 FAMILY MATH Classes
- are offered by teachers, parents, retired persons, or community
volunteers in a school, church, community center, or home
- usually meet for an hour-and-a-half to two hours per session, once
a week for four to six weeks
- include algebra, logical thinking, number sense, geometry, probability
and statistics, measurement, estimation, and other concepts covered
throughout the preK–9 mathematics curriculum
- are usually taught by grade levels (preK–2; 3–4; 5–6;
7–9), although many different combinations are used
- give parents and children opportunities to develop problem-solving
skills and to build an understanding of math concepts with hands-on
materials
- Problem solving
By problem-solving skills we mean ways in which people think
about how to solve a problem. These include such strategies as looking
for patterns, drawing a picture, working with a partner, or
eliminating
possibilities.
Having a supply of strategies helps eliminate the frustration
of not knowing how or where to begin solving a problem. Having
more strategies increases confidence, improves willingness to
tackle new problems, and results in better problem solvers.
- Hands-on
By hands-on materials, we mean common household items such as
blocks, beans, and toothpicks that are used to help learners picture
and conceptualize problems.
- provide parents with advocacy tools to support their children’s
mathematics education
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
FAMILY MATH for Young Children: Comparing,
grades PreK–3
FAMILY MATH II: Achieving Success in Mathematics,
grades K–6
FAMILY MATH, grades K–8
FAMILY MATH—The Middle School Years, Algebraic
Reasoning and Number Sense, grades 5–8
FAMILY MATH books provide activities with easy to follow instructions
for families to do at home or in class as well. Complete plans
on how to set up a FAMILY MATH class series are also included
in each book.
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