1. Have your student explain the notes to you each night after math class. Ask a lot of ‘why’ questions to help your student solidify their new learning. The three big questions are;
   1. What did I learn today? What to say when your student responds, "Nothing."
   2. How does what I learned relate with what I already know? Ideas to help your student.
   3. Why are we learning this?
2. Make sure your student completes all homework on time. For best results, have your student complete the homework the night of the class, then do a five minute review the next night.
3. Grill your student on vocabulary words. In math, definitions are rigorous, and we refer back to them often. The better the student understands the definitions, the more class instruction will make sense.
4. Project a positive attitude about your student’s ability to learn math.
5. Encourage your student to come before or after school for additional help.

1. Have them ask three questions:
   1. What do I already know?
   2. What will the answer look like?
   3. What is the first/next step?
2. Have them draw a picture or diagram.
3. Have them find similar problems in their notes or in the book.
4. Have them do homework with a friend.
5. Have them take a break – come back to the problem later.
6. Never stop doing homework because of problems with one problem.

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