Category: About Curriculum
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I was looking for a way to practice the five times tables with my boy recently and came up with this simple but effective (and apparently fun) game. I used the now discontinued Milestone Maths game cards but you can easily do this using a standard deck of playing cards for the multipliers and slips… keep reading
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As a literacy tutor, this is a hill I am prepared to die on. Walk into any local library these days and ask the librarian how to help your young child learn to read and they will guide you to the collection of “beginner” or “early” readers. The brightly illustrated, “pocket sized” books have become… keep reading
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Have you ever wondered what makes a homeschool-specific maths curriculum like Milestone Maths different to a made-for-school workbook that you can buy at a newsagents or office supply shop? There are many differences even on the surface: school workbooks are generally much thinner, more colourful and sometimes apparently more random than a Milestone workbook. But… keep reading
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One of the most common customer queries I get is from parents concerned that their child is “behind” in maths. The query usually looks something like this: My child is 8 years old and should be in Year 3. We’ve done the placement test for Milestone Maths and they tested into Level C which is… keep reading
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Even if you’ve only just begun contemplating homeschooling you have probably noticed that there are a LOT of competing philosophies in the homeschool movement. From “child-led, wonder-based” unschoolers to the diligent workbook approach of the “school-at-home” movement, they all seem to have a different idea on what a child should know. Then there’s the Australian… keep reading
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In our last post, we looked at why algebra deserves a place in the homeschool curriculum. This time, we’re going to explore how the way maths is taught in primary school can set children up to either succeed or struggle with algebra right from the Foundation year. In my work as a tutor, I repeatedly… keep reading
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Why abstract mathematics teaches children far more than equations keep reading
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In Milestone 4 we introduce your child to the concept of addition. At this stage your child does not need to know the term “addition” or any of the language associated with addition. So, there’s no need to say things like “2 plus 3 equals 5.” Always keep in mind that Level A is all… keep reading
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Humble roots It was winter 2023. The whole family had suffered a very nasty flu. The kind that gave me the (slightly guilty) relief of a few quiet days because everyone was sleeping off a fever. But now it was my turn and I was SICK. I spent nearly two full weeks in bed. For… keep reading
