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🐯 Need Math Help? Start Here!
We are currently working on Unit 1: Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data
⭐ Have a test coming up? Look for the current unit below for practice and family resources.
🏠 Helping at home? Just 5–10 minutes of relaxed practice is plenty!
💡 Not sure how we teach something? Visit the Amplify Parent & Caregiver Resource Hub to see the strategies and vocabulary we use at school.
⭐ What We're Learning Right Now
⭐ What We're Learning Right Now
Unit 2: Addition and Subtraction Story Problems
🏠 What Can We Practice at Home?
🏠 What Can We Practice at Home?
Right now, you can help your child by practicing:
📖 Make Sense of the Story: Before solving, talk about what is happening in the problem.
Try this: Ask, “What do we know? What are we trying to find out?”➕➖ Add or Subtract? Help your child decide whether quantities are being put together, added to, taken apart, compared, or taken away.
Try this: Ask, “Do you think we should add or subtract? How do you know?”🧩 Find the Missing Part: The unknown or missing number will not always be at the end of the problem!
Try this: “You had 5 apples. Someone gave you some more. Now you have 8. How many apples did you get?”✏️ Show Your Thinking: Encourage your child to use pictures, objects, fingers, number sentences, or another strategy to represent the story.
Try this: Ask, “Can you show me what is happening in the story?”📊 Compare Amounts: We will also use data and story problems to determine how many more or how many fewer.
Try this: Make two groups of toys or snacks and ask, “How many more are in this group?”
💡 Parent Tip: The goal isn't just getting the correct answer. We want students to understand what is happening in the story and explain why their strategy makes sense.
💡 Parent Tip: If your child makes a mistake, try asking them to explain their thinking before telling them the answer. Sometimes hearing themselves explain it helps them spot the mistake!
❤️ One More Thing: Please don’t worry if your child solves a problem differently than you would! There are often several ways to solve a math problem. Ask them to show you their thinking and explain how they got their answer.
💬 Try Saying This!
💬 Try Saying This!
Not sure what to ask while helping with math? Try these:
💭 “What is happening in the problem?”
🤔 “How did you figure that out?”
🔎 “Can you prove it?”
You don’t have to know exactly how we teach it at school! Asking questions and letting your child explain their thinking is one of the best ways you can help. ❤️
📚 Looking Ahead: Future Math Units
📚 Looking Ahead: Future Math Units
Want to see what’s coming next?
You can find the family resources for all of our upcoming math units below. These are here for reference, so there is no need to work ahead!
Unit 3: Adding and Subtracting Within 20
Unit 4: Numbers to 99
Unit 5: Adding Within 100
Unit 6: Measuring Lengths of Up to 120 units
Unit 7: Geometry and Time
📚 Looking Back: Past Math Units
📚 Looking Back: Past Math Units
Want to see what we’ve already covered?
You can find the family resources for all of our completed math units below. These are here for reference and are a great place to look if your child needs a little extra practice or you want to see how a skill was taught in class.
Each unit includes resources to help families review important skills, understand the strategies we use at school, and practice at home.
💡 No need to work ahead! These resources are meant for review. Our current unit and skills will always be listed above.
❤️ Remember: Math skills build on one another, so going back and practicing an earlier skill is always helpful!
Unit 1: Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data
🎥 Need an example? The resources for each unit include short videos that show the math strategies your child is learning at school
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