The Everything Parent's Guide to Common Core Math: Grades K-5: Understand the New Math Standards to Help Your Child Learn and Succeed (Everything: School and Careers)

Take the mystery out of Common Core math!

The Common Core, a new set of national educational standards, has been adopted by 45 states across the nation. But you may be having a hard time understanding what your kids are bringing home from school. If you want to help your children with their homework, you need to learn these new methods, which focus on critical thinking and conceptual understanding.

With the help of an experienced math teacher, you'll learn:

• What your child will be learning in grades K–5
• The multiple new ways to look at math problems
• The rationale behind the Common Core math standards
• How to help your child with homework and studying

With easy-to-understand examples, problem-solving tips, and lots of practice exercises, The Everything Parent's Guide to Common Core Math: Grades K–5 will give you the confidence you need to help your kids meet the mathematical expectations for their grade level and excel at school.

Jim Brennan is a certified K-12 mathematics teacher who has been teaching for more than ten years. He is the creator of MathHW.net, a math homework site where he provides Common Core resources for students, teachers, and parents, along with tutorial videos, interactive practice problems, and math games. He lives in Watertown, MA.