Say Goodbye to Grading! Find Out How Technology Is Changing Math Worksheets!

Some grade-schoolers love doing math worksheets. However, some kids just tolerate them, and some outright dislike them. Math worksheets are unavoidable to a certain degree, with students meeting them both at school and for homework.

When children start working on extra problems, whether as part of a tutoring program or simply as additional help, parents’ feelings about math worksheets begin to bubble to the surface as well. Your opinion on the worksheets might mirror your child’s: You love them, tolerate them, or dislike them. Part of the frustration stems from the fact that parents are often required to grade this extra math. This might not be a big deal for simple addition problems, but once you get to multiplying three-digit numbers by three-digit numbers, grading can become tedious, even if you are using a calculator or looking at the solutions at the back of the book.

Fortunately, technology is changing math worksheets for the better. Your children will appreciate the difference, and so will you.

Activities Don’t Feel Like Worksheets

Many online math activities, including iPad-based tutoring programs, still offer dozens of problems per assignment just like worksheets do. But because it’s digital, children usually don’t see such activities as work. They’re not sitting at a desk or table with a pencil and a sheet of paper, figuring out problem after problem, so it can’t be work. This simple shift can inspire students to enthusiastically tackle math they might have otherwise shunned on a worksheet.

Technology Asks and Answers the Questions

Unless you have an answer key, parents will be tasked with determining if a homework problem is correct. Though most parents will naturally accept this job in order to help their kids, it still is inefficient. Most online worksheets and tutoring programs provide the answers, usually instantly, which is not only a time-saver but gives students an immediate response while problems are still fresh in their minds.

Problem Generators

Some math websites and online tutors offer equation generators that will produce problems, either one at a time or as entire printable worksheets. The equations generated usually differ every time, and the correct answers are just a click away as well.