Parent's Corner

Purchase a small white board and some dry erase markers to make homework a little less messy and maybe even a little fun!  White boards can be found at office supply stores, teacher stores, or even at your local retailer.  Get some quality dry erase markers but don't waste the money on a special eraser, a dry wash cloth or sock will do the trick. 

With these helpful supplies, you and your student can work out problems without creating a messy homework paper complete with the dreaded eraser holes.  Work problems on the white board, then when the student gets it correct, he or she can transfer the work to the paper that will be turned in to the teacher.

 Math Games for Family Fun

You don't have to be a Math teacher to help your favorite Math student enhance their skills.  Just use some common game pieces to play some fun and easy Math games!  Check back here regularly for some fun family Math game ideas!

Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten

I DECLARE WAR!

Don't forget about WAR.  Yes, the old card game WAR is an excellent way for young Math students to work on comparing whole numbers.  Use a regular deck of cards.  Remove the face cards and the aces for young children.  Let the child deal the cards.  Remember, in WAR you deal the cards until they are all gone.  Each player puts down a card.  The player with the highest number gets to keep the cards.  Continue play until one player runs out of cards.  The winner is of course the person that still has cards remaining.