How Can I Help My Child?

You can do a great deal to help your student succeed in mathematics.  Here are some strategies that can be used throughout the year with any of the mathematics units.

• Encourage your student to do his/her homework on a regular basis.

• Have your student show you the classroom examples that should be copied into his/her notebook.

• Ask to see any handouts or worksheets that reinforce the skills being taught.

• Go through the reading & vocabulary together. (Make sure your child knows what is being asked.)

• Encourage your student by showing him/her that you believe that they can succeed if they try & work hard at the assignment.

• The Connected Mathematics Project Website can be a huge help:

                                   http://www.math.msu.edu/cmp

• The Algebra text is from UCSMP (University of Chicago Math Project).  The website is:

http://social-sciences.uchicago.edu/ucsmp/Secondary.html