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Parents' Beliefs about Math

Change Their Children's Achievement

Parents’ Beliefs about Math Change Their Children’s Achievement - YouCubedWe now know that the messages we give students can change their performance dramatically, and that students need to know that the adults in their lives believe in them. Researchers are learning that students’ ideas about their ability and potential are extremely important, much more than previously understood. As well as the messages we give …

Advice for Parents

Consejos para padres

Parent Resources

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Apps and Games

• FogStone Isle

Cignition’s FogStone Isle lets kids explore, create and engage with math through real-world scenarios. Unlike most game-based learning programs, FogStone Isle is an enduring environment that grows with students. They build their own ever-expanding world while grappling with the underlying math concepts intrinsic to each activity. Free to schools and Common Sense Education 5-star, Best of 2017 Ed Tech rated.

https://fs.cignition.com/

• Set Card Game

The SET GameSET is a board game where any table becomes your board! Race to find a SET of three cards where each feature is either all the same or all different on each card. With no turns and no luck, SET is challenging, fast and fun!

• Polyup

Polyup is a free and open computational thinking playground where students can experiment with numbers and functions. Students will “mod”, or modify, a variety of expressions, equations, and algorithms to solve mathematical puzzles and discover the beauty of math in a visual environment. With self-paced activities geared towards 3-5th, 6-8th, and 9-12th grades, Polyup works great as a supplement to any math classroom. It is available on the web and runs on any device, including Chromebooks, phones, and tablets.

https://www.polyup.com/

• Dragon Box

Dragon Box teaches you algebra through visuals. You solve for x and have fun doing it. It really encourages algebraic thinking.

Works on mobiles, tablets and desktops. Currently supported on IOS, Android, PC and Mac.

https://www.dragonboxapp.com/

• Refraction

Refraction focuses on teaching fractions and discovering optimal learning pathways for math education. Refraction lets you bend, split, and redirect lasers to power spaceships filled with lost animals! Help free as many animals as you can by expanding your knowledge of fractions.

https://play.centerforgamescience.org/refraction/site/

• Mancala

Mancala is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called “sowing” games, or “count-and-capture” games, which describes the gameplay. Also have Online and iPad App versions available.

https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-mancala

• Hour of Code

What is the Hour of Code?

The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts

https://code.org/learn

• Prodigy

Address every child’s individual needs

With a diagnostic test to place students in the correct grade, embedded assessments, and automatic differentiation, Prodigy ensures that each one of your students succeed at their own pace.

https://www.prodigygame.com/

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