Homework help

what to ask your child during math homework

Schoolwork and homework have changed a lot over the years, and the way students learn math is a lot different than most adults experienced in school. It can be tricky to help a child with homework when the strategies and methods are unfamiliar.

How students learn math concepts

These short videos by Graham Fletcher explain how elementary students develop an understanding of math concepts. They help answer the question, "Why don't we teach math the way we used to?"

Virtual Math Tools

Shareable virtual manipulatives (you can create a problem on an app, save a code, share the code with students, and they'll see your problem).

Another collection of easy-to-use virtual manipulatives.

Look here if you can't find it elsewhere.

real life Math tools


  • egg cartons (array; cut off two "eggs" & it's a 10-frame)

  • blocks or cubes or checkers or Legos (counters)

  • white boards/pencil and paper

  • fingers