The role that parents, guardians, and families play in student success in mathematics is as powerful as that of teachers! Parents personal experiences, attitudes, understandings (and misunderstandings!) are often transferred to students. As your child's chief role model, you can do so much to assist and support your child's learning of mathematics in school. CMC wants to help!

The purpose of the For Families section of the CMC web site is to assist parents, guardians, and families in supporting student learning in MATHEMATICS. On these pages you will find articles and activities for download that offer practical advice and information for helping pre-school through high school students.

If you are a parent leader at your school, we encourage the use and distribution of these articles and activities in school newsletters and other publications for parents and families.

A great place to start is Math at Home, a short booklet published by the Sonoma County Office of Education. This document, written for parents and guardians of K�12th grade students, presents straightforward information, suggestions, and resources for those who wish to better understand the importance of mathematics and the role they can play in their children's learning of this critical subject.

   To download a free copy of the Math at Home booklet in PDF format, in either English or Spanish, click on one of the two COVERS below:

To purchase multiple copies of these parent-friendly booklets for use in your school or organization, click here to order: ORDER FORM (pdf)

◊ Making Math Part of Your Family's Life

◊ Giving Your Child a Good Start in Math

◊ Discover the Math in Your Home

◊ Connect Math and Reading

◊ Linking Technology to Math

◊ Understanding the Math Standards

◊ Helping with Math Homework

◊ Building a Math Tool-kit

◊ Taking a Look at High School Math

◊ Resources To Help You and Your Child with Math

◊ A Few Math Challenges for Your Family

We hope this section of the CMC web site will prove useful to you as parents in helping your students see the beauty and fascination of mathematics, a subject that can be learned and appreciated by ALL! 

Please check back periodically for new articles and activities that will be posted on the CMC For Families web pages.