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WORLD MATHS DAY

                        Mathletics
                  Welcome Guide

                      www.mathletics.com

This guide is designed to ensure you have all the support you need to get started
     with Mathletics during your school’s World Maths Day 2018 free access.
Mathletics Welcome Guide - WORLD MATHS DAY
Mathletics Welcome Guide                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          WORLD MATHS DAY

 Welcome to Mathletics, powering World Maths Day 2018
 World Maths Day is powered by Mathletics, an award winning, curriculum-aligned mathematics
 resource. We’ve put together this handy guide to help you incorporate Mathletics in your classroom
 throughout the free access period.

 Thank you again, for participating in World Maths Day 2018. We hope you and your students enjoy the
 event and we look forward to sharing the love of learning with your school.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HELP & SUPPORT

         Visit www.mathletics.com/help to download user guides, console maps,
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Mathletics Welcome Guide - WORLD MATHS DAY
Mathletics Welcome Guide                                                                    WORLD MATHS DAY

 Getting Started with Mathletics

 This quick, five step lesson is designed to get your students excited about using Mathletics.

  1     Set Up
          Sign in to Mathletics at www.mathletics.com using your teacher login.
          Select the    Classes module and click Sign-In Cards.
          Choose the class and group and select Print Cards.

  2     Sign In
          In the classroom, distribute student Sign-In Cards and direct students
          to www.mathletics.com to sign in using their unique usernames and
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  3     Activity – Live Mathletics
          Direct students to the Play area, where students access educational maths-based games
          including the famous Live Mathletics.
          Students can choose to play against other students in their class, school or around the world
          in a 60-second mental arithmetic game.
             Points are awarded for each question correctly answered. This is a powerful tool for
            increasing mental mathematics skills and fluency across a range of concepts.

  4     Mathletics Curriculum
          Direct students to the Learn area of their console, where students access targeted and
          adaptive curriculum activities. Topics and activities are based on the curriculum and grade
          level set for each student.
          Encourage them to explore topics and complete a few activities within a topic that is relevant
          to your current maths program.

  5     Results & Progress
          Direct students to the My Progress area, which shows students their results for the activities
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          At the top of the screen, they can see a summary of their activity results for their course.

      End with a Class Challenge of Live Mathletics
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       Login to your console and have one student use a computer against you, the whole class
       can help the student participating. Click Class Challenge in Live Mathletics to do so.
Mathletics Welcome Guide - WORLD MATHS DAY
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Teacher Tips
Classes                                          Courses and tests

                 Use Classes to                                       You can modify or
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               For more information about Mathletics,
                     contact our friendly team.

                www.mathletics.com/contact

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