Creating a Math Rich Environment for Your Children

Creating a Math Rich Environment for Your Children Lynn Kollar North Ridge Magnet School The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. ~S. Gudder

Why it Matters… New Expectations since 2000 (Or your children’s world is different from the world of your childhood!) No Child Left Behind-NCLB California State Standards (among the most rigorous in the country) More covered each year and at earlier grades 8th Grade Algebra requirement (current 5th graders to get first test) Double math classes in middle school (NO EXPLORATORY!) California High School Exit Exam--CAHSEE “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.” -(Not so) old Fram Oil Filter Commercial

Main Points • Literature • Technology • The World Around Us • Games The human mind has never invented a labor-saving machine equal to algebra. ~Author Unknown

Mathematics in Children’s Literature There are literally hundreds of amazing, fun literature books that express fundamental math skills and stretch children’s knowledge. Reading children’s literature rich in math concepts can help a child who loves reading begin to appreciate math and a child who loves math to learn the joy of reading. • The Top 100 Children’s books: Math • http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/4967/math.html But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius. ~Harold Marston Morse

Technology With Internet access and a good search engine, the possibilities are endless (and usually free!) Student Textbook links: most publishers for K-12 are now including internet help and extras—check the textbooks for web addresses Established Sites: Find these by running a search on Yahoo, Google, or other search engines. Example: “Multiplication facts games” Links found on my North Ridge web page or at schoolnotes.com "There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else -- but persistent." -- Raoul Bott

The World Around Us There are so many ways to bring real life mathematics to your child’s world: MPG log Estimate weight of a bag of apples Checks drawn on Bank of Mom and Dad MAPS! Compute distance and time traveled Clocks—military/airline time, time zones Estimate the cost of a basket of groceries Compute the tip/tax Arts and crafts/building projects Music and Art lessons Cooking-recipe conversions/temperatures The man ignorant of mathematics will be increasingly limited in his grasp of the main forces of civilization. ~John Kemeny

Math Games Board games Monopoly, Battleship, Yahtzee, Chess, Score Four, Connect Four, Othello, Jenga, Create your own games Dice and cards drills, coin guessing, Suduko “It’s OK to like Math!” Mrs. Kollar (Stolen from Dr. Pam Clute-UCR/IAMP)

Creating a Math Rich Environment for Your Children

Creating a Math Rich Environment for Your Children

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