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  Parents' Pages - General Resources
  • AAA Math
    Dozens of simple games and exercises organized by grade level for grades K-8. Activities are also arranged by topic. (http://www.aaamath.com/)
  • A+ Math - Worksheets
    Lots of printable and online worksheets to choose from. Also a "worksheet generator" to create highly customized worksheets. (http://www.aaamath.com/)
  • Black Dog Math Worksheets
    Dozens of printable worksheets on counting, basic arithmetic and number concepts like percentages and greater than/less than. (http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/worksheets/)
  • CoolMath4Kids Parents Pages
    Tips for using math in everyday life and homework help ideas. The kids section of this site has online games and activities for kids of all ages. (http://www.coolmath4kids.com/)
  • Figure This
    "Mathematical challenges for families provide interesting math challenges that middle-school students can do at home with their families." Family Corner has tips for helping your child with math. (http://www.figurethis.org/)
  • Girls Go Tech
    A resource site developed by the Girl Scouts to encourage girls to develop interests in math, science and technology. (http://www.girlscouts.org/girlsgotech/)
  • GregTang.com
    "When kids enjoy learning, they have a chance to love math. So let’s make it fun for them." Take a look at examples from Greg Tang's books to see how he gives learning math a new twist. (http://gregtang.com/)
  • Kids Bank
    Explains the fundamentals of money and banking to children. Check out how long it will take your child to become a millionaire or to save for a car. (http://www.kidsbank.com/)
  • Math Cats
    Lots of online games to reinforce math concepts, as well as ideas for crafts and activities. Site Map shows all the games and activities arranged by math topic. Parents & Teachers page has ideas for helping kids with math. (http://www.mathcats.com/)
  • Math Forum Library
    Links to activities and learning experiences for all age levels. Nicely organized by grade from PreK to College. (http://www.mathforum.com/library/levels/)
  • Math.com
    Loads of challenging online drills and activity ideas. Covers basic math to calculus. Fun online games section to help with logic skills. (http://www.math.com/)
  • Parent Portal
    "Created to provide all parents with clear and practical advice, active participation tools, and solid math and science resources for helping their children learn." From the Univ. of California at Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. (http://lhsparent.org/parentportal.html)
  • Parents' Place - Math
    Activities, games and ideas for each grade level. The Teachers' section includes worksheets and other ideas for helping your children with math. (http://www.eduplace.com/parents/mw/)
  • Teacher Source : Math
    Activities and lesson plans sorted by age level and topic. Many make use of familiar PBS characters. (http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/math.htm)
  • Touch Math
    An alternative approach to learning math. This site explains how it works, shows examples and sells materials for parents and teachers. (http://www.touchmath.com/)
 

 

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