Loving and Learning in the Nest
Any homeschooling parent who has struggled with math in the past knows that having access to many math resources these days is a huge blessing! Compared to past generations, we as homeschoolers have so many hands-on tools, online programs, and experts available for learning math. Let's dive into some of these math resources today!I've shared resources using my Amazon Affiliate Store Links. You can Read More
Knowing math facts can help students solve problems quickly and efficiently. Learning math facts repetitively by rote memorization, however, can quickly steal the love of math from anyone. So what's a homeschooler to do? I say we find what makes math facts enjoyable and memorable, and we focus on those things. Personally, I think patterns are what make math interesting and shows the Read More
Choosing a math curriculum can be really daunting, and I hope my last post in this series, How to Choose a Homeschool Math Curriculum, was helpful. However, I realize that asking questions about math curricula does not point you in the direction of something that may actually work for you.So, in this post, I rounded up 10 popular homeschooling math curricula and organized them by their features. I Read More
In the first post in this math series, I talked about how we as homeschooling parents need to break away from this idea that we're bad at math. There are so many resources and experts available to us today that we can keep learning math right alongside our children! When choosing a homeschool math curriculum, there are a few things to remember. I hope this guide will help you make this tough Read More
Let's be clear that people do not fall into two math categories: bad at math and good at math. We tend to classify ourselves this way early on, forgetting that we can grow over the course of our lives and that math is not a fixed skill that we're either born with or we aren't. Our perceptions of being "bad at math" were formed in one point of time underneath the weight of shame, confusion, Read More
Welcome! This blog started out as an outlet when I had very young children, and has grown into a full-blown job over the years! I'm Leah, mom of three living in Colorado with my husband of 12 years. The homeschooling lifestyle has benefitted us in so many ways, that sharing about it seems natural and necessary. Here you'll find posts about books, curriculum, Charlotte Mason homeschooling, parenting, and faith. Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter!
