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. Is there anything locally that offers extra math for youngsters grades 2 to 6 similar to Kumon Archimedes both offered in Winnipeg.  
Or does anyone have any ideas on how to support extra math with kids at home? Thank you!

I know a couple websites that help with math you might try:  
 
Prodigy Math  
Khan Academy  
 
Both of these sites are free to use and you can set it up so you can log in and track what your student is working on. Prodigy is more game based and may go over better with a younger student. Khan academy however goes to higher levels and incorporates instructional videos to actually show and teach new topics.  
 
Two others I know about but am not as familiar with are:  
 
Xtramath  
Mathletics  
 
They could be worth checking too.  
 
Hope that might be helpful.

What is it specifically are you looking for? Is it knowing math facts, or math comprehension? Or a little of both?  
 
I have no experience with either the Kumon or Archimedes programs, but I do know there''s a math program out there called Life of Fred, created by Dr. Stanley Schmidt. It''s a series of books starting with Apples (followed by Butterflies, Cats, Dogs, Edgewood, etc) that tells a humourous story while it teaches math. Each chapter has problems to solve at the end.  
 
I have used the program homeschooling, and I found it very effective for teaching math concepts and how to apply math to real life. I actually learned a lot from it even at the very elementary books (Apples, Butterflies) of how to process math concepts. My kids really liked them I had to put limits on how many chapters they did a day (typically only 1) otherwise they''d devour a whole book in one sitting (which the author recommends you DON''T do).  
 
Maybe something like that will help? They can be ordered for $25/book plus shipping through Heritage Homeschool Resources out of Morden (no shipping if you pick up).  
 
Edited by Abbysmum, 2018-08-04 20:01:31

There was a Kumon in Regina. We enrolled our daughter at grade five. She was having major trouble with reading and math. The homework was 10 min a day and 2 times a week at Kumon. We kept her in the program from grade 5 to 10. She went from not being able to read to graduating grade 12 main stream!  
Fantastic program! I wish someone would buy a franchise so we could have one in Brandon.

of a program, you can always hire a tutor! There are lots of students who tutor out of the BU library, usually $15/hr. We hired one for our daughter year before last as she was having difficulties, 2 months of going 1-2 times per week and she's been doing excellent ever since!

We tried tutors with no luck. In fact we tried everything. Our daughter was adopted and had many learning challenges. We had to make the commitment to stick with the program for her sake. Kumon works!!