Despite some characterization as being uninvolved in the education of their children, African American parents have always valued education and recognized it as the key to economic and political freedom. Despite laws in the United States prohibiting the education of slaves, African Americans were the first southerners to campaign for universal, state-supported public education. Yet, schools for African American children were not fully established in the United States until the middle of the 20th century. Even today, African American parents are still battling for equitable education for their children. With fewer resources and less experienced teachers, it is no surprise that a gap exists in achievement test scores between African Americans and European Americans. While progress was made in narrowing the gap during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, little progress was made in the 1990s. What is conspicuous about the gap is that it widens perceptively in upper elementary school. Therefore, elementary teachers have a crucial role to play in closing the gap in mathematics achievement. They can do so by providing high and clear standards, assessing students' work in alignment with these standards, and encouraging parental involvement in mathematics. While homework is an established practice in schools, research indicates that it is only effective if it is relevant, creative, and meaningful to the student and parent. When homework meets these criteria, it can have significantly positive effects on African American students' educational aspirations and chances for academic success. Mathematics FunPacks replace the traditional homework of paper-and-pencil drills with meaningful, hands-on learning for the whole family. FunPacks can best be described as traveling learning centers, in that they contain all the materials needed to engage the whole family in mathematics explorations. This article describes FunPacks and lists what each pack includes.