PALNYC Sponsored Content IdeaMath offers AMC8 Contest Prep Programs starting Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Speyer Legacy School near Columbus Circle. Focused, tailored preparation, unique materials, problems targeted at the most challenging part of the test and independent sessions provide a strong practice for the AMC8. The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) are a series of examinations and curriculum materials…
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60 Days of Summer Fun… #1- The Daily Learning Routine
Summer is officially here and whether your child is at camp, on a family vacation with you, or with a caregiver during the week, PALNYC has you covered. We’ve got 60 Days of Summer Fun to beat the summer brain drain and prevent your child’s summer learning loss. For starters, don’t miss the recap of our 2014 signature session for parents last month on Preventing…
Summer Slide Prevention & Our Giveaway Winner
We’d like to thank all of our guest speakers: Nathan Levy, Frances Stern, Milos Scekic and Alexandra Patz for a great session on Preventing Summer Slide last week. They say ‘If you Don’t Use it, You Lose it,’ and research shows: • kids can lose 2 months performance in reading & math if we don’t keep them stimulated during summer…
How to Prevent Summer Learning Loss, or ‘Summer Slide’
On average, students lose about two months of grade level equivalency in math over the summer. Some students also lose more than two months in reading achievement, but parents can help change that. Keep those minds on fire this summer with math, literacy and enrichment activities to keep your K-6th grader engaged all summer long. Join us Tuesday, May 21…
“Some mathematician, I believe, has said that true pleasure lies not in the discovery of truth, but in the search for it.” ~Tolstoy
Speaking of the search… in New York City, I’ve discovered numerous resources to support the math abilities of our children. Whether you’re looking for the right math tutor, an after school program, a Math Olympiad program, the new MOMATH Museum of Math, or just looking for books that support the mathematical mind, it all exists here.
Be sure to check out these book recommendations from Robert Berkman, director of Better Living Through Math, a start-up that focuses on professional development, curriculum design and programs for children and families.
Check back to hear tips and recommendations from Mr. Berkman’s talk at the P.A.L. Workshops on January 15, 2013. In the meantime, here are some other great math resources to explore:
New York City Interscholastics Mathematics League, NYCIML
Association of Teachers of Mathematics of New York City, ATMNYC
New York City Math Project Conference
How to Talk to Your Children About… MATHEMATICS
Growing up in the 70s, math help for me consisted of Saturday morning interstitials by School House Rock. To this day, there’s no better way to learn to count by fives than this lil diddy…’Counting By Fives’. See for yourself: But I’m determined not to let history repeat itself. I want my daughter to have the support she needs when…
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