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This milestone is really an extension of the previous one. So everything I said there is important here to. The aim of this milestone is for your child to be able to: As with the previous milestone, I do not…

One of the most common questions I hear from parents at homeschool expos is, “Do you have anything for Prep?” It’s clear that Australian homeschoolers need a gentle, play-based maths curriculum for the Foundation year. I promised I’d build one…

Reimagining Maths Teaching Part 4 In our last post of this series, we looked at why learning the multiplication table is key to understanding virtually all of the maths that comes after it. In this post, we’re going to show…

Real families tested Milestone Maths for a full term. Here's what they loved, what surprised them, and what I'm improving because of their honest feedback.

The simple, research-backed spelling method I recommend to Milestone families—no expensive programs required.

Reimagining Maths Teaching Part 3 Last week we learned that number sense is developed, not taught. We also saw that while we can’t explicitly teach number sense, we can provide the ideal conditions for a child to develop number sense…

“Number sense isn’t a bag of mental tricks, and teaching strategies alone won’t make it appear. In this post, we explore how understanding the structure of numbers—and practising real problems—helps children develop true number fluency.

Maths often feels like a long list of rules: carry here, borrow there, invert and multiply. But what if the problem isn’t the child — it’s the way maths is usually taught?

Discover the magic of Pi (π) with this hands-on measurement experiment. A fun geometry lesson for primary students to celebrate Pi Day on March 14th.

If you’ve ever homeschooled a tween or teen, chances are you’ve heard the question: “Where am I ever going to use this?” From time to time I see something on the socials that makes me sigh. There’ll be a parent…