You’re one of the brave and lucky ones. Welcome to the engaging and rewarding world of homeschooling. Start with Maths Maths is essential. There’s no doubt about it. But there’s a difference from just “getting through” maths and teaching it to mastery, where your child understands numbers and knows how to use maths in daily […]
Continue readingConcrete Representational Abstract (CRA) is a three step instructional approach that has been found to be highly effective in teaching math concepts. The first step is called the concrete stage. It is known as the “doing” stage and involves physically manipulating objects to solve a math problem. The representational (semi-concrete) stage is the next step. […]
Continue readingKids are sources of chaos and disorder. Do your kids ever sit still? Are they ever clean and tidy without you telling them to be? Where does this chaos come from? They are exploring their world for the first time. Kids are messy, the house is messy – nothing is in order. And it’s not […]
Continue readingWhen I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. – Fred Rogers Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those who have been affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; this tragedy has immediate and long-lasting […]
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The Integer Blocks are one of the bonuses of the Math-U-See curriculum. They allow students to work through problems with tangible tools. As a parent and teacher, it may be easy for you to see the benefit of the blocks. It may be one of the reasons you chose the program. While some students may […]
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“Test” can often feel like a dirty word. Upon hearing it, some may develop an emotional response. Feelings of anxiety and stress can flood in, making it difficult to think of the subject matter being tested. This isn’t exclusive to students; it can affect the parent as well. Proper preparation for a test is the […]
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