How Can I Help My Child with Mathematics? * “Do math” with your child at home as problem-solving partners. Use word problems. Have your child explain how he or she is solving the problems. * Make a list of all the ways your family uses mathematics at home: * Newspapers and weather reports include charts, graphs, data, and statistics. * Sporting events provide data and statistics. *The grocery store affords an opportunity for practicing measurement and estimation. * Recipes can be modified. *The changing seasons give an opportunity to examine temperature. *Road trips encourage map reading and distance, time, and gasoline mileage problems. *By “doing math” together, you will demonstrate that learning mathematics is fun.