Questions To Ask Your Student

• Tell me about the problem you are solving.

• What strategy are you using?

• Why did you choose that strategy?

• Talk me through what you tried and why you think it didn’t work.

• Show me where you think the mistake might be and let’s see what we learn from it?

• Have you ever done anything like this before?

• What are things that you know that might help you solve this problem?

Making Your Own At-Home Math Kit

Students learn math by first modeling out their thinking with objects, then drawing out their solutions, then writing out their solutions. Having objects at home are a great way to support student math thinking.

• Graph paper, plain paper, pencils, rulers, protractor, Legos, dice, coins, toothpicks, playing cards, small containers or small cups, scissors, measuring cups and measuring spoons

Benefits of Family Game Night

• Enhance cognitive skills such as critical thinking, strategy building, problem-solving, memory formation and logic and reasoning.

• Social and emotional development through teamwork, communication, emotional regulation, and social skills.

• Academic benefits such as math skills, language arts, subject matter learning, and reading comprehension. 

• Suggested games for eighth grade: Shut the Box, Uno, Monopoly, Qwirkle, Yahtzee, Life, Battleship, Money Bags, 24, Multi, Prime Club, Chess, Checkers, Ticket To Ride, Blokus, Forbidden Island, Clue, Farkle, SET, Soduko, Phase 10

Key Skills Your Student Is Learning

• Formulating and reasoning about expressions and equations, including modeling an association in bivariate data with a linear equation, and solving linear equations and systems of linear equations 

• Grasping the concept of a function and using functions to describe quantitative relationships 

• Working with irrational numbers, integer exponents, and scientific notation 

You can find videos and lessons about each of these math skills on Khan Academy. 

You can find examples of the kinds of math thinking your student will be doing in third grade by looking at this Math Milestones Page.

In 7th and 8th grade the students use MidSchool Math as their district adopted text and curriculum. The image to the left is a snap of a students Class Link. The students access the MidSchool Math curriculum through Class Link using the MSM icon. Linked here is the MidSchool Math Parent Letter.