Archive for the ‘Parent Tips’ Category
September 7th, 2011
by Blue in adaptive learning, Math in Real Life, Math Learning, Parent Tips, Parenting, Teaching Math, Uncategorized
Confessions of a DreamBox Parent
When I received that first email from DreamBox, I couldn’t believe my eyes. What an outstanding surprise! All my prayers had been answered. It was like manna from the heavens. My wishes had come true. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but let me tell you, I sure was excited. If you’re anything like me, [...]
February 18th, 2011
by Sue in Parent Tips
A Good Opportunity to Build a Home-School Connection
Stacy Gordon wrote on our Facebook wall: Explain this to me please–Cathy wrote four adding 9 facts. Then she wrote two more adding 9 facts. Show the facts she wrote. Write a number sentence to show how many adding 9 facts Cathy wrote. First grader did work at school. Teacher marked it wrong, did not [...]
January 14th, 2011
by David G in Parent Tips
Connecting DreamBox School Progress With Your Home Account
Recently, a customer wrote me this e-mail: Thank you for the free 14-day trial of your software. My daughter uses it in school and loves it! I’d subscribe, but I’d hate to see her do the same work twice. Is there a way to make it so that her school work matches her home account?” [...]
December 27th, 2010
by Becca in Parent Tips, Technology
Using Technology to Spend Quality Time with Family
My 7 year old niece and 4 year old nephew moved to San Diego a year ago. Though I knew that I would miss them a ton, I wasn’t going to let 1,200 miles get in the way of spending quality time with them. We quickly developed a routine of talking regularly via Skype, but [...]
December 9th, 2010
by Tracy H in Classroom tips and tools, Parent Tips
Supporting Math Learning: The Six DO's for Families and Teachers
This months NCTM’s President’s Message, focuses on how to help your child or student with math. This instantly reminded me of doing homework after school, struggling with a math problem, and asking my mother for help. When she heard the problem she apologized–she couldn’t remember how to do the math I was working on. NCTM’s President, [...]
December 1st, 2010
by Tracy H in Elementary teachers, math activities calendar, Parent Tips
New Math Activity Calendar: December Brings Holiday Fun
The holidays are here! For many children this means potential snow days, and most will have a few weeks off from school for winter break. December is also the month with the shortest daylight hours in the Northern Hemisphere. With all the extra time off and time spent indoors,here’s a good way to ensure your [...]
October 15th, 2010
by David G in Online Learning, Parent Tips
School Plus Home: Successfully Logging In
Every week, I like to address a common question that you, our valued DreamBox customers, have been asking. Sometimes, it’s hard to pick a “most common” issue – but not this week! From one of our parents: My girls just started using DreamBox at their school. Their teacher sent them home with a letter that [...]
October 4th, 2010
by Mickelle in Parent Tips, Parenting
Book Review: NurtureShock by Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
As a child I used to reread great books. I rarely do that now. So little time, so many great books. However, I just finished Po Bronson’s and Ashley Merryman’s NurtureShock and I’d give it the rare classification of worth rereading. Whether you’re a teacher, parent or both, this book is a fantastic collection of [...]
September 15th, 2010
by Mickelle in Classroom tips and tools, Elementary teachers, K-3 Curriculum, Parent Tips, Teaching Math
Great Article for Teachers to Share With Parents!
A colleague forwarded the following article to me that I think is fabulous for teachers and parents. (Thank you to our fabulous developer Aja!) As a teacher, I would have loved forwarding this article when setting the stage for math as it’s taught today. Maybe it will be useful to some of you: BBC News [...]
August 23rd, 2010
by Laura in Classroom tips and tools, Homeschooling, Parent Tips
Incorporate a Daily Graph into the Morning Routine: 5th in Our Math Teaching Tips Series
By the end of third grade a student should be able to construct and analyze frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs and line plots, according to the Curriculum Focal Points from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. In addition, they need to be able to use these tables and graphs to solve problems. Providing [...]
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