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Resources for Students, Families and Educators
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Involving Families
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Articles
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Author |
Publication
Information |
Date
Posted |
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web – “Identifying Opportunities
to Connect Parents, Students, and Mathematics” |
Nancy M. Fagan |
Teaching Children Mathematics
Aug. 2008
Free Download to NCTM Members |
Aug. 8, 2008 |
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web – “Kids’ board games help to
build math skills, study finds” |
Joe Smydo |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mar. 26, 2008 |
Apr. 11, 2008 |
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web – “Connecting Mathematics
Instruction with Families of Young Children” |
Diane Kyle,
Ellen MacIntyre,
& Gayle Moor |
Teaching Children Mathematics
Oct. 2001
Free Download to NCTM Members |
Mar. 26, 2008 |
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web -
Involving Families in Mathematics Education:
Readings from Teaching Children
Mathematics, Mathematics Teaching in the
Middle School, and Arithmetic Teacher |
Douglas Edge, Editor |
A collection of articles published by
NCTM |
Mar. 26, 2008 |
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web – “Large Scale Family Nights:
A Primer for Collaboration” |
Joan Yares Schussheim |
Teaching Children Mathematics
Jan. 2004
Free Download to NCTM Members |
Mar. 26, 2008 |
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web –
Natural Math: A Progress Report on
Implementation of a Family Involvement Project
for Early Childhood Mathematics among Children
of the Oklahoma Seminole Head Start and Boley
Head Start |
Nedra C. Sears & Linda
Medearis |
ERIC# ED352172
A paper presented at the Rocky Mountain
Research Association
Oct. 1992 |
Mar. 24, 2008 |
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web – “Improving the Attitude of
Students and Parents through Family Involvement
in Mathematics” |
Barry Onslow |
ERIC# EJ76661
Mathematics Education Research
Journal
1992 |
Mar. 24, 2008 |
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Family Handouts
and Support
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Date
Posted |
.pdf -
From the National Education Association and the
Parent-Teacher Association: A Parent’s Guide to
Helping Your Child with Today’s Math (color
tri-fold)
.pdf - Black and white handout |
Nov. 10, 2008 |
web
- Free printable hand-outs from NCTM
Why does my child’s math look different? What
can I do to make sure my child succeeds in
math? Math homework is due tomorrow—how can I
help? |
March 26, 2008 |
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web
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A Family’s Guide: Fostering Your Child’s
Success in School Mathematics,
an NCTM publication edited by Amy Mirra |
March 26, 2008 |
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web
- Everyday Math Support |
March 24, 2008 |
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web,
Grades P – 5
An online resource by the U.S. Department of
Education. This booklet is made up of fun
activities that parents can use with children
from preschool age through grade 5 to strengthen
their math skills and build strong positive
attitudes toward math. |
March 24,
2008 |
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web
- Doing Mathematics with Your Child, ERIC
Digest by Martin D. Hartog and Patricia A.
Brosnan |
March 24, 2008 |
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Activities
Recommended by
Kentucky primary
Mathematics
Intervention Teachers
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Math
Animals |
1-2-3
Number |
Dino
Math Tracks |
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Space
Chase |
Read
the Clock |
Tip Top
Tally Game |
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Buy it
Right |
The
Iguana Factor |
Number
Count Game |
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Money
Bags |
Math
Mat Challenge |
Fraction of the Pizza |
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Making
Cents |
Readiness Math Game |
Garden
of Numbers |
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Shut
the Box |
Head
Full of Numbers |
Math
Marks the Spot Floor Game |
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Spin a
Number Place Value Game
Boards |
Place
Value Mystery House Game |
Posted March
28, 2008
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Books,
Websites, and More |
Date
Posted |
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web
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Math
Learning Centers for the
Primary Grades, K-2
by Carole Cook |
March
26, 2008 |
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web
– Instant File Folder
Games for Math,
Grades 1 – 3 by Scholastic |
March
26, 2008 |
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web
– Mini Lessons for
Math Practice,
Grades 3 – 5, by Rusty
Bresser and Caren Holtzman |
March
26, 2008 |
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web
– Making Math More
Fun: Math Games for School
or Home Education by
Teresa Evans
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March
26, 2008 |
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web
– EQUALS Family Math
from the Lawrence Hall of
Science at the University of
California at Berkeley |
March
26, 2008 |
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web
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Frog
Family Fun Packs
An instant
parental-involvement,
homework, and
test-preparation program
that lasts the entire year!
Frog Family Fun-Packs
provide content levels K- 5
for positive family
interactions, effective
home-school communication,
and a systematic way for
parents to help students do
well in school. Each set
serves up to 24 families.
Meets federal and state
parent involvement
guidelines. |
March
24, 2008 |
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web
- Every Day Counts ®
Partner Games from Great
Source |
March 24, 2008 |
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web
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Doing Math Together
by Stuart J. Murphy |
March
24, 2008 |
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web
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Rutgers
Center for Family
Involvement in Schools |
March
24, 2008 |
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Family Math Night |
Date
Posted |
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.ppt - Family Math Night KCTM 2008 |
Oct. 21, 2008 |
web
– Mathathon, grades K – 9
A free, fun book, either printed, online, or on
CD-ROM from St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital. Kick off this outreach & learning
opportunity at your family math night. Students
can help sick children by recruiting sponsors to
complete this supplemental math program and they
can win prizes. |
March 26, 2008 |
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web
- Math Night by the Numbers |
March 24, 2008 |
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web
- Family Math Night, Math Standards in
Action by Jennifer Taylor-Cox |
March 24, 2008 |
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