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3/26/2015 PARENT RESOURCES http://www.kyrene.org/Page/2770 HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH? Attitude Help your child develop a growth attitude about math. Feedback resist the temptation to give them the right answer.


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 http://www.kyrene.org/Page/2770

PARENT RESOURCES

 Attitude

  • Help your child develop a “growth attitude” about math.
  • Feedback – resist the temptation to give them the right
  • answer. Instead ask them to talk through how they worked it
  • ut and lead them to the spot of the error.
  • Ask questions when they get the answer right, too!
  • Patience – learning doesn’t happen in an instant.
  • Make math a natural part of life instead of just a subject in

school.

  • #1 rule - NEVER describe yourself as hopeless in math!!

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3/26/2015 2  Dreambox - can be accessed at home

HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?

 Dreambox – PARENT ACCOUNT

Review your child’s academic progress with a DreamBox Parent

  • Account. Please follow these steps to create your free Parent Account:
  • 1. Go to http://www.kyrene.org/Page/32735 and click on Dreambox.
  • 2. Select your child’s school and have your child log in to their profile just

as he/she would at school.

  • 3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page.
  • 4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password.
  • 5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
  • 6. Click "Submit".

Log into your home account after set up:

  • 1. Go to http://play.dreambox.com
  • 2. Enter your email address and password.
  • 3. To see student progress, click the "Parent Dashboard" button.

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3/26/2015 3  Math Props – “talk math” and incorporate math into everyday life

  • Digital and Analog clock – skip-counting by 5’s
  • Traditional Wall Calendar – skip-counting by 7’s, patterns
  • Measuring Cups/Tapes – customary and metric
  • Dried beans, macaroni, M&M’s – counting, direct modeling
  • Coin jars – dump out & count
  • Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer – compare temperatures
  • Money – cash back, estimating total, estimating tax

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 Play Games! !

  • Dart board (Velcro darts) – addition, doubling, tripling
  • Outdoor Games – Bean Bag Toss, Ladder Golf
  • Board games with dice and/or spinners
  • Regular deck of cards – endless games to play!

**Have them keep score!

HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?