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What child isn’t fascinated with snow? At the first sight of snow falling, my kids’ excitement goes through the roof and they start making plans to head out to make snow angels, snowballs, and snow forts. I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of bundling up all the kids (and then un-bundling them when they have…
Louanne’s Computer App Info The Splash Math Program is currently used by more than 4 million kids to improve math skills and scores. The program has won several educational awards in the last 3 years. The program reinforces math concepts with self-paced and adaptive practice anytime, anywhere (works on iPad, laptops and desktops). They offer…
These past two years I’ve had the privilege to work with my 4-turned-5 year old. I love working with young kiddos when they’re being introduced to math for the first time! They’re still at that stage where math is not a dirty word, and they’re pretty open to learning new concepts. Preschool math can and…
Teaching math to your kids can be a homeschool dream – or a sheer nightmare. But it doesn’t have to be! Encourage your kids to have a love of math, even if you don’t. Try out some of these tips for teaching homeschool math. By knowing these simple tips, your kids can go from math-phobic…
As a former teacher and a homeschooling mom, I know many parents are most anxious about teaching middle school and high school math and science. Homeschooling moms around the world write into Hip Homeschool Moms asking for advice and help in teaching upper level subjects. Many of their concerns involve their lack of knowledge, time,…
“Financial literacy,” you say? Then you think, “but my child is only five!” Truth be told it is never too early to start demonstrating and teaching your children how to manage their money. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure if you were making a list of important things to teach your children, financial literacy wouldn’t make…
Several weeks ago, a box filled with reading, writing and math curriculum arrived on my doorstep. I was so excited and couldn’t wait to open it up as these core subjects have been on the forefront of my mind more and more lately as the subjects I have dedicated to working on with my boys…
Do any of your kids struggle with math? (Do you?) I’ve tried so many approaches to teaching my oldest son math, and truthfully, we’ve struggled for many years. Enter the Learn Math Fast System, which I received this summer and am so excited to tell you about. This system is quite unlike any other math…
