How to Use Goals & Rewards as a Prodigy Parent

You want your child to love learning math. We want to help.

Prodigy Math can help kids be excited to learn math as they work towards achieving their academic goals!

Your free parent account gives you instant access to your parent dashboard and child's progress reports, so you can see what your child is learning as they explore the magical world of Prodigy Math.

But it gets even better! With a Membership package, you can set Goals and give Rewards in Prodigy Math to encourage your child to practice standards-aligned math skills in an engaging and effective way.

Why should I use Goals and Rewards?

When it comes to building math skills, practicing them regularly is key. This is because you're not only memorizing how to use a math skill but you're also applying them in a variety of different scenarios. And once you've done that, you've reached mastery level!

But for many kids, doing lots of math exercises just isn't that fun or motivating. That's why we use our engaging math game and its adaptive algorithm to make practicing math skills fun and rewarding.

As a parent, using the Goals and Rewards tool can help take this even further.

Goals and Rewards can help you:

• Motivate your child to continue practicing math
• Reward your child for showing a growth mindset
• Support your child's learning at home and at school

Goals challenge your child to complete a certain number of questions correctly. This encourages them to practice and master skills that align with lesson content, assignments or curriculum goals.

Challenging Goals & Rewards (for Members)

If your child has a Core or Ultra Membership, you can also set Challenging Goals to take their learning quest even further.

Parents of Core or Ultra Members also have the option to pick what Reward their child gets too, including a new pet.

Goals and Rewards on the Parent Mobile App

You can also set Goals and Rewards for your child on the go in the Prodigy Parent Mobile App. Growth mindset and Rewards keep your child motivated to learn new concepts and conquer challenging tasks over and over again.

In the Parent App you can select the number of questions you want your child to answer as part of their goal and what reward they get for completing the goal.

Downloading the mobile app is an easy way to engage with and motivate your child even more!

1. Log in to the Prodigy Parents App

Here you will be able to select the Child Profile you would like to set Goals and Rewards for in the top left corner.

2. Go to 'Goals'

At the bottom of your screen, tap Goals.

3. Set a Goal

Choose your child’s question target by toggling the + and - buttons on the right and left sides of your screen.

When you have selected your child’s question target, tap Next.

4. Pick a reward

Choose from the rewards on the screen that you’d like to send to your child for completing their goal, then tap Set goal. Once the goal is complete, the reward will automatically be sent to your child's account.

5. Goal complete!

Once your child completes their question goal, they can find their reward in their in-game mailbox. You can also Send a cheer to your child to keep them motivated toward their goal!

Tips for using Goals and Rewards

1. Repeat the Goal and Reward process regularly

Continue to set Goals for your child and inspire them to keep learning new math skills.

Through positive reinforcement, you’re investing in your child’s future and giving them tools that can help them develop a lifelong love for learning!

And don't forget to give yourself a pat on the back for being a supportive parent!

2. Use Practice Areas to support them

Is your child finding it too hard to achieve their Goal?

That's OK, every child naturally has an area of math they find trickier than others.

One way to help them reach their Goal is to use the resources in the Practice Areas section of your dashboard.

Practice Areas include:

• Practice Sheets – These worksheets help your child practice a skill offline and come with fun coloring activities too!
• Frustration Detection – Find out when your child may be finding a particular question so you can quickly jump in to support them. (Ultra Members)

3. Check in with the Classroom Learning tool

Goals and Rewards can be extra powerful if your child is using Prodigy Math at school too.

With Classroom Learning, you can quickly check in on your child's progress as they complete in-class assignments. This can help you identify how well your child first understood a math topic when they learned about in class.

Classroom Learning can also show you what assignments are coming up and the math skills they cover. This can help you know exactly when to set Goals so that your child stays motivated to master skills both at home and in class!

Learn more about Prodigy Math

Congrats on mastering Goals and Rewards! Want to learn more about our game? Check out these resources:

• What is Prodigy Math?
• The Math Game Portal
• Is a Prodigy Membership worth it? 
• Why Prodigy can change student’s mindsets

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Updated for 2024