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extracurricular math activities for elementary age kids


  1. cmadams
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    Does anyone out there know of any West Seattle-based extracurricular math programs for elementary school aged kids?

    I already know that the YMCA does a little bit in that department, but is there anything else out there?

    Posted 8 months ago #         

  2. Kaos
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    We used the home school program called Singapor Math ordered the Parents/teacher guides and Student texts on line. Then we were lucky enough that our elementry school also started using this same program.

    Posted 8 months ago #         

  3. Ken
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    Ken

    Get a roulette wheel and some dice and teach them about odds. It may save them from that first trip to "Lost Wages" NV later in life.

    Posted 8 months ago #         

  4. tblau
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    I wonder if cmadams was able to find a satisfactory answer to this question? We are also in search of a similar activity for our first grader. Thanks

    Posted 4 months ago #         

  5. hopey
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    hopey

    For basic skills practice, XtraMath was developed with help from a teacher at Roxhill in West Seattle. http://www.xtramath.org/
    I just noticed their "About Us" page links to a WSB article about the teacher in the videos. :)

    Khan Academy is really cool. It starts with basic concepts and builds into very complex maths.
    http://www.khanacademy.org/exercisedashboard

    Both sites require a parent account, and that allows you to track your child's progress without literally watching over their shoulder.

    Posted 4 months ago #         

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