Picking a math curriculum for your student is an important decision for any homeschool. A good math program not only teaches math in a way that kids can understand it, but explores math at a depth and level of rigor that will prepare students for anything they may wish to study or do with their … Read more
Putting together a complete year’s curriculum can be challenging for homeschooling parents. Between researching, selecting and buying high quality curricula for every subject (and for each child), creating lesson plans and schedules, gathering all the necessary materials and dealing with all the other time-consuming tasks required to teach a homeschool successfully…well, it can be a … Read more
Increasingly, researchers are discovering the importance of early childhood and kindergarten math skills. In fact, early math skills are often a better predictor in later academic achievement, even more than early reading and attention skills. A good kindergarten math curriculum can help students get more comfortable with math and logic from an earlier age, and … Read more
Our kids are growing up in a fast changing and complex world. Increasingly bombarded with offers for various services and products, it’s more important than ever to teach them how to critically assess offers and manage their resources and money more effectively. The concepts of budgeting, interest rates, insurance, banking, taxes, leasing and more, are … Read more
If you’re homeschooling high school math, you’ll most likely come to the point where your student will have the option of studying precalculus. If your student is planning on studying STEM in college it’s usually recommended that they take precalculus, as it can lay a solid foundation for Calculus 1 and prepare them for the … Read more
There is a stereotype of homeschooling families, being religious households who eschew public schooling in favor of a more personal, faith-based approach to education. And while that is perhaps true for many, the reality is that this is just a simple stereotype. In fact, there are plenty of homeschooling families who are interested in using … Read more
In today’s digital world there are a lot of options when it comes to learning math at home. There are math tools, math games, math apps, math enrichment resources and, of course, various online curricula out there for homeschoolers to choose from. If you are looking at subscribing to an online homeschool math curriculum, there are … Read more
Math isn’t always the easiest subject to teach if you’re homeschooling. Other than the fact that as a parent and teacher your own skills might be a little rusty, it’s not always the most interesting or approachable subject for kids. Filled with representations and symbols, kids sometimes struggle to grasp its more abstract ideas and … Read more
Math Curriculum Showdown – Two Popular Math Methods, But Which One is Right for You? If you’re a homeschooling parent looking for an effective way to teach math, chances are good you know how important picking the right math curriculum can be. The right math method has to fit with an overall schooling strategy and … Read more
If your kids seem to have a head for numbers and a talent for math, traditional grade or age appropriate curriculum options may not accommodate their pace, which can result in them becoming bored or even disengaging with the material. As a parent, you may be interested in finding a different, more rigorous curricula that … Read more