Math At Home
Check out these resources to help your child's development in math. At Marcus Whitman, we believe:
- everyone can learn math at high levels
- believing in yourself changes what you can do
- mistakes and challenges are the best times for your brain
- visual models and pictures are critical first steps in math understanding
- math is about depth, not speed
- families are a vital part of a child's education
Math and the Brain
Growth Mindset
Brains Grow and Change
Believe in Yourself
Mistakes Are Powerful
Digital Tools
Number Pieces
Number Rack
Number Frames
Number Line
Whiteboard
Fractions
Math Words & Ideas
Online Games
How Parents Can Help with Homework
Provide your child with a quiet place to think deeply about math. Turn off the TV and remove other distractions.
Encourage your child to take their time and to think through problems in order to make the mathematical connections necessary for understanding.
Question their thinking instead of showing them how to do something. Ask: Where could you start? How could you draw it? Why is that the correct answer? What is another way you could solve that?
Model a growth mindset and remind your child that mistakes and challenges are good for the brain. If you notice a wrong answer, ask - "Show me how you got that answer" and learn what misunderstanding your child may have.
At-Home Math Activities
Counting K-1
Addition and Subtraction
Fractions and Decimals
Multiplication and Division
