Fostering school-home partnerships is pivotal in enhancing an inclusive education beyond the classroom, and in turn supports mathematics learning in the classroom. 

There are a variety of resources available on this webpage.

"A key assumption underpinning this book is that educators and early years professionals can support and partner families in their efforts to engage in their children’s learning." Pg. v

"Snapshots of two school case studies are presented to highlight features of effective partnerships and the kinds of numeracy learning they supported. "

"...there is considerable evidence that parental interest and involvement in their child’s education are associated with, and appear in the correct sequence to cause, educational outcomes." pg.15

Research overview and some ideas to share with parents/ carers.

Fact Sheet: Parent engagement in learning.  Family-School Partnership Framework.  A guide for schools and families.

Australian Government: Department of Education, Skill and Employment.

Tips for parents to help their children to learn, understand and appreciate mathematics. 

Tips for parents to help their children with school work and ideas to help keep children interested in mathematics.

Tips for parents that will support them to help their children before they begin school and and during the primary school years.

MAV provide their top 5 tips on how to make learning mathematics at home a positive experience for both parents and children.

MAV have put together a variety of resources to help support your children at home and to increase interest and engagement in mathematics.

Some top tips for parents on how to work together with children on mathematical games and activities. Also has activities to explore together for 11-12 year olds.

Dan Finkle shares some advice on how families can have productive mathematics conversations with their child at home. 

Pamphlet produced by the Australian Government for families to support the development of numeracy skills at home.

Activities, tips, and information to support young children's maths learning during everyday activities.

The Victorian Maths Challenge encourages students and their families to engage in real life, everyday mathematics, through interactive challenges that promote problem solving. 

From the Maths Centre Task Project.  These tasks have been selected to encourage maths around the kitchen table. 

"The Flip, Make, Play cards are based on key research about the mathematics concepts that underpin young children’s mathematics learning, and how families can support this learning in everyday contexts through play. Educators can extend the positive impact of families playing with the Flip, Make, Play cards by providing families with advice and models of how to use the cards to assist children to notice and explore the embedded mathematics." 

Animation series for students 5-8 and their families. The Mathscots is an animation series that has been developed to support numeracy at home.  

The teaching guide provides: an episode summary; mathematical focus; learning experiences with teacher tips; suggestions to build school-home connections; and Victorian Curriculum connections. 

Three animations that encourage parents to explore maths everyday with children as you walk, talk and play. 

Website with activities, videos, storybooks that families can explore together.  Based for pre-school but can also be used for early primary school students. 

This webpage provides information and resources to help parents support their children at home, to increase their interest and engagement in maths. 

This booklet provides handy tips and ways you can help your child develop literacy and numeracy skills. 

(Numeracy ideas start on page 23)

This resource shares some ideas for supporting your children’s learning using everyday experiences and resources around the home.  

Explores a variety of ways to explore maths with dominoes.

More ideas to explore with dominoes for students across the primary years.