DreamBox Learning®» DreamBox Math Classroom http://www.dreambox.com DreamBox Learning, a web-based math learning company Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:01:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 DreamBox Learning K-3 Math is Launched. Tell Us What You Think! http://www.dreambox.com/blog/dreambox-learning-k-3-math-is-launched-tell-us-what-you-think http://www.dreambox.com/blog/dreambox-learning-k-3-math-is-launched-tell-us-what-you-think#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:10:53 +0000 Sue http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=5139 classroom-w-headphonesThere are now more than 500 math games and lessons. We’ve developed more than 100 3rd grade lessons, covering the Number and Operations and Algebra Focal Points set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. And we’ve added more than 25 new 1st and 2nd grade lessons covering place value too. There are 10 new virtual manipulatives which teach multiplication and place value. The expanded math curriculum includes lessons on place value up to 10,000 and exploring multiplication using a number of different strategies.

Now you can try DreamBox Learning K-3 Math for yourself!

If you’re a parent: your kids can try DreamBox free for 14 days. Just click here to sign up. If you’re an educator: you can try the DreamBox Math Classroom free for 30 days! We encourage you to try the next generation of online learning for yourself. Then you can set up your entire classroom, multiple classrooms, computer lab, after-school program, or smaller groups of students. Sign up for your free classroom trial here. And please give us your feedback! We really do love to hear from our students, their parents and their teachers.]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/dreambox-learning-k-3-math-is-launched-tell-us-what-you-think/feed 0 Get a Sneak Peek: DreamBox Learning K-2 Math Will Soon Be K-3 Math! http://www.dreambox.com/blog/get-a-sneak-peek-dreambox-learning-k-2-math-will-soon-be-k-3-math http://www.dreambox.com/blog/get-a-sneak-peek-dreambox-learning-k-2-math-will-soon-be-k-3-math#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:33:18 +0000 Sue http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=5028 What’s coming in K-3 Math?
  • There are more than 100 new lessons being added to the curriculum, covering the Number and Operations and Algebra Focal Points set by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  • The expanded curriculum includes lessons on place value up to 10,000 and explores multiplication using a broad range of different strategies.
  • We've added 10 new virtual manipulatives that teach multiplication concepts and place value.
EarlyMultIdentify_Amounts_In_PictureChall03_260   Want a sneak preview?
  • If you're a parent, you can get a sneak peek at a couple of the new lessons here. And you can view the parent video overview on this page too.
  • And teachers can try a couple of the new lessons here. Or, click on the video image on this page to see a brief overview showing DreamBox in the classroom.
Whether you're a parent or a teacher, here are the lessons you can try:
  • Multiplication Array Pictures. We teach multiplication in a number of ways, such as jumps on a number line, picture arrays, and area models. In this lesson, array pictures encourage skip-counting and repeated addition instead of counting by ones.
  • IdentifyAllFactorsUsingSnapBlocksChall02_260Find the Factors. IN this lesson, students use Snap Blocks™ to find factor pairs for products up to 100, building understanding of multiplication, and laying a foundation for later concepts such as equivalent fractions.
Stay tuned — we'll announce it here when 3rd grade is launched and available! And kids that are already playing DreamBox Learning K-2 Math will be able to keep playing and learning right up through 3rd grade.]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/get-a-sneak-peek-dreambox-learning-k-2-math-will-soon-be-k-3-math/feed 0 Bringing DreamBox Learning's Online Math Games to Thousands of Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade Students! http://www.dreambox.com/blog/bringing-dreambox-learnings-online-math-games-to-thousands-of-kindergarten-first-and-second-grade-students http://www.dreambox.com/blog/bringing-dreambox-learnings-online-math-games-to-thousands-of-kindergarten-first-and-second-grade-students#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:31:02 +0000 Casey http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1932 DreamBox Math Classroom program, which allows pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, first and second grade teachers to use DreamBox in their classrooms. As part of our commitment to supporting teachers and making excellent math education accessible to all children, DreamBox is offering any pre-K to 2nd grade teacher at a public, private, or independent school free use of DreamBox K-2 Math in school through the end of this school year (June 30, 2009). DreamBox+Learning+Online+Math+Games+Screen+ShotIn the past two days we have had over 150 new teachers sign up on DreamBox and create classroom subscriptions adding over 1000 students! Teachers are finding that DreamBox is an incredibly effective way to teach 4-8 year olds math in a fun way.

Why DreamBox is the Online Math Learning Game for Your Child!

Our amazing team worked hard to create a classroom version of DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, because the game allows every kindergarten, first, and second grade student to progress through hundreds of online math lesson games at their own pace! When they begin to play, each child is assessed and started at just the right place in the curriculum, and gets different lessons, hints, level of difficulty, and much more. Teachers have an online Teacher Dashboard where he or she can view individual student progress and completed lessons in the DreamBox math curriculum. Every teacher is given a personal internet address for their classroom that they can pull up on school computers and have up to 32 students in their class playing DreamBox math games at the same time. Teachers are also able to play sample kindergarten, first grade and second grade math lessons with their classrooms by bringing them up on any interactive white board. And teachers can invite parents to try DreamBox at home so students can play DreamBox and learn serious math after school, on weekends and over the summer, in addition to the time spent at school, and have one record of their academic progress and game play. If you know a teacher who would like to use DreamBox in their classroom, please tell them about the free DreamBox Math Classroom subscription! Teachers can sign up for a DreamBox teacher account, preview and evaluate our curriculum, and apply for a free classroom subscription, good through June 30, 2009, at www.dreambox.com/teachers.]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/bringing-dreambox-learnings-online-math-games-to-thousands-of-kindergarten-first-and-second-grade-students/feed 0 Valentine's Day Math http://www.dreambox.com/blog/valentines-day-math http://www.dreambox.com/blog/valentines-day-math#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:41:24 +0000 Beth http://www.dreambox.com/blog/?p=1539 valentines+day+math+heart
  1. Have students think about a number that they like, maybe their favorite number. They should create a card with this number displayed prominently on it. For primary classrooms, it might be handy to have giant numbers to trace onto red paper. Their writing can go anywhere on the number. Older students will invariably come up with a way to make the number pop out on the front.
  2. Students should write a little letter telling why that number is special to him/her. It would help to elaborate on what its uses are, mathematically speaking, and reasons why that number was picked. Students can write all the ways to make that number on the front, with any mathematical expression they can come up with that equals that number.
  3. Decorate and discuss. Allow a little time for some fun decorating. Doilies are basic V-day décor, but crayons work great too. It is always important for students to share with others about their work. Save time and have each child share one thing about their number as you staple each valentine up on the bulletin board.

Here’s a Valentine's Day Math example

(It gets a little cheesy, but this helps the kids to see the fun in it!) Happy Valentine's day number 9, I really like you. You are my favorite number. ‘NINE’ has 4 letters in it just like my name, Beth! I like that you’re 3 x 3, since 3 used to be a favorite number of mine when I was little. Now I’m older, so I’m just as happy with bigger numbers like you. I also like that you look like a 6 upside down. You’re the square root of 81 and you make really cool number patterns on a hundreds chart when you’re multiplied by other numbers. You’re also the largest single digit that I know. Happy Valentine’s Day, number 9! Sincerely, Beth]]> http://www.dreambox.com/blog/valentines-day-math/feed 0