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3/26/2015 PARENT RESOURCES  http://www.kyrene.org/Page/2770 HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?  Attitude  Help your child develop a “growth attitude” about math.  Feedback – resist the temptation to give them the right answer. Instead ask them to talk through how they worked it out and lead them to the spot of the error.  Ask questions when they get the answer right, too!  Patience – learning doesn’t happen in an instant.  Make math a natural part of life instead of just a subject in school.  #1 rule - NEVER describe yourself as hopeless in math!! 1

3/26/2015 HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?  Dreambox - can be accessed at home HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?  Dreambox – PARENT ACCOUNT Review your child’s academic progress with a DreamBox Parent Account. Please follow these steps to create your free Parent Account: 1. Go to http://www.kyrene.org/Page/32735 and click on Dreambox. 2. Select your child’s school and have your child log in to their profile just as he/she would at school. 3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page. 4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password. 5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . 6. Click "Submit". Log into your home account after set up: 1. Go to http://play.dreambox.com 2. Enter your email address and password. 3. To see student progress, click the "Parent Dashboard" button. 2

3/26/2015 HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?  Math Props – “talk math” and incorporate math into everyday life  Digital and Analog clock – skip- counting by 5’s  Traditional Wall Calendar – skip- counting by 7’s, patterns  Measuring Cups/Tapes – customary and metric  Dried beans, macaroni, M&M’s – counting, direct modeling  Coin jars – dump out & count  Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer – compare temperatures  Money – cash back, estimating total, estimating tax HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD IN MATH?  Play Games! !  Dart board (Velcro darts) – addition, doubling, tripling  Outdoor Games – Bean Bag Toss, Ladder Golf  Board games with dice and/or spinners  Regular deck of cards – endless games to play! **Have them keep score! 3