A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to share with you our new K-1 Power Pack.  We launched it a few days later at the CMC (California Math Council) Conference in Palm Springs with great success.  Educators were very excited about having games that teach parents strategies and tools that they could use to help their children build strong math skills.

One of our goals, of course, is to support you in your support of parents.  These Power Packs do exactly that.  While playing the games, not only are parents learning about the new standards, they’re also gaining strategies they can use to help their child in math. It’s a win/win.

If you missed the post that describes the specific strategies and tools in each pack, click here.

We’re now ready to launch our Power Pack: Building Number Sense in Grades 2-3. Like our K-1 Pack, it comes filled with fun games that reinforce what students are learning in the classroom.

These Power Packs can be used during your Family Math Night event, as take-home math packs in the classroom, and as classroom math centers.

And here’s another interesting way to use them. I was chatting with a principal at one of my recent Family Math Night events where we were using the games. She loved the Packs so much that she is planning on giving them to her teachers to share during parent conferences. That way, if a child needs to practice a specific skill, the teacher can guide the parent to the appropriate game in the pack and send it home so parent and child can practice together. I thought the idea was brilliant so I’m sharing it with you.

But we’re not resting on our laurels. We are hard at work wrapping up our grades 4-5 Power Pack and plan on launching that one in January, 2017. So stay tuned for those details.

As I said in my earlier newsletter, we all know that research clearly indicates that parent involvement in their child’s education has a significant impact on academic success. The key is to make sure that parents have the tools and strategies they need to reinforce the learning taking place in the math classroom so they feel confident when working with their children. The Power Pack games are a perfect way to do this. Not only are they fun to play, but they are the perfect way to sneak in important learning for students…and their parents!

If you have any questions about our Power Packs, or any of our Family Math Night products, feel free to contact us. Our number one goal is to help you host the best event of the school year.