Dear Parents,
If you are looking for more math activities for your child to do at home, then I strongly recommend DreamBox. DreamBox is an intelligent adaptive learning math program which provides individualized math instruction based on the developmental math level of each individual child. It personalizes games and themes that turn lessons into adventures. In addition, students show their work with unique virtual manipulatives, encouraging them to explain, discuss and defend their mathmatical thinking. It does not simply focus on right or wrong answers, but on what strategies the student uses to arrive at the answer. This program has been used with the class since the fall of first grade. Each student has logged 4 or more hours in the program and now the program has acquired enough data to calibrate DreamBox to your child’s level.
For students to access DreamBox from home:
1. Go to https://play.dreambox.com/login/cm3g I have also included this link to the right on my blog under “For Parents” and “Math games”.
2. Click on your child’s school
3. Click on your child’s class: “Mrs. Mould’s 1st Grade”
4. Have your child enter the same password they use at school
It is important to allow your child to work through the lessons and actitivies in DreamBox independently. DreamBox will continuously recalibrate the program when questions become to easy or difficult.
Have fun! If you have any questions, contact me at Tokeneke.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mould
Mrs. Mould's Blog 