Why Consistency Matters
For the first 18 years of my life I spent at approximately 5-10 hours per year in a swimming pool. Most of that time was during school swimming lessons and swimming carnivals. Needless to say, I was not much of…
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An Interesting Way to Divide
One thing I love about teaching is the learning. You never truly know something until you can teach it, and while you’re teaching you often learn more than your student! At least I find it that way. Recently I came…
Taming the Times Table
This post was originally published as part of a series called Reimagining Maths Teaching. We’ve updated it and added a freebie! I’ve stated many times in the past that memorising the multiplication table is key to understanding virtually all of…
A Game to Practice Times Tables
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…
Help! My Child is Behind in Maths. But Are They Really?
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…
How Primary Maths Teaching Can Make Algebra Hard
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…
The Point of Algebra isn’t Algebra
Why abstract mathematics teaches children far more than equations
Milestone Maths Level A Milestone 4
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…
Milestone Maths Level A Milestone 3
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…
The wait is over… Level A is here!
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…