
Meet your instructor, learn what the course is about, and why it is important to your child's academic future.
Help your child learn to count objects.
Teach your child a number means something.
Learn a term from school, subitizing, and why it is important.
Help your child become a master of five.
Teach your child how small numbers relate to each other, an important skill for addition and subtraction.
Why it is important for your child to memorize facts, and what she needs to know.
Learn the best order to introduce basic math facts, in a way your child will easily understand.
Help your child become a "master of ten." It's an important benchmark number that will help her move into more difficult math.
Help your child solve beginning word problems commonly found in kindergarten and first grade.
Help your child solve more difficult two part word problems.
Help your child learn all the combinations for addition and subtraction up to the number 10.
Help your child count with larger numbers, and discover patterns with numbers up to 100.
Help your child learn and memorize the difficult single digit addition facts, like 8+7.
Teach your child the foundations of place value using numbers up to 20.
Help your child understand place value for numbers above 20.
Help your child build strategies to solve addition and subtraction with small numbers.
Help your child solve problems with larger numbers, using paper and pencil.
Solve subtraction problems using physical objects.
Solve subtraction problems using two strategies and a number line.
Help your child develop strong mathematics skills and reasoning ablility. Teach Your Child Math includes 21 video lessons, and printable resources including games and tools to use at home. You will learn:
Help your child become a strong math student.
Many parents struggle to help their children with math. After taking this class, you will know how to help your young child build a foundation for success in mathematics. If you struggle to help your child with the work he is bringing home from school, this course will show you what to do.
Helping your children at home is critical to their success. More than 40 years of research has proven that the most accurate predictor of a child's achievement in school is not income, the quality of the school they attend, social status or even teacher quality. It is how much family's support learning at home, set realistic and high expectations, and become involved at school and in the community.
After taking this class you will be able to help your child:
This Bluegrass Learning course is presented by Senior Education Specialist and school teacher Bobbie Noall. The curriculum was developed by Alice Cantrell. Alice has more than 30 years of classroom teaching experience and currently works as a District-wide Math Consultant for a public school district. In this role, she coaches teachers on how to deliver effective math instruction.
The class is presented using parent friendly language, without difficult technical terms. It is designed for busy parents. It is also beneficial for anyone who spends time with early elementary school age children. Childcare workers and teachers who may want a refresher on effective math instruction would also benefit from the lessons.