Archive for the 'Teaching Math' Category

Diligence Equals Success in Math

Diligence on the part of math student and teacher and/or parent is the best math homework help there is!

Multiplication Worksheets as Diagnostic Tools

Use Multiplication Worksheets as Diagnostic Tools

Want Better Math Students? Make Kids Repeat K-6 Math Courses (if needed)!

Kids that do not know their multiplication and subtraction facts should repeat a year of math.

Teachertube - The Safe YouTube Alternative

Teacher Tube is a family-friendly safe alternative to YouTube. You can place embed code on your site to feature the Teacher Tube videos.

Christian Liberty Academy CLASS Curriculum Math Fails

We are done using enrolling our kids in Christian Liberty Academy. This post examines their bizarre standards used for grading their math tests.

Is Saxon Math Best For Homeschool Math?

Why Saxon Math is a great choice for K-6 mathematics but possibly not the best choice for grades 7-12.

Math Flash Card Software

Read how this Math Flash Cards game is helping my daughter learn her subtraction and multiplication facts.

Play Math Blaster Game To Improve Skills

Sometimes oldies are really goodies. That is the case with Math Blaster In Search Of Spot. I got this CD ROM based game with my very first Windows 3.1 computer as a freebie. My son, now 15, used to play this game back when he was about 5 years old to do addition of numbers [...]

Math TV - An Algebra Student’s Best Friend

MathTV Review
The videos at mathtv.com may be the best thing that ever happened to your math curriculum!
These videos are short 1-3 minute videos featuring solutions to math problems shown by as many as 4 different instructors, often including a solution in Spanish as well! So you have your choice of instructors for each problem. There [...]

How To Teach Homeschool Math and Algebra

I helped teach my oldest son learn Algebra at home. He has learned Algebra up through Elementary Algebra quite well, and without an excessive amount of my help. He is fairly bright, but this did not come naturally. Here is what we have already done:

Make sure the student has a solid foundation in basic mathematics. [...]