· Time Connect Four- draw hands on the clock to match the increments of time you are focusing on. Students choose a square and read the time on the clock aloud. If correct they can place a counter on the space. The goal is to place four counters in a row.

· 100 Take Out

· Getting to 100

· Telephone Computation Game Board

Math Trailblazer Timelines

Parent Resources

Why aren't my children learning to add, subtract, multiply, and divide like I did?

Questions for parents to ask that support homework.

Things you can do as a parent to support my child's mathematics education.

Games and Web Resources

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www.algebrahelp.com – provides lessons with detailed instructions, calculators and other algebra resources.

www.talkaboutmath.org – gives parents easy to use strategies for helping children with counting.

www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index.html -a glossary to help students with math terms using an interactive database.

www.themathgames.com – lots of fun games that work on basic skill development.

www.funbrain.com – more games for practicing essential skills in math.

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx – NCTM’s interactive math website that has a variety of games and activities involving basic skills as well as problem solving.

http://math123xyz.com- includes interactive tutorials that can be used as practice or enrichment.

www.mymathtrailblazers.com – resource site for Trailblazers. It included the DPP’s, blackline masters, and parent letters in English and Spanish.

www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ -an interactive dictionary with over 600 math terms. This is a great vocabulary visual for English Language Learners.

www.dositey.com/math2.html#s – this site has students solve problems such as, 2/9 of 18 m&m’s are red. When the student finds the solution they click on the corresponding number tile and part of a mystery picture is revealed. The student continues until all tiles have been removed.

http://www.funbrain.com/fractop/index.html - Soccer Shootout- students answer fraction addition and subtraction problems and are able to shoot and score for correct answers. The teacher or student is able to adjust the level of difficulty for this activity from easy to hard.

GREAT WEBSITES FOR PRACTICING BASIC FACTS

www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html -

www.mathwire.com/numbersense/bfactslinks.html

www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge/index.html

www.kenken.com- soduko type puzzles that use computation to solve. Great for your who like a challenge!

http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxmath/ - From this site you can download a free program that has games to use in building fact fluency.

Teacher Resources

Fastt Math Reference Sheet

Fact Fluency Quick Facts

Fastt Math Parent Letter (English)

Fastt Math Parent Letter (Spanish)

Interventions for Learning Basic Facts