Recommended Resources
PDFs
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Doing Mathematics with Your Child, Kindergarten to Grade 6: A Parent Guide Ontario Ministry of Education
Available in English, French, and 13 other languages; suggests easy, everyday activities to encourage mathematics skills.
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Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics - United States Department of Education
Available in English and Spanish, this booklet offers practical ways to incorporate mathematics into everyday life.
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Math with Kids is Fun Ages and Stages of Numeracy Development
Created by the Canadian Child Care Federation, these two resource sheets provide useful information and tips on numeracy in the early (0-6) years.
Links
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Inspiring Your Child to Learn and Love Math
Council of Ontario Directors of Education
A website with videos, fact sheets, and other support materials from a parent-training workshop offered by the Council. -
Teaching and Learning with the Common Core (NCMT)
A video series that goes beyond the Common Core to explore learning and teaching mathematics through interviews with teachers, parents, and researchers.
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Learn Quebec
Learn Quebec provides links to sites in English for online tutoring as well as coding courses for children.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Helping Your Math Student
In this short article, the president of the NCTM offers many suggestions on how parents can support their children’s math education.