Presented by: Mrs Sarah Wee

Miss Luo Jinyu

Mathematics is everywhere, every day is filled with opportunities to help children experience it.

HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN MATH

Attitude counts!

• Be pro-active

•Be a problem solver

•Communicate mathematically

•Demonstrate reasoning ability

use loads of manipulatives / everyday objectshttp://www.montessorimaterials.org/math.htm#num

http://www.abc123kidz.com/math.html

play games

Observe the surrounding with your children (indoors & outdoors)

Investigative Maths

http://www.southmoor.vic.edu.au/HandyLinks/KLAs/Maths/Creative.htm

http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths/toothpickworld/index.html

http://www.vtaide.com/png/puzzles.htm

http://nrich.maths.org/public/

Let's Go and Explore Math!Math in the Home

• "talk math" - to communicate about math while discovering relationships between numbers.

• describe mathematical patterns and relationships, such as those between "addition and subtraction" or "odd and even numbers“

• solve simple everyday Math problems

•Encourage mental mathshttp://athomewithmath.terc.edu/math_kits.html

Math at the supermarket/grocery store• The supermarket/grocery store is one of the best examples of a place where math is real. • It's a great place for practising measurement, estimation, and quantity. • Allowing your children to participate in weighing, counting, and figuring price per unit versus price per kg will help improve their ability to estimate and predict amounts with accuracy.

Let's Go and Explore Math!

Let's Go and Explore Math!Math on the go• Use your travelling time as an opportunity to learn about math.

• Look around as you travel from place to place, and help your child find numbers on buildings, buses, taxis, and houses that they can add and subtract while on the road.

• Not only will your child be learning and practicing math skills, but the time you spend travelling will go by more quickly as well

Let's Go and Explore Math!Math on the go

Drill & PracticeTables Testerhttp://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/testtest.html Division Machinehttp://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html Timed practice of basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and divisionhttp://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html Games on multiplication and divisionhttp://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

http://www.rainforestmaths.com

Useful websites

1. http://www.coolmath.com/parents/

2. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathachieve.html

3.http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/activities/acts/how_much_cost.html?cat=math

4. http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/index.html

5. http://www.figurethis.org/index.html - math challenges for family

6. http://athomewithmath.terc.edu/math_kits.html

Let’s Recap!

Always make Maths fun and alive!

Never underestimate your child

Be creative – modify the activities

or invent your own!

Thank You!

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