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We are going to put little tidbits here for parents. Look for links, articles, books recommendations, and more that should help in this new world of Middle School.
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Mindset by Carol Dweck
Excerpt taken from http://community.mindsetworks.com/ What is a growth mindset? Discovered by Stanford Professor Carol Dweck, Ph.D., a growth mindset is the belief that we can develop our abilities, including our intelligence, which is our ability to think. It is distinguished from a fixed mindset, which is the belief that abilities can't change, such as thinking that some people can't improve in math, creativity, writing, relationship-building, leadership, sports, and the like. Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman Helping your daughter survive cliques, gossip boyfriends and other realities of adolescence. SitesMindset Works home of Brainology
http://community.mindsetworks.com/ This site has information on the growth mindset, how it works, ideas to use and areas for discussion. Wild Maths https://wild.maths.org/ Mathematics is a creative subject. It involves spotting patterns, making connections, and finding new ways of looking at things. Creative mathematicians play with ideas, draw pictures, have the courage to experiment and ask good questions.Wild Maths is a collection of mathematical games, activities and stories, encouraging you to think creatively. We've picked out some of our favorites below - have a go at anything that catches your eye. |
How Adding Math to a Child's Home Routine Can Advance Achievement
A good article that introduces the idea of adding math to a child's daily routine by using an app to increase their math abilities. Fun And Free Summer Learning Resources This article lists items for maintaining skills over the summer. Math is more than one plus one By: Neil Dempsey http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/math-is-more-than-one-plus-one-305644521.html Step-by-Step Tips to Set Up Your Kid's iPhone Learn how to set a passcode, block apps, share media, and more.By Christine Elgersma PotpourriPodcasts are like listening to the radio but on demand with limited commercials, if any. You can use apps like Stitcher to search for podcasts and save them to listen to later. Apple iTunes is another great place to find podcasts.
Here are a few favorites of mine.
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