Math
Homework Questioning Prompts!
Hello Parents! Below you will find some sample questions
that you can ask your child when helping them with their math homework. When assisting your child with their math
homework, it is helpful to use an “ask-before-tell” approach. This means that before you explain a problem
to your child, ask them to tell you how they solved the problem. Your child will most likely self correct, and
if not, you can use what you heard from your child to provide targeted
assistance. Thank you for your support of math at home! -Mrs. Davis
To help when students
get stuck, ask:
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How would you say the problem in your own
words?
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What do you need to figure out? What is
the problem about?
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Would it help to draw a picture, make a
model, or act it out?
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What have you tried so far? What else can you try?
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What do you need to figure out next?
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Could you try it with simpler or fewer
numbers?
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Would it help to create a table, a graph,
a number line, or other diagram?
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What words are confusing? What words are familiar?
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Have you solved problems like this one in
class?
To encourage reflection
and check progress, ask:
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Does your answer seem reasonable? Why or why not?
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What have you found out so far?
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Describe your method to me. Can you explain why it works?
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What if you had started with
__________instead of______________?
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Will this method work for all numbers?
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Have you thought of another way to solve
this problem?
To justify a solution or
process, ask:
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Why is that the answer?
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Why do you believe…..?
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Why did you do it that way?
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Which is better? Why?
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Prove that your answer is correct.
To make connections,
compare and/or contrast ideas or concepts, ask:
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What does this remind you of?
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How is ________like _________? How is it different?
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How could you use this math idea in your
life?
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What ideas that you already learned were
useful in solving this problem?
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Can you think of a general rule that
works for all of these cases?
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Can you write a formula?
Hello Parents! Below I have provided you with some internet
resources that will be helpful when supporting your mathematicians at
home! These are good “general resources”
for helping your child with math.
Through out the school year, I will be providing you with more websites
that are geared toward the specific concepts that we are learning in
class. Enjoy!
*
Our classroom Blog
I will be posting updates of
what and how your child is learning math in the classroom. Each week I will include a summary of what
was taught, as well as include pictures of the learning in action!
* National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
This
frequently updated site connects families to help on homework,
current
trends in mathematics, and resources.
*
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
This site has numerous applets and virtual
tools for learning about many
mathematics topics.
* Figure This! Math Challenges for
Families
This website has a teacher corner and family
corner. It offers outstanding
resources
to help
parents understand standards-based mathematics, help
with homework, and engage in doing mathematics with your child!
* Math Forum
This website includes many features for
families. For example, “Dr. Math”
is
a great homework resource because students
can write in their questions
and get answers fairly quickly. Parents can also read and participate in Math
Discussion groups, read about Key Issues
for the Mathematics Community, or
download some of the very interesting
problems posted here.
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