Let’s be real for a minute—if you tell a teen you’ve planned a math lesson, you’ll probably get a groan, an eye-roll, or an expertly dramatic sigh. But what if that “lesson” involved running around the yard, solving puzzles with…
When I began homeschooling, I was worried about the high school years. I honestly thought it would be too hard, especially teaching math. Though I did well in Algebra, geometry was a challenge for me. I couldn’t imagine trying to…
Don’t you just love homeschooling in today’s world?! We have so many incredible resources to pull from to help us make homeschooling even easier. As my kiddos get older (and the work gets more challenging), I really appreciate online programs…
We are no strangers to Singapore Math. My children used this method in their early elementary years, so I am very familiar with this approach. So when the Review Crew was looking for reviewers for Singapore Math Live-Challenging Word Problems…
Over the years, I’ve had a lot of opportunities to teach children from 18 months up to high school years. I think I had the most fun with preschoolers out of all those ages and grades. Honestly, I’m a kid…
Math. I know many of you just groaned. I can’t say I blame you because I’m not a math person, either. My kids are pretty good at math and don’t dread it. Thankfully! I have found, though, that the right…
After several years of homeschooling (and as a teacher), I’ve found that at some point, many kids will have some gap in their math skills. For example, my daughter struggles with negative numbers, while my son always forgets some skill…
Math can be overwhelming when you have kids at different grade levels in your homeschool. Sometimes it’s just hard because, as parents, we don’t feel confident teaching it. In addition, though it is hard to believe, others don’t enjoy teaching…
If you told your kiddos there was a math game for kids called Baggin’ the Dragon Maths Online, wouldn’t that pique your kids’ interest?! I know it did with mine. They couldn’t wait to try it out. Well, EdAlive offers…
As a former classroom teacher and now homeschool mom, I’ve seen my share of kids struggling to learn their multiplication facts. However, most programs are designed to help younger kids learn their facts, not help older kids still trying to…