How can I help my child at home with math? *Help foster a growth mindset for your child! If they tell you they can't do it, tell them they just can't do it yet!...buuuuut with hard work and time, they WILL be able to do it! Having a growth mindset, a positive attitude, and understanding the power of YET (I don't know it YET, buuuut...) is crucial to success! Mistakes happen, but as long as we learn from them, we don't ever fail. *
*Always look for real world-applications of math concepts. For example: -Have you child use estimation skills at the grocery store to determine how much something will cost. -Look through the newspaper, magazines, or other ads and have your child cut out things he or she might want. Have them add the actual cost of all the items to figure out the total amount needed to purchase all of the items. -Give your child opportunities to earn money. Have him or her count and keep track of all the money they earn.
*Help your child memorize multiplication facts.
*Give your child opportunities to solve real problems and critical thinking and reasoning skills. Ask your child, "What do you think the best solution would be?", "What else could we do to solve this problem?", and "How would you go about...?".
*Encourage your child with "business" opportunities for your child to make/create and sell an item. Your child can learn about costs to create/make, income, and profit. Children can sell artwork, sell lemonade, bake sale, etc. :)
Click here to watch a video demonstrating long division using partial quotient/"Big 7" Method.
Click here to watch a video demonstrating division using area models.
Click here to watch a video explaining the area model strategy for multiplying two 2 digit numbers.
Click here to watch a video showing area model and partial product with standard algorithm.
Click here to watch a video demonstrating subtraction across zeros.
What is expanded form and expanded notation? expanded form: add the values of the digits examples: 235.67 200+30+5+0.6+0.07 expanded notation: multiple the digit by the place value and add example: 235.67 (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (5 x 1) + (6 x 1/10) + (7 x 1/100) (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (5 x 1) + (6 x 0.1) + (7 x 0.01) OR 2(100) + 3(10) + 5(1) + 6(1/10) + 7(1/100) 2(100) + 3(10) + 5(1) + 6(0.1) + 7(0.01) *this format uses ( ) to multiply instead of the (x) times sign. Any of these formats are acceptable to represent expanded notation however, the decimal is more commonly seen over the fraction AND the ( ) will be used next year in 5th grade. The (x) sign begins to phase out as students are exposed to algebraic equations where "x" is used as a variable. Click here to learn about the Distributive, Commutative, and Associative Properties. Click here to learn about interpreting the remainder with long division.
Problem solving with perimeter and area Click here to learn how to find the missing sides. Click here to learn how to find the area and perimeter.
What is a strip diagram? Strip diagrams are a way for students to visualize word problems. Click here to watch a video demonstrating how to use strip diagrams with addition/subtraction. Click here to watch a video demonstrating how to use strip diagrams with multiplication/division.