Math Empowers Parents
Middletown Township Public Schools
Grades 3-5 4th Quarter 2016-2017
Math Empowers Parents, Grades 3-5 is a quarterly newsletter for parents of children in third, fourth, and/or fifth grades. This publication will include information on how parents can support and foster the love of math at home.
Parents’ Beliefs about Math Change Their Children’s Achievement
Parents: Supporting Mathematics Learning
Educational Value of Puzzles
Mathematicians demonstrate creativity and persistence - two qualities students can learn to be by working on grid puzzles! Because many students enjoy working on puzzles, they can be easily motivated to adopt learning strategies that will improve their puzzle-solving skills. Grid number puzzles provide strong intrinsic motivation to solve for unknown numbers from a handful of clues. As many math problems have a similar form, students who enjoy solving these puzzles can develop positive attitudes toward other forms of math in non-puzzle contexts as well. Introduce and/or try some of these types of puzzles with your children:
Thanks For Reading!
Erin Conlon
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
New Monmouth Elementary School
Middletown Village Elementary School
Abby Friend
Elementary Mathematics Specialist
Nut Swamp Elementary School
Middletown Village Elementary School