16 New Year's Resolutions for Children to be Successful in Math in 2018

New Year’s Day is a great time for kids to reflect on how they might improve their life.  At Mathnasium of Littleton we encourage kids to make a resolution (or two) which will help them be successful in math this year and beyond.

To help children choose their New Year’s resolutions, we came up with 16 ideas to enable them to have their best math year yet. Sit down with your children and discuss these resolutions and what they mean. Read the linked articles for more information. Together, choose one or two of the resolutions that will most help them succeed in math.

1. Ask a question in math class every day.
2. Work to understand math at the conceptual level.
3. Spend 5 minutes after completing any math assignment to double check work for accuracy.
4. Turn in all math homework on time.
5. Ask for help with math when you are stuck.
6. Study for math tests at least a week in advance.
7. Take the complimentary math assessment at Mathnasium to check for math gaps. If there are any math gaps make sure to fix them.
8. Review mistakes to learn from them and improve future performance.
9. Go to Mathnasium at least twice a week.
10. Start every math assignment with a  “can-do” attitude.
11. Try a project that will use math.
12. Join a math club.
13. Compete in a math competition.
14. Play a math game as a family once per week.
15. Start preparing for the math portion of the PSAT, SAT, or ACT.
16.  Increase your child’s stamina to be able to focus on math for one hour blocks.

You probably noticed the resolutions don’t include “get an A in math.” Kids often want better grades but they don’t know how to achieve them.  Resolutions 1- 9 will help your child get better grades. Resolutions 9-14 will help a child like math more. Resolutions 15 and 16 will help your child test well on college entrance exams.

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