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What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Parents and caregivers can use the activities in this report to help youth learn to solve algebra problems using different strategies. Knowing different strategies for solving algebra problems may help your child approach algebra problems with confidence. Children could apply the most appropriate strategy for a particular problem or could try a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Parent Participation
Razionale, Janet – 1998
This book provides dozens of carefully prepared letters for parents in English and Spanish that teachers can send home weekly. Each of the 40 letters focuses on direct and easy-to-implement mathematics activities that can be incorporated regularly into a family's daily routine without turning the home into a school away from school. The letters…
Descriptors: Geometry, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Reys, Barbara J. – 1999
This publication contains two topics concerning estimation and problem solving contained in one volume. It illustrates to parents that there are many opportunities every day to develop, nurture, and refine their child's mathematics skills. The section on estimation is rich with ideas on how to help a child become a better estimator using everyday…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Mathematics Activities
Thompson, Virginia; Mayfield-Ingram, Karen – 1998
This book is the third in a series of family math books whose aim is to involve parents and their children in middle school mathematics. All the activities contained in this guide are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards, and most activities involve several integrated math concepts rather than isolated skills.…
Descriptors: Algebra, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Coates, Grace Davila; Stenmark, Jean Kerr – 1997
This publication is designed for families with young children ages four through eight. It aims to help families acquire methods and materials through which to make mathematics more accessible for all students. Special focus is placed on those students from groups that are not traditionally well-represented in mathematics: students of color, girls,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Family Environment, Family Involvement
Riley, Richard W.; Rasco, Carol – 2000
How kids spend summer vacation has a direct and powerful impact on their success in school. This document presents 8 brief (600-word) newspaper columns that offer parents simple tips on how to promote learning through everyday activities. Each column ends with a referral for free resources to keep children learning outside the classroom. The…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Fine Arts