Posts Tagged ‘Parent Tips’
January 27th, 2011
by Sherry B in K-3 Curriculum, Parenting
Helping Parents Understand How Children Learn Number
Recently a parent of a kindergartener sent us an email expressing some concern that her child (Julie) was working with two digit numbers but hadn’t received any place value instruction. The parent was helping her daughter “answer” the lessons and she was concerned that DreamBox might have an instructional sequencing problem. This gave us a wonderful opportunity to put the [...]
October 22nd, 2010
by David G in Online Learning
Free Trial: Understanding the ‘Fine Print’
I recently received this e-mail from a person who is not yet a customer. She writes: I’m searching around your site for the “terms of use” on the free trial – specifically, information about how long it is, can you opt out before the free trial ends, the billing process, etc. Can you clarify this [...]
October 7th, 2010
by David G in Math Learning
Curriculum Progression and The Carnival
I recently received this letter from a parent: I am concerned that the amount of time my sons spend in the “Carnival” part of DreamBox may be affecting the speed of their progress. Do my children advance in placement when they spend their time at the Carnival and in My House? Or should I primarily [...]
September 30th, 2010
by David G in Math Learning
DreamBox Has Solutions For Your Back To School Math Problems
A customer writes: After taking a few months off for the summer, our daughter has started using DreamBox again. However, she is finding that she’s backslid a bit, and that the problems are a little too difficult for her. How can we help her get back in the groove? As you may already know, DreamBox Learning’s [...]
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 [...]
July 23rd, 2010
by Laura in Classroom tips and tools, Parent Tips
The Versatility of a Classic Card Game: 4th in Our Math Teaching Tips Series
Many teachers use playing cards as a math manipulative in the classroom. They can be used to work on concepts such as number recognition, multi-digit addition, multiplication and more! We’ve taken one classic card game, War, and came up with multiple versions that can be played to practice new skills or reinforce old ones. Variations [...]
July 13th, 2010
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life
I Love my Apple Timer!
After a 4-day business trip to Denver for the ISTE Conference, I returned home with one of the little red apple timers we shared with many teachers. My original intent was that it’s a better gift for my 4 ½ year old than the junk I can buy in the airport! However, this timer has [...]
July 6th, 2010
by Tracy in Parent Tips
Disney Math Games Make Long Lines Fun
School is officially out: cue the much-anticipated family vacation. Inevitably, there will be at least a couple of DreamBox fans that pack up and take the kids to Disneyland or Disney World. And while Mickey and Minnie and the Pirates of the Caribbean ride make it all worth it, there is really no way to avoid the hot sun and the long lines.
May 20th, 2010
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips, Teaching Math, Uncategorized
Did Daddy Text Me?
My husband and I have been traveling quite a bit lately. We used to leave our 4-year old daughter, Elle, one note for each morning. Lately, we’ve been sending text messages instead. It wasn’t long before we needed to get creative about the messages we sent, and we started looking for ways to incorporate math [...]
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 [...]
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