Don't let other people use your Khan Academy account (including older siblings or parents).

Your teacher will often show you a better way to solve a problem in school, when they can see you are finding a problem difficult, so.

Work out your answers your own way, and just type in the answer.

Khan Academy will not always show the BEST method for you, because it's very traditional, so feel free to ignore their way (especially the hints).

If you haven't got any other homework, aim for 15 minutes a day, even at weekends and during holidays!

Little and often beats loads in one go.

Don't try and do it all in your head! You should grab a piece of paper and do some working out for most activities.

Even if you get it right, it is sometimes worth looking at the hints, to see if their method is more efficient?.

When you get an answer wrong, don't move on until you have looked at the hints!.

I only use videos when I can't complete the activity.

Focus on stars (activities) more than triangles (videos).

Students should try to focus their work around the Mission for their grade, or the grade below (good for consolidation/practise), and bookmark that as their 'go to' space in Khan Academy here's a bunch of links they can use for each grade level:

I regularly encourage Grade 5 students to work on Early Maths, if for no other reason that to know/remember what real Mathematical fluency, feels like. This 'venturing out' could be up (more complex) or down (more foundational, revision) whatever they feel they need. They can venture out from there where they will, but that is the area they will return to, and where they will spend most of their time working.

The is best done by setting a general 'locus of focus', called a 'mission', that's their 'centre' or hub. So use Khan Academy to give the students the freedom to explore Mathematics, to go where they will, encourage exploration and inquiry! That said a bit of guidance is good, so Khan Academy gives you the power to more subtly guide/coach the kids rather than control them. Possibly the biggest shift for teachers using Khan Academy, say compared to tools like Mathletics or Mangahigh, is the stance Khan Academy takes the student in control, the teacher is 'merely' a coach, or guide, which is pretty fundamental shift if you think about it.

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