Loving and Learning in the Nest
When it was time to choose a math curriculum for our homeschool, I chose Singapore Math (Dimensions) for a number of reasons. I had used other versions of Singapore Math as a public school teacher, and I knew that the private school I used to teach at used it, too. If we ever put our children into that school, they would be on the same page with math. I also like how Singapore Math gets Read More
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
