Memorizing math facts won’t be a bore anymore with these “math-tastic” activities using supplies you may already have. Race Cars Create a number line on your floor using painter’s tape and a marker. As you show addition or subtraction flashcards one at a time, have your child race a car […]

In our homeschool, it is a goal that each child will leave our school well prepared for furthering their education through college or a trade school, and to function as adults in whatever path the Lord leads them to take. When it comes to mathematics, we have had children who […]

Math—it often comes across as an abstract textbook exercise, especially in algebra, geometry, and calculus. Manipulate variables; formulate a proof; find derivatives, etc. What’s the purpose? Well, math is a way of describing the quantities and consistencies that God created and sustains all around us. Here’s a tiny glimpse at […]

When to Begin As homeschooling parents, we know that we are essentially “teaching all the time.” Our preschoolers are exposed to math by counting their fingers and toes, singing songs, reading stories, and many times by listening to older siblings discuss their math lessons at home. We count steps, chairs, […]

It is no secret that many students suffer from math anxiety. For some, the sight of a math problem on the page simply causes the brain to go into lock-up. After this happens, the student will simply guess about how to proceed with the problem rather than actually think about […]

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the Homeschool Compass by shopping through our page! Einstein once said, “Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” What an interesting concept! Math is poetry. In the same what that poetry is the masterful rhythm of composition, the intentional putting together of […]