Math is everywhere–in the playroom, in the kitchen, and on the bus. Thanks to TERC, an education research and development organization in Cambridge, MA, girls in Chattanooga will be doing more math as part of their everyday lives. In March 2009, Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga received a donation of 18 “At home with math” family games and activity booklets. The materials, designed for children from 5 to 11, show how math can keep everyone occupied while waiting in line, cleaning up, and making dinner. Development of “At home with math” was funded in part by the National Science Foundation.
Girls Inc. will include the games in our upcoming summer camps–SciGirls during June and Operation SMART(R) during July.
“Math is a critical skill for our girls to master,” said Bea Lurie, President and CEO of Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga. “At Girls Inc. we try to dispel the stereotypes surrounding math, science and technology and encourage our girls to succeed in those areas.”
For ideas on putting math into everyday family life in English and Spanish, see http://athomewithmath.terc.edu. More ideas for math games and activities for families, afterschool and camp programs, and libraries can be found on http://mixinginmath.terc.edu.
