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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Getting Started with Common Core Math Standards
• Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Common Core Math, Just the Basics
• Understanding What Common Core Math Is
• Examining the Standards for Mathematical Practice
• Looking at the Standards inthe Different Grades
• Helping Your Child with Homework
• Chapter 2: Looking at Math Teaching Then and Now
• Setting Goals for the 1900s
• Competing Globally with Advanced Math and Science
• Returning to Basics
• Teaching Math in the Info Age
• Holding Teachers Accountable
• Agreeing on the Common Core
• Chapter 3: Exploring the Standards for Mathematical Practice
• Focusing on Asking Questions
• Playing with Math
• Arguing Is a Ton of Fun
• Connecting Ideas
• Chapter 4: Understanding Homework Assignments
• Getting the Inside Scoop: Teachers’ Views on Homework
• Examining the Homework Assignments on Social Media
• Becoming Unstuck: What to Do
• Helping Your Child without Doing the Work Yourself
• Part II: Focusing on Elementary Math: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
• Chapter 5: Beginning with Kindergarten Math
• Counting by Ones and Tens
• Focusing on Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Noticing Ten: Place Value
• Comparing and Classifying: Foundations of Measurement
• Getting Started with Geometry
• Chapter 6: Solving Problems in First-Grade Math
• Digging in to Addition and Subtraction
• Focusing on the Decimal Number System: Place Value Begins
• Working with All Sorts of Measurements
• Delving into Basic Geometry
• Chapter 7: Prioritizing Place Value in Second Grade
• Adding, Subtracting, and Looking for Groups
• Focusing on Place Value
• Going Deeper with Measurement
• Identifying and Building Shapes
• Chapter 8: Finding Fractions in Third-Grade Math
• Studying Multiplication and Division
• Mastering Addition and Subtraction
• Exploring Fractions
• Putting fractions on number lines
• Categorizing Shapes
• Chapter 9: Mastering Multiplication in Fourth-Grade Math
• Focusing on Multiplication: Factors and Multiples
• Calculating with Place Value
• Forming Fractions
• Eyeing Units and Angles
• Addressing Lines and Angles
• Chapter 10: Anticipating Algebra in Fifth-Grade Math
• Expressing Relationships: Early Algebra Ideas
• Extending Place Value and Algorithms
• Operating on Fractions
• Measuring Volume and Graphing Data
• Concentrating on Properties of Shapes
• Part III: Moving Up to Middle and High School Math: Sixth through Twelfth Grade
• Chapter 11: Relating to Ratios in Sixth-Grade Math
• Understanding Ratios
• Examining Multiplication
• Extending from Arithmetic to Algebra
• Measuring Area and Volume
• Measuring Datasets
• Chapter 12: Pursuing Proportions in Seventh-Grade Math
• Examining Ratios and Proportional Relationships
• Working with Negative Numbers
• Describing Things with Algebra
• Delving Deeper into Geometry
• Studying Data and Chance
• Chapter 13: Arriving at Algebra in Eighth-Grade Math
• Tackling Irrational Numbers
• Using Exponents Equations
• Delving into Functions
• Doing the Ancient Greeks Proud
• Addressing Bivariate Data
• Chapter 14: Looking at Advanced Math: High School and Beyond
• Knowing What College Ready Means
• Advancing an Algebraic Agenda
• Getting Formal with Geometry
• Understanding the World, Statistically Speaking
• Part IV: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 15: Ten Awesome Resources for Parents
• Talking Math with Your Kids
• Moebius Noodles
• Estimation 180
• Visual Patterns
• Math Educators Stack Exchange
• Math Forum
• YouCubed
• Your Public Library
• Math Munch
• Common Core State Standards Initiative
• Chapter 16: Ten (or So) Proven Ways to Support Math at Home
• Talking about Math Together
• Perusing Your Child’s Notebook
• Explaining a Solved Problem
• Playing a Board Game
• Having Number Talks
• Grocery Shopping Together
• Arguing about Words
• Building Things
• Asking “What If?”
• About the Author
• Cheat Sheet
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement