Yesterday as my daughter was completing her mental math problems, she started to pretend to make a video about how to do the problems. This isn’t something unusual for her, but I thought she was doing a good job explaining her mental process using the Singapore method. So, here is…
It is easy for science, math, engineering, and technology to be money hogs. There are so many excellent kits and maker materials out there, but the cost of those items add up. Over the years we have discovered some excellent STEM resources that will cost you nothing. All of these…
Our first year homeschooling did not go well. Math was pretty near a disaster. I guess you could say it was the year my son learned to hate math. At the end our first year I discovered that my son learned best by thinking and applying concepts. As a result,…
Several years ago I made an observation and decided to go in a different direction with math instruction. Teaching math backwards seemed like a rather ludicrous thing to do. Math is by nature a sequential beast that requires order. Yet, I was starting to accept that not all children fit…
Everywhere, parents are abuzz with complaints about Common Core math. Parents are astonished how teachers can be instructing their kids on a math method that complicates an easy problem. I’ve been flummoxed at the uproar. I went to have a look at the common core standards. I chose 2nd…
My two boys are using Art of Problem Solving math curriculum. My oldest started with Art of Problem Solving Pre-Algebra and now he is using Art of Problem Solving Introduction to Algebra. My younger son started Art of Problem Solving Pre-Algebra this school year, but he only spends time on…
A couple years into our homeschooling journey, I started doing math on three different levels. Maybe some kids do well with doing math on one level, but my kids have needed a three-pronged approach to math especially during the elementary years. Lowest Level – Math Facts I’ve had my kids…
Four years ago I switched my boys to Singapore Math. It is a decision I have never regretted. Little did I know how integral mental math was to the approach and how it would change and grow my children’s math skills. I used the Standards Edition Teacher’s Guide as the…
With children who desire a future in science and computers, math is important in our household. This post is part of the Virtual Curriculum Fair: Discovering Patterns in Mathematics, Logic, or Science series. Check out the links at the bottom of this post to read how others approach math, logic,…
The other day I sat down with my young daughter. I was having her do a page in her Singapore workbook, but her attention was all over the place. She wanted to stop and draw a hat on the duck, only cross them out a certain way, or draw other…
