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Getting hands-on with math is one of the best ways to help it “click,” especially if you have high-energy learners. And the great thing is, you don’t really need many special tools to combine math with playtime. Often, you can simply tie math practice in with outdoor activities that your kids already love to do….
LABWay Math Review – Our Story What do you do when the homeschool road is feeling a bit more arduous than usual? When it’s not quite broken but also not working as well as you know it could be? You know, those times when an overhaul feels like too much but a day off isn’t…
If you need free math resources and curriculum, this is the list for you! Whether you have littles, middles, or teens, you can find information about free math resources here to fit your needs (and your budget–FREE)! You’ll find videos, worksheets, complete math curriculum, printables, games, and more. Please keep in mind that some of…
Are you planning a family road trip but worried about how to keep your kids engaged and learning along the way? Math activities on the road could be the perfect solution! Not only is math an essential skill for daily life, but it can also be a fun way to pass the time and keep…
A robot kit that teaches our kids the behind-the-scenes programming, hardware, and electronics of robotics? Yes, we’re interested! And here’s our Robby the Drummer robotics for kids review. If you are also a parent who wants to prepare their children for where tech jobs are now, and where they’re going in the future, check out…
I love gardening. It can be such a fulfilling way to connect with the natural world. (Plus, with the cost of groceries these days, many of us are becoming more interested in growing our own food!) But the garden can provide more than just food for homeschooling families. It can also provide a great way…
Do you have difficulty believing you can make math fun with math games? I know, right?!! I was right there, too, when I first started homeschooling. Confession time: I hated math when I was in school, and I was afraid to even teach it (even the lower levels of math)! So, I was always on…
Math My Kid Loves We’ve been homeschooling for just over 5 years. Over the 5 years we’ve been homeschooling, we’ve worked hard to work out oodles of kinks! In the process, we have become a fairly eclectic set of homeschoolers We’ve worked out oodles of our kinks and, in the process, learned we’re a fairly…
Math. Most people either love it or…well…don’t love it. 😉 But it’s a necessary subject, and it’s one most students can learn to love if you find the right curriculum. Math was my best subject in school, and it’s been very difficult teaching it to my teenage daughter since it’s a subject she doesn’t love…
Free Printable Thanksgiving Math Game (for Multiple Ages) “Mom, I want some fun math games, too!” That was the request my fourth grade daughter had recently. While she’s knee-deep in fractions, my first grader is still learning basic math facts. He plays a lot of math games to help him learn them, and big sis…
Sometimes math can be a struggle. It’s one of those subjects that most children either really love or really don’t love! So today I’d like to share some ideas for making math fun with apples! After all, you don’t always have to have expensive manipulatives or fancy curriculum to add new life to math in…
Are you looking for a self-teaching math curriculum that works well for your child? It’s true that all children are different, and sometimes we have to be willing to try a different curriculum or make a change in order to find what works best for a particular child. If you’re looking for just the right…
