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Scroll through our Math Page for links to awesome
growth mindset videos, online resources, and
useful tips for supporting your child with math!

We love the growth mindset
lessons from Youcubed.com 
Check out the "mindset boosting
videos" section to see some
of the motivational math messages we have been watching in class!

Here are some some other links to helpful videos/research about math:




Number Talks Example - to show number sense   

BOUNCE PAGES HELPS PARENTS WITH MATH HOMEWORK
We adopted a new math curriculum this year called Envision. We will continue to build students' conceptual knowledge of math concepts and their ability to problem solve using multiple strategies using this resource. Envision, which is currently used at Cimarron Middle School, also provides additional materials to support students with a range of math knowledge.

We know from research that how parents talk with their children around math can affect their academic achievement either positively or negatively. We encourage you to foster a mathematical mindset at home by making math fun, honoring mistakes and talking positively about your own math abilities and how we teach math.

Bounce Pages is an online app that links parents to videos that demonstrate how concepts have been taught in the classroom. Once you download Bounce Pages you can scan either the video or the eye icons located on the top of the page. These links open to videos that students have watched in class that explain the multiple strategies taught in class. Parents can use these videos to understand strategies that they might not be familiar with. They can also have their students review if he/she is unclear. See additional information about this app below.




MATH GAMES AND WEBSITES:



http://www.mathfactcafe.com/

 https://gregtangmath.com/




                             Helping Your Child With Math (Information from Principal Dr. Jenny Brown)


Last year our staff did a Book Study on a book called Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler.  This is such an interesting book and helps to describe what is important when teaching math.  I thought I'd share a few things that parents might find interesting:  

Jo Boaler talks about the importance of having a "growth mindset"  - the belief that one can learn more or become smarter if they work hard and persevere.  When people have this growth mindset, they may learn more, learn it more quickly, and view challenges and failures as opportunities to improve their learning and skills.  In contrast, in a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They may learn less than they could or learn at a slower rate, while also shying away from challenges.  

There is a great website called YouCubed where Jo Boaler describes her theories and provides many activities and resourses for teachers, parents, and students.  Here are a couple of videos or articles I thought you might be interested in.  I encourage you to take a look!  

I often get asked about why schools teach math so differently than we learned math.  Our addition and subtraction unit begins to form the basis for understanding numbers at a deeper level... having good number sense.  When we have good number sense we can take numbers apart and put them back together in new ways to solve problems.  Jo Boaler helps explain it here: 
What is Number Sense?
https://www.youcubed.org/what-is-number-sense/
A 3 minute illustration of the concept of number sense by Professor Jo Boaler, 


Parents' Beliefs About Math Change Their Children's Achievement:

https://www.youcubed.org/resources/parents-beliefs-math-change-childrens-achievement/

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