Challenging Games and Activities for Your Child

Articles/Links for Parents

These game/activity links will help to keep your child challenged and motivated about math in the evenings, on the weekends, on holiday breaks, or during the summer months.

Tangram Puzzles - http://www.kidscom.com/games/tangram/tangram.html

Brain Teasers - http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/

Figure This! The Math Challenge - http://www.figurethis.org/challenges/challenge_index.htm

Problem Solving - http://www.mathstories.com/

Sudoku-a logic and reasoning puzzle    http://www.sudoku.com/

Quiz Hub - http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm

Math Puzzles, Logic Puzzles, and More - http://www.puzzles.com/PuzzleLinks/WelcomeToPuzzleLinks.htm

Cool Math 4 Kids - http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

These articles and links will be helpful to you as you go through the year with your Math Explorer student.

Skill Descriptions and Examples (4th grade) - http://www.aaaknow.com/grade4.htm

Skill Descriptions and Examples (5th grade) - http://www.aaaknow.com/grade5.htm

Ask Dr. Math - http://mathforum.org/dr.math/dr-math.html

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families - http://www.figurethis.org/fc/family_corner.htm

Texas Education Agency - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Fourth Grade Math TEKS - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/ch111a.html#111.16

Fifth Grade Math TEKS - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter111/ch111a.html#111.17

Math Classroom Around Our World - http://my.nctm.org/eresources/view_article.asp?article_id=7396

Products to Purchase for High End Learning - http://www.creativelearningpress.com/

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