Category: Homeschooling Maths
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I’m just going to drop the bomb right at the head of this article. There’s actually NO SUCH THING as a pure mastery curriculum. There I said it. But can I defend it? Absolutely. You see, every single year of any maths curriculum will have an outline that looks something like this: Every year the keep reading
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When my big boys were newborns my husband and I couldn’t get over the designs printed on newborn nappies. At the time beautiful watercolour images of Winne the Pooh or Snugglepot and Cuddlepie were the thing and they were just that, beautiful. But what purpose did they serve? Did they do anything for the newborn? keep reading
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Photo by Okra Amps on Unsplash If you’re new to homeschooling you’re probably getting dizzy learning about homeschool styles. There’s Charlotte Mason, Classical, Steiner, Montessori, unschooling and traditional just to name a few. You’re probably also wondering which one will be “right” for you and your child. Well, I’m here to tell you that it’s keep reading
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Heads up! There’s a freebie at the end of this post. Reading time on an analog clock (the type with hands) is a skill that can be very useful but many kids seem to miss out on. The reason is that it’s a skill that takes lots of practice to master. But as far as keep reading
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In our last post we talked about how to lay a solid foundation for your child’s mathematical education. In this post we are going to look at how to build a structure that lasts for life on that foundation. In The Surprising Truth Behind Math Phobia, we learned that what most people call maths is keep reading
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The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. Paul R. Halmos In our post The Surprising Truth Behind Math Phobia we learned that mathematics is a language. Today we are going to begin exploring how this realisation should impact our teaching (and learning) of maths. Our First Language If maths is the universal keep reading
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Hey kids! I have a dark, and somewhat embarrassing secret to share with you this month. My kids tasted macaroni for the first time this year. Yep, I managed to get through 18 years of my eldest son’s life with not one mac ‘n cheese. In my defense I will say that I never tasted keep reading
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If one hundred homeschooling parents were asked what subject they most dreaded, feared, or felt least qualified to teach, the vast majority would probably reply, “maths.” It’s a sad truth that one of the most fundamentally important skill-based subjects is also often the most feared, least understood, and poorly taught of all school subjects. But keep reading
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Update: We now have released Level A which teaches these exact skills. Check it out here! If you’re planning on home schooling from the outset, you are probably wondering when ‘formal’ academics should begin. You might have questions like: Skill 1: Counting to Ten The single most important skill for success in maths, is counting. keep reading
