As we begin the new week here is Homeschool Resources: for Math. Including DoodleMaths, The White House, Homeschool Helper, DLTK Redbird Mathematics & Language Arts and Bedtime Math.
DoodleMaths learning platform creates individual work plans for children, intelligently tailored to their strengths and weaknesses. Designed to reinforce existing knowledge while gradually introducing new concepts, DoodleMaths is an ideal homeschool math curriculum.
Presidents’ Day Resources for your Classroom:
All Grades, with parental participation and supervision We did some digging around the internet and found a few math activities themed around Presidents’ Day, but thought you’d also enjoy a variety of resources to help your family learn while celebrating.
While some of these websites require a paid membership to access the majority of their worksheets, you will find a few free samples for use in your classroom:
- Math Work Sheets Land
- EduMonitor
- Math Worksheets for Kids
- Primary Inspiration (scroll down for the free Presidents’ Day Roll and Circle Game)
And here are some more Presidents’ Day resources:
This is a great source for fun and educational facts on U.S. Presidents that will appeal to all ages. It’s housed at the official White House website. When you get to the site simply click on the president’s name — #1 – #46.
The White House Historical Association
Here there are over 30 free “classroom resource packets” all related to the White House that you can download.
Get a free unit study on George Washington along with links to other Presidents’ Day resources, printables, and crafts. While you’re there, use the menu to check out their free unit studies on every subject.
This terrific site offers free coloring pages and craft activities that are appropriate for ages 3-12. For Presidents’ Day you’ll find an assortment of coloring pages, some toilet paper roll crafts, and even instructions to make a milk-carton log cabin.
Redbird Mathematics & Language Arts
Redbird Mathematics and Redbird Language Arts & Writing from McGraw Hill Education is a highly-personalized, adaptive online curriculum developed by Stanford University and uses advanced education technologies to blend instruction, interactive practice, and innovative analysis.
Grades K-4 approximately, with parental participation and supervision What an ingenious idea! This website, created by Laura Overdeck, provides a free, daily, Bedtime Math Problem that helps parents give kids a fun opportunity “to do math in their heads, so someday when they’re shopping and everything’s 20% off, they can figure out the sale price before the store closes.”
As explained on the website, the Bedtime Math Problem aims to be “fun and lively, but they won’t keep your kids from falling asleep. In our experience, math can get kids to sit still, focus, and quiet down.”
You can get your free, daily Bedtime Math Problem directly from the website, harvest it from their Facebook page, or you can subscribe to the daily newsletter that delivers it to your email inbox. (See details at the website.) Each BMP offers three levels of challenge to be used as a rough guideline:
- Wee Ones for preschool kids
- Little Kids for children in grades K-2
- Big Kids for children in grades 3 and up
This is not a math curriculum, and there’s no one right way to use it. It’s simply a fun idea to help parents and kids enjoy math in small daily doses.
When you get to the website, you’ll see the most recent Bedtime Math Problems posted on the home page. When we visited, there were fun math problems themed around:
- Super-Sized Snowflakes
- A Town Called Greasy
- The Best Selling Cookie – at Leas Right Now
- Groovin’ with Groundhogs
- Half a Giraffe?!
And many more!
Each math story-problem is presented in a fun way that incorporates a little science and history and a lot of humor. They are designed to engage children’s interest immediately. All of the BMPs are archived on the website. You can check out their apps as well.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
