Family involvement is important for helping students do well in mathematics. To support learning at home, the Iowa Department of Education offers structured, high-quality resources that build confidence and engagement. These tools help students talk about, think about and enjoy mathematics.
Math Moments that Matter
Math Moments that Matter is a set of grade-level family pages schools are encouraged to share with families. The pages are meant to:
- Strengthen the partnership between home and school
- Support number sense, reasoning and problem-solving
- Help families continue classroom conversations at home
Each grade-level family page includes:
- A short explanation of the math big ideas
- Simple ways to talk and listen in math
- What families might see in the classroom
- What families can try at home to support mathematics
Kindergarten
- Place Value Foundations (408.23 KB) .pdf
- Addition and Subtraction (415.92 KB) .pdf
- Comparing Quantities (453.79 KB) .pdf
- Numbers to 10 (394.8 KB) .pdf
Grade 1
- Addition and Subtraction within 20 (548.2 KB) .pdf
- Equations and the Meaning of the Equal Sign (318.92 KB) .pdf
- Measurement with Length (364.95 KB) .pdf
- Place Value and the Base-Ten System (492.79 KB) .pdf
Grade 2
- Addition and Subtraction within 100 (260.96 KB) .pdf
- Represent and Solve Problems Involving Addition and Subtraction (261.76 KB) .pdf
- Place Value to 1000 (343.93 KB) .pdf
- Measurement Using Standard Units (368.09 KB) .pdf
Grade 3
- Area and Understanding Multiplication Through Geometry
- Fractions as Numbers
- Multiplication and Division within 100
- Solve Problems Involving the Four Operations
Grade 4
- Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
- Multi-Digit Operations and Whole Number Problem Solving (321.88 KB) .pdf
- Operations on Fractions
- Place Value Understanding and Structure of the Base Ten System
Grade 5
- Operations with Decimals
- Operations with Fractions (341.72 KB) .pdf
- Place Value and Operations with Whole Numbers
- Volume and Measurement (342.86 KB) .pdf