This book is the key parents need to unlock their childrenâ ^s natural m aths ability! Childrenâ ^s interest will be engaged as they hav e fun together with their parent or carer, establishing a solid number s ense through useful strategies and games. They will discover and learn e ffective mental computation strategies as they assist their child to con fidently embrace their natural maths ability. The strategies in this book are presented in the same order that children encounter them in school, from Year 1 to Year 4. They each include a colourful illustra tion and a brief description, followed by games to play with the childre n to demonstrate how the strategy works. Each different strategy should be introduced in the same order as the book, which follows a carefully c onstructed developmental sequence.

Provides the core knowledge and understanding of the concepts students require to become confident and enthusiastic maths users. Organised into eight units of work based on the current research into developmental sequence in which young children generally acquire those concepts. Ages 4-5.

Spiral bound Includes CD.

"How do you want your child to feel about math? Confident, curious and deeply connected? Then Moebius Noodles is for you. It offers advanced math activities to fit your child's personality, interests, and needs. Can you enjoy playful math with your child? Yes! The book shows you how to go beyond your own math limits and anxieties to do so. It opens the door to a supportive online community that will answer your questions and give you ideas along the way. Learn how you can create an immersive rich math environment for your baby. Find out ways to help your toddler discover deep math in everyday experiences. Play games that will develop your child's sense of happy familiarity with mathematics. A five-year-old once asked us, "Who makes math?" and jumped for joy at the answer, "You!" Moebius Noodles helps you take small, immediate steps toward the sense of mathematical power. You and your child can make math your own. Together, make your own math!"--Publisher's website.

Learn how to work more effectively with K–5 parents to increase student achievement in math and literacy. Research shows that parent involvement in schools leads to higher test scores and more engaged and enthusiastic students, but it isn’t always easy for teachers to bridge the gap between the home and the school. This insightful book provides helpful, research-based strategies to foster meaningful home–school partnerships and overcome the challenges teachers often face when trying to build relationships with parents. You’ll learn new ways to: Promote parent involvement at home and school; Share specific math and literacy strategies with parents to reinforce children’s learning; Plan and organize effective parent conferences that foster true dialogue about a child’s education; Communicate with parents about what you’re teaching and how you’re teaching it, so they can actively contribute to their child’s learning at home; Develop family nights and workshops to get parents involved in learning at school; Recommend games, activities, and projects that parents can use at home to help their children practice math and literacy skills; And much more! Each chapter is full of practical tools such as Common Core-aligned strategies, useful resources for parents, and sample parent letters that you can use to increase and improve your home–school communications. Bonus: Additional parent letters on a variety of topics are available on our website, www.routledge.com/ 9781138998698, to help you keep parents connected throughout the year.