Parent Support
St. Patrick's DayHelping Your Child Learn Math
Hi Parents! I'm glad you found this website. Hopefully, the math worksheets on this website can be of some help to your child in his or her acquisition of basic math facts. Just so you know, math worksheets are not magic; they will not teach math; this is the job of your child, you, and your child's teacher. The math worksheets are an excellent resource for you and your child. Here are some ideas that you might find useful in helping your child learn math.
- Check out Helping your child learn math - A parent's guide from the Ontario Ministry of Education.
- Establish reasonable homework times (like their age plus five minutes for younger children, and up to 60 minutes for older children).
- Provide a distraction-free learning environment (turn off the television and radio, provide good lighting, turn on the answering machine, etc.)
- Use Math-Drills.Com worksheets to practice math skills on a regular basis. One idea is to use math worksheets when your child has no homework. That way they maintain the good habit of doing homework, and practice math skills at the same time.
- If your child doesn't know some math skills, use every possible method you can think of until you find the one that works for him or her. Some ideas: flashcards, games (including computer games), paper and pencil methods, memorization, and out-loud thinking.
- Ask your child's teacher for some specific strategies to help you help your child.
