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    #240434 11/12/17 11:47 AM
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    I’d like to get ideas on how to nurture an interest in math.

    DS6 is very competitive and loves math. DH, DS10 and I have our strengths in verbal skills. DS10 likely has dyscalculia even so we’re not experienced with a kid like this.

    I’m trying to support DS6 and I’d like some ideas from some parents who have math loving kids.

    Right now at home he does Beast Academy and Dreambox. He is accelerated a year in school but the math at school is still not close his level. His teacher is working on differentiation but it seems like a lot of his class time this year is spent on reading comprehension which is fine. He’s grade level on reading comprehension so he could probably stand to spend more time on that right now.

    He just “gets” math. Last night on Dreambox he was introduced to the concept that a full rotation was 360 degrees. Within a minute or so the question “What is 5/8 of a full rotation?” came up. I think that’s a hard question for a six year old. He just paused for two beats and typed in the correct answer.

    From what I’ve been able to research, math competitions don’t seem to start until middle school. Are there worthwhile competitions for elementary? Are there good enrichment classes for elementary online? Are there other things a kid like him might like that I might not have thought of? He’s really social and loves being with people so just putting him in front of the computer isn’t really all that fun for him although he does enjoy checking his progress.

    I was thinking about signing him up for a Saturday enrichment class at University of Washington but he loves sports too and game times are often in conflict.
    We can take advantage of enrichment opportunities in Seattle on weekends but not during the week. We live too far away.

    I’m just looking for ideas.



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    A few ideas for nurturing math -

    1. Roman Numerals, which is NOT part of Common Core, and therefore is no longer taught in some schools.

    2. Math and Logic Puzzles.
    - The Moscow Puzzles
    - related books which may be of interest are listed on the Amazon sales page.

    3. Cartoon Guides to math, including Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, Economics (Micro, Macro)

    4. Life of Fred math sequence, plus Financial Choices.

    5. Middle School & High School Math Talent Search. Although too young to compete, you could gather the problem sets and solutions to past problem sets, for him to practice with for possible competition in future years.

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    Math Kangaroo is a really good competition for fun math and so is CML.

    KJP #240443 11/13/17 07:00 AM
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    You can download (for free) a copy of the Math Enrichment book I created for our local school district. I haven't updated it, but you should still be able to find some useful ideas.

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    Noetic Learning https://www.noetic-learning.com/mathcontest/

    Math League http://www.mathleague.com

    We usually had to do out of grade math contest. In 4th and 5th grade you could compete as a middle school student. Through middle school you can do High School competitions. Some might not let you compete but some do.

    You have to check around. Talk to some of the math teachers in your area. Maybe a local Mathnasium might know of some local contest or possible host one.

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    ZIML and Perennial Math both have elementary level competitions that can be done online.

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    Thanks for the suggestions. I really appreciate it.

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    Not advice, but I have to laugh at how I read messages in this forum. I read, "he's working on differentiation" and my brain initially assumed differential calculus! Just thought that was worth sharing.

    Good luck!


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    To me khanacademy is on of the best resources -- there're loads of videos and various tests and quizzes https://www.khanacademy.org/math
    also MIT open course ware offers quite a number of interesting math related course
    https://search.mit.edu/
    also i like quizzes from https://www.theguardian.com/education proprofs.com yourhomeworkhelp.org softschools.com


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