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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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