MATHS ALIVE! Presented by: Mrs Sarah Wee Miss Luo Jinyu

Mathematics is everywhere, MATHS ALIVE! Mathematics is everywhere, every day is filled with opportunities to help children experience it.

MATHS ALIVE!

MATHS ALIVE!

HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN MATH Attitude counts! MATHS ALIVE! HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN MATH Attitude counts! Be pro-active Be a problem solver Communicate mathematically Demonstrate reasoning ability

use loads of manipulatives / everyday objects MATHS ALIVE! Make math come alive... use loads of manipulatives / everyday objects http://www.montessorimaterials.org/math.htm#num http://www.abc123kidz.com/math.html

MATHS ALIVE! Make math come alive... play games

Observe the surrounding with your children (indoors & outdoors) MATHS ALIVE! Make math come alive... Observe the surrounding with your children (indoors & outdoors)

MATHS ALIVE! Make math come alive... Investigative Maths http://www.southmoor.vic.edu.au/HandyLinks/KLAs/Maths/Creative.htm http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths/toothpickworld/index.html http://www.vtaide.com/png/puzzles.htm http://nrich.maths.org/public/

Let's Go and Explore Math! Math in the Home MATHS ALIVE! Let's Go and Explore Math! Math in the Home "talk math" - to communicate about math while discovering relationships between numbers. describe mathematical patterns and relationships, such as those between "addition and subtraction" or "odd and even numbers“ solve simple everyday Math problems Encourage mental maths http://athomewithmath.terc.edu/math_kits.html

Let's Go and Explore Math! MATHS ALIVE! Let's Go and Explore Math! Math at the supermarket/grocery store The supermarket/grocery store is one of the best examples of a place where math is real. It's a great place for practising measurement, estimation, and quantity. Allowing your children to participate in weighing, counting, and figuring price per unit versus price per kg will help improve their ability to estimate and predict amounts with accuracy.

Let's Go and Explore Math! Math on the go MATHS ALIVE! Let's Go and Explore Math! Math on the go Use your travelling time as an opportunity to learn about math. Look around as you travel from place to place, and help your child find numbers on buildings, buses, taxis, and houses that they can add and subtract while on the road. Not only will your child be learning and practicing math skills, but the time you spend travelling will go by more quickly as well

Let's Go and Explore Math! Math on the go MATHS ALIVE! Let's Go and Explore Math! Math on the go

MATHS ONLINE Drill & Practice MATHS ALIVE! Tables Tester http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/testtest.html   Division Machine http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/dividermachine.html Timed practice of basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division http://oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html Games on multiplication and division http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm http://www.rainforestmaths.com

MATHS ONLINE Useful websites MATHS ALIVE! http://www.coolmath.com/parents/ http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/mathachieve.html 3.http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/activities/acts/how_much_cost.html?cat=math 4. http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/index.html 5. http://www.figurethis.org/index.html - math challenges for family 6. http://athomewithmath.terc.edu/math_kits.html

Be creative – modify the activities MATHS ALIVE! Let’s Recap! Always make Maths fun and alive! Never underestimate your child Be creative – modify the activities or invent your own!

MATHS ALIVE! Thank You! Question & Answer