🤍 Welcome to the Opals Classroom!

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Computer and iPad/Phone:

Dragon box for Algebra and Geometry practice.
This game can start as young as 6 and helps develop abstract thinking around Algebra and Geometry.

Here’s a comprehensive list of other higher-level math games (don’t be scared off by the words common core):

Board and card games:

Here is a collection of many different card games
Easy to set up and play. You can scroll down to get to harder skills like fractions, exponents, and prime numbers:

Games based on logic, reasoning, and strategy are also very helpful in developing an ability to think more abstractly (these are my favorite to play). Some examples:

Dungeons & Dragons, Magic, Pokémon, chess, checkers, Stratego, Mastermind, Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Pandemic, etc. If you have any others, please share.

Start reading a little each night.
Find something with high interest for your child, and invite them to read a little each night. We recommend letting them choose something themselves to dive into. If your kid struggles to find reading inspiration, take a look at graphic novels, magazines, or audiobooks. We will take on several studies of poetry, short stories, and novels covering a wide range of topics and interests throughout the year. 

If any of your kids are feeling extra studious, there are resources to work on more focused activities on Khan Academy, and it will give you and your kid a chance to see where they are now in math, and where we need to work.

Let us know if you need any help accessing this or any of the other tools listed here.