Using Math Worksheets To Get Students Ahead
There are a lot of free math worksheets that are available on the internet. Most of these worksheets are actually quite helpful and can enhance your child’s math skills. Though there are many reasons why you should opt for a free worksheet, yet the basic reason behind it is because of the fact that it saves a lot of your time and money. For those home school parents engaged in teaching several children, this might mean a lot to them. If your child attends school regularly consider working on math sheets with them on a regular basis. You will see a big improvement in their classroom performance.
It is quite plain for all to see how free worksheets can help you save that extra money. It practically avoids the necessity of buying a math book and use worksheets that are available for free. All that it takes is to use a ‘scope and sequence book’ that contains info on what your child needs basing on their age and grade level. For those who are engaged in home school, these books can be rather handy for them. In fact, getting hold of one of these books before you begin your home schooling is highly advisable. This is because of the fact that, no matter how long you have been engaged in home schooling, there is always that tiny bits of questions and doubts that arises when it comes down to your child’s performance. You can also take note of the national math standards and use them as a guide for your curriculum.
Getting hold of a scope and sequence book can actually come in handy in easing your mind as far as the question of monitoring your child’s performance is concerned. Assuming that you already have a scope and sequence book, making a list of the areas in math where your child needs to work on during the school year might also sound like a good idea. For instance, for third and fourth grade, by the end of the term, your child must be able to handle such problems in subtraction such as;
1. Solving computation problems of horizontal and vertical nature.
2. Analyze subtraction of any two numbers whose sums equals to 18 or less.
3. Subtract one or two digit number, with or without renaming, another two digit number.
4. Subtract 1, 2 or 3 digit numbers from a 3 or 4 digit numbers with or without renaming.
5. Subtract any digit number from 1-5 from another 5 digit number.
Once you are convinced that your child can handle these problems, it’s about time you start looking for free online worksheets that suits your child’s scope and sequence for the year.
In addition to saving money, these worksheets also save your time. Having decided that your child needs a worksheet that caters to his special needs, you can save yourself the time of making the worksheet yourself. By doing a little research on the internet, you can find the kind of math worksheets you are looking for. Although worksheets are not that hard to make, yet they are very time consuming and will probably eat up a lot of your time.
Marsha has been a middle school math teacher for over 18 years. She has a Bachelors’ and Master Degree in Applied Mathematics. She is a big believer in the concept of motivating students.
Marsha Thompson is a lead writer for Math Worksheets World. She has is in charge of creating new printable math worksheets for elementary through high school students. She is currently focusing on 3rd grade math worksheets.
Marsha is also a mom to 3 wonderful children and a very understanding husband. She lives in Cornwall, NY.
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