With activities for children in preschool through grade 5 |PDF
(782 KB)| We know from research that children are more likely to
be successful learners of any subject when parents actively
support their learning [ 1 ] . Today, helping children to make
the effort to learn, appreciate and master mathematics is more
important than ever. Our increasingly technological world
demands strong skills in mathematics, not only in the workforce
but also in everyday life, and these demands will only increase
over the lifetimes of our children. To ensure that our children
are ready for high school and on track for success in college
and the workforce, parents must become involved earlyand stay
involved over the school yearsto reinforce children's skills in
and positive attitudes toward mathematics. Starting in
elementary school, children should be learning beginning
concepts in algebra, geometry, measurement, statistics and
logic. In addition, they should be learning how to solve
problems by applying knowledge of math to ne