Maths activities resources courses. Family Maths Trust.

participating in after-school parent/child programs such as Family Maths, Family Science;

engaging with your children appropriate family games, puzzles, experiments, designing and model building activities that use a variety of mathematics, science and technology skills;

discussing regularly with your children their classroom activities, and listening carefully to their explanations of what has been learned;

providing time, a place and encouragement for doing homework assignments;

encouraging your children to persist when the work becomes difficult; not to expect parents or tutors to do the work for them;

participating in parent-teacher conferences;

taking advantage of opportunities to visit classes;

celebrating with your children the many small successes in their learning;

encouraging and expecting them to be able to do/solve the problems/activities.

Parents, schools and the community need to do all they can to ensure that our children are leaving school with a positive attitude to mathematics.

We do not accept that it is socially acceptable to say ‘l am no good at maths’.

We are developing courses for parents & schools;
support materials - newsletter, The Maths Connection;
and resources - import & stock books.

The Family Maths' Model

	School &/or Community arranges training for key teachers and parents to become Family Maths' Course Leaders		* Area or own school training from Family Maths' Trust representatives. * Preferably two days: One day minimum * After community consultation?


	Course Leaders plan a series of FM Workshops (4-6 weeks) for Community Families		* Target class/level * Activities for each night * Maths' strand focus or smorgasbord * Time & Day * Venue classroom, hall, church, marae? * # of families to be invited/able to attend




	Optional: A Parent Evening of Family Maths activities to enthuse parents		* A visiting speaker? * Parents & families * Parent involvement helps to improve attitudes & achievement



	Each Session: * Station activities for early arrivals * 4-6 activities with equipment & presenter arranged * Homework activity * Evaluation sheet * Copies of activities to take home * Time for parent discussion about maths program? * A person from community to talk about their use of maths?		* Are refreshments required? * Ensure families know what the maths is in each activity * Talk about co-operative learning, problem solving approaches * Parents' questions should be answered by a teacher/principal * Role model person just once in the program




	Follow Up: 1. Send home copies of Family Maths Trust Activity Newsletter to families who attended 2. Include FM Type activities in school newsletter 3. Plan next Family Maths Courses with new parents from completed series 4. Include maths activities in library for home use		* Registered schools receive 10 copies of each newsletter * Use parent enthusiasm to find new leaders to share the load & plan the next series * Consider on or two course series each term? * Families need continual materials & reminders to be involved in maths activities with their children