practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and using other important math skills while doing tasks that are a regular part of life.

Parent Portal
http://lhsparent.org/
This site, from the University of California at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science, was created to provide all parents and caregivers with clear and practical advice, active participation tools, and solid math and science resources for helping their children learn. Presented by one of the nation's leading centers for math and science education and curriculum development, Parent Portal is accessible and practical--a one-of-a-kind resource for every involved parent.

U.S. Department of Education's Helping Your Children Series Adds Math and Science
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html
The U.S. Department of Education has added publications on science and mathematics to its Helping Your Child Series for parents. Both Helping Your Child Learn Science and Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics are downloadable as pdf documents. Both have suggestions for activities to do at home as well as advice on what parents should look for in their schools' science and math programs.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Mathematics Grade Level Expectations
 

Algebra! Help!
Trying to remember how to solve an equation by factoring or completing the square, simplifying expressions, graphing equations? This site, "algebra.help," clearly explains many of the skills students must use in Algebra 1 and even Algebra 2. It provides tutoring, interactive practice, and calculators for solving equations. It is simple and clear and well organized. You or your child should find it very useful for learning, reviewing, or remembering many algebra skills.

Here are some ideas on how to support your child's mathematical thinking and make math fun! Click on the title.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/Content/learnmath_index.html

http://www.nea.org/parents/math.html

http://www.math.com/parents/articles/funmath.html

Helping Your Child With Math Homework
Confused about how to help your child with math homework? Read "What To Do When Your Child Asks for Help with Math Homework" Hopefully your child has been bringing math homework home every night. Parents often ask how they can help children with homework, especially when it looks different from work sheets they are familiar with or when the math starts to get more complicated. If you are good at math, be careful not to take over the homework. Read the rest of the article by clicking on the title.

Interesting Articles and News

Sex Differences in Mathematical LearningIn the last 15 years, many things have changed with regard to girls and math. While boys still outnumber girls in upper-level math, girls are no longer uncommon. And while women are not entering careers that need math in numbers equal to men, neither are women a rarity in these fields. At all levels there has been increased awareness of the under representation of women in math, science, and engineering and what this could mean for the country, as well as for individual women.

Common Sense About Changes in Mathematics Instruction
This brief statement by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics addresses parent concerns about why we are expecting more mathematics study from all students, why we use contemporary tools such as calculators, and what skills and concepts are most important for the future of our children.