HOW CAN THE INTERNET HELP YOUR CHILD IN LIFE AND SCHOOL?
1. Computers are the wave of the future..in a few years almost every job in America will require the use of a computer. We want to help prepare your child for living in this "age of technology".

2. Children love to play any type of game. Video games are a favorite pastime among children...computer games feed on this "love" and yet can teach your child at the same time!

3. The school day is not long enough to reinforce and practice the mastery of basic +,-,x,and / math facts. DRILL AND PRACTICE MUST BE DONE AT HOME! The computer lets the student practice at their own pace and reinforces correct answers. It saves parents time and energy and lets the child self-direct their own learning.

TIPS FOR MEMORIZING MATH FACTS
1. Use flashcards.
2. Only work on one fact (ex. x2) at a time.
3. When you master that fact, add one other fact.
4. Continue adding one fact at a time until all are mastered.
5. Memorizing is NOT counting on your fingers!!! Think about long division and how long it will take if you do not KNOW your facts!
6. Let parents, friends, relatives, siblings all help.
7. Play games in the car as you drive using the facts.
8. Use a deck of cards and see who can say the sum, difference, or product of two cards first.
9. Use the internet sites for repeated practice and drill.

Math

• Matho- Multiplication - Math Bingo on the web
• Math Bingo -- Addition - Math Bingo Addition!
• Hidden Picture - Multiplication - Answer Multiplication Questions and uncover a picture.
• Hidden Picture Addition - Answer Addition Questions and uncover a picture.
• Hidden Picture subtraction - Answer Subtraction questions and uncover a picture.
• Addition Concentration - Also called Memory. Try to match the addition problem with the answer.
• Multiplication Concentration - Also called Memory. Try to match the multiplication problem with the answer.
• Spacey Math - On-Line math video game. Make sure you choose a level that is hard enough for you to do.
• Fraction Frenzy - Fun Fraction on-line game. Got to be quick!
• Math Baseball - FUNBRAIN will give you a math problem. Enter the answer to the problem and hit the 'Swing' button. If your answer is correct, you will get a hit. FUNBRAIN will decide if the hit is a single, double, triple, or home run based on the difficulty of the problem. If your answer is wrong, you will get an out. The game is over after three outs. You can even play with 2 players
• MathCar Race - Choose different levels, and pick the highest answer to stay in the lead.
• Fresh Baked Fractions - The word on the street is that Fraction Jackson is a dog who loves pie. If you answer 24 problems correctly, you can put your name on Jackson's list of Master Pie Bakers.
• Cookie Dough - Fill out a check good for cookies. (not real ones) and get good practice spelling your numbers.
• One False Move - You are stuck in a haunted house. Your goal is to find the door to get out by putting numbers in the right order.
• Measure IT! - FunBrain will show you a ruler with a red bar above it. Click on the length of the red bar. You can play with centimeters or inches.
• Fake Out - Choose one of the words below and write your own fake definition. Check back in two weeks and see how many people chose your definition instead of the correct one.
• Math Resource - Look up Roman Numerals, Measurement, Money, Formulas... lots of information.
• Card Game Hi Lo - Game of Probabilities... Fun card game. See if you can guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the card before.
• Beat the clock - Set up different math problems and see if you can beat the clock and answer as many as you can before your time runs out.
• All About Addition - Lots of different games to play with everything from rounding to working with roman numerals or decimals, Lots of good practice.
• All About Subtraction - Just like All About Addition except with subtraction. Lots of fun games to play.
• Math Brain - Can you beat all 25 games?
• Power Football - FUNBRAIN will give you a math problem. Enter the answer to the problem and hit the 'Go' button. If your answer is correct, the ball will move in the air towards to goalpost. If you answer incorrectly, you lose a down (a turn). If the ball goes through the goalpost, you score. If you answer the next question correctly, you get the ball back and the downs go back to zero. Keep playing! The game is over when you go four downs without scoring.
• Penguin Waiter - FunBrain will show you your dinner bill and the percent tip you should leave. You must calculate the correct tip to leave the penguin waiter
• A little bit of Algerbra - The FunBrain Magician will give you a math word problem to solve. If your answer is too high or too low, FunBrain will let you know. Try to solve the word problems in the fewest possible tries
• MONEYOPOLis - The Code is Gracie
• Change Maker - By Fun Brain... different levels of making change
  
• Place Value Games-  http://www.gamequarium.com/placevalue.html

Search Engines
Google This search engine searches 100s of other search engines...one of the best around!
Dogpile A fun search engine..."fetch" the topic you want!
Yahoo! With over half a million sites divided into more than 25,000 categories, Yahoo! is both browseable and searchable.
InfoSeek GO Network is a new brand that brings together the very best of the Internet in one, easy to use place.

Favorite Sites
Multiplication Various drills, games and multiplication activities for students and parents.
Super for Everything! This site is an on-going collaboration between four huge school districts. You can access the TAKS expectation that your child struggles with and often practice/play/drill a game that can help!
Flashcards, Math Games, Homework Help You can print out your own set of flashcards, play a variety of math games and even get some homework help on this site.
Homework Help Type in your question and "Jeeves" will help you...very kid friendly.
Place Value This is a great site to explore Place Value and other cool games!
Geometric Shapes First, click on Grades 3-4. You will now see all kinds of games to play. "Shape Cave" is fun for exploring shapes. You can then move around and play other games that you might find!
Math Games Greater Than, Less Than; Guess the Number?, One False Move, + - x Tic-Tac-Toe and Math Baseball are all super games to play to expand math practice on this site.
Critical Thinking Games! Super site with lots of upper-level thinking games. Choose one and see how you do!
National Geographic for Kids Online Super magazine for kids with great activities and fun games to play...wonderful for Science!