Family
Math Resources:
This site provides an opportunity for K-12 math students and
teachers to submit questions, which are then answered by college
math students. You can also browse or search the archive of
questions that were previously asked and answered. Austin Children's
Museum.
Have fun playing games and learning about geometry, science,
and puzzles. This site is an amusement park of knowledge.
This site is where parents and children can find information
on mathematics and careers. Sponsored by National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics, this site also contains age-specific
mathematics activities that children can do with their families
and on their own.
Join the adventure of applying math to the real world and to
real careers! Learn from Kay Toliver's inspiring and innovative
teaching practices with her real students and follow Eddie's
adventures as he finds out about people, jobs and the world
around him with worksite interviews of professionals who use
math and science in their careers.
See
an example of how to apply these math lessons to Austin careers.
The JigZone is the place on the Internet for free online jigsaw
puzzles.
A series of five posters (in both English and Spanish) that
present preschool teachers and parents with questions to activate
children's science and mathematics conceptual thinking.
This Web site provides activities using pattern blocks to understand
part-to-whole relationships and other difficult math concepts.
This Web site provides an activity using pattern blocks to
understand part-to-whole relationships.
KLRU Contact Information
Linda Schmid
Senior V.P. for Educational Services
email: lschmid@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9049
Mary Alice Appleman
Assistant Director for Educational Services
email: maappleman@klru.org
direct: 512.475.9051
