Archive for the ‘Parent Tips’ Category
April 13th, 2010
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
Want to Get Parent Math Tips? Get the DreamBox Parent Newsletter!
We hear every day about the concern parents have about their kids’ math education. We hear it when parents tell is — as they did in our recent parent survey — that they don’t think their kids are getting individualized math teaching in school, or they’d like to get more communications from their children’s teachers [...]
March 15th, 2010
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
5 Tips to Make the Most of Everyday Math Learning Opportunities
The web is full of sites that are designed to help parents teach math to their children. The DreamBox website offers parent tips for each grade level, and we include math games and fun activities parents can do with their children every month in our parent newsletter. The more parents tune in to the math [...]
March 9th, 2010
by Guest in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
1, 2, 3, and More! 7 Great Ideas for Teaching Early Math Skills
A guest article by The Savvy Source How do children learn through shapes, patterns, and numbers? All those hours of fun your child spends playing with shape sorters, puzzles, and blocks, putting pennies into his piggy bank, and helping you make cupcakes. Guess what? He is absorbing early math skills all the while playing these [...]
December 30th, 2009
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
Home for the Holidays? Count Those Coins!
Every year my husband rolls his annual collection of coins and donates the money to charity. Last night he had our 4-year old daughter, Elle, helping him for the first time. He knows (because he’s learned from me!) that rolling coins offers many learning opportunities for children of all ages. With schools closed for winter [...]
September 14th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 7: Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar
It is time to wind up our series of great math stories for kids. Remind your kids of the math they are learning with these stories. They're enjoyable for kids and adults, and there are many activities that you can use to reinforce your child's math lessons.
September 3rd, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
Math Learning Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers
Tour a landmark building that has a great view of the city, like the Empire State Building or the Space Needle. Bring math into the experience by discussing the height of the building, when it was built, and how many people it took to build it.
August 28th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 6: Math Curse
Kids always have more free time over the summer, and it can be hard to keep up with them. Have you started running out of new books for them to read with you, and you don’t have the time to search out new books?
August 21st, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 5: A Very Improbable Story
Summer is dwindling, and some children see the first day of school looming towards them. They want to pack in as much fun as possible in their remaining weeks of freedom, but you want to get a little math into their routine. How do we solve this? Read another fun book that kids will learn [...]
August 20th, 2009
by Tracy in Parent Tips
Back-to-School Resources Round Up
It's that time of year again. The return of brown paper bags, fresh green apples, and golden-flecked leaves. Back-to-school! You know it as those hectic days when you scour stores looking for blinding white sneakers, Ed Hardy folders, and no. 2 pencils. Your kids know it as a time to reunite with old friends, get a new teacher, and reinvent themselves.
August 18th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Parent Tips
What Can a Homeschooling Parent Do When Math Isn’t a Strength?
A homeschool co-op is a group of homeschooling families that gather to enrich their kid’s education. Here's some homeschool co-op info for beginners.
April 13th, 2010
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
Want to Get Parent Math Tips? Get the DreamBox Parent Newsletter!
We hear every day about the concern parents have about their kids’ math education. We hear it when parents tell is — as they did in our recent parent survey — that they don’t think their kids are getting individualized math teaching in school, or they’d like to get more communications from their children’s teachers [...]
March 15th, 2010
by Sue in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
5 Tips to Make the Most of Everyday Math Learning Opportunities
The web is full of sites that are designed to help parents teach math to their children. The DreamBox website offers parent tips for each grade level, and we include math games and fun activities parents can do with their children every month in our parent newsletter. The more parents tune in to the math [...]
March 9th, 2010
by Guest in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
1, 2, 3, and More! 7 Great Ideas for Teaching Early Math Skills
A guest article by The Savvy Source How do children learn through shapes, patterns, and numbers? All those hours of fun your child spends playing with shape sorters, puzzles, and blocks, putting pennies into his piggy bank, and helping you make cupcakes. Guess what? He is absorbing early math skills all the while playing these [...]
December 30th, 2009
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
Home for the Holidays? Count Those Coins!
Every year my husband rolls his annual collection of coins and donates the money to charity. Last night he had our 4-year old daughter, Elle, helping him for the first time. He knows (because he’s learned from me!) that rolling coins offers many learning opportunities for children of all ages. With schools closed for winter [...]
September 14th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 7: Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar
It is time to wind up our series of great math stories for kids. Remind your kids of the math they are learning with these stories. They're enjoyable for kids and adults, and there are many activities that you can use to reinforce your child's math lessons.
September 3rd, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
Math Learning Field Trip Ideas for Homeschoolers
Tour a landmark building that has a great view of the city, like the Empire State Building or the Space Needle. Bring math into the experience by discussing the height of the building, when it was built, and how many people it took to build it.
August 28th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 6: Math Curse
Kids always have more free time over the summer, and it can be hard to keep up with them. Have you started running out of new books for them to read with you, and you don’t have the time to search out new books?
August 21st, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Math fun, Parent Tips
7 Math Storybooks Every Child Should Read, No. 5: A Very Improbable Story
Summer is dwindling, and some children see the first day of school looming towards them. They want to pack in as much fun as possible in their remaining weeks of freedom, but you want to get a little math into their routine. How do we solve this? Read another fun book that kids will learn [...]
August 20th, 2009
by Tracy in Parent Tips
Back-to-School Resources Round Up
It's that time of year again. The return of brown paper bags, fresh green apples, and golden-flecked leaves. Back-to-school! You know it as those hectic days when you scour stores looking for blinding white sneakers, Ed Hardy folders, and no. 2 pencils. Your kids know it as a time to reunite with old friends, get a new teacher, and reinvent themselves.
August 18th, 2009
by Alyssa in Homeschooling, Parent Tips
What Can a Homeschooling Parent Do When Math Isn’t a Strength?
A homeschool co-op is a group of homeschooling families that gather to enrich their kid’s education. Here's some homeschool co-op info for beginners.
