Category Archives: Math

Homeschool Math: Help Your Student to Catch Up

Posted:

Nov

2011

Homeschool Math: How Do You Help Your Student to Catch Up? There comes a time when your student has to push the fast forward in the homeschool math department. Perhaps it’s a hard subject or your child would rather be outdoors. Math Placement Tests First, I’d suggest giving a math placement test. Several options are available as freebies online. Saxon Homeschool Math has free placement tests for their curriculum. Primary Placement Test for Saxon Math More to read…

Help Your Homeschool Child Catch Up in Math

Posted:

Feb

2009

How Do You Help Your Older Homeschool Child to Catch Up in Math? First, I suggest that you find out what your student knows and what your student needs to learn. Math Placement Tests There are free math placement tests available online. Saxon Math offers tests to place your student in their program (providing they haven’t used Saxon Math before): Saxon Math Middle Grades Placement Test For Saxon Math 54 to Algebra 1 Saxon Math More to read…

Math Manipulatives: It’s Only Money!

Posted:

Aug

2008

My Favorite Hands-On Math Manipulative Which math manipulative can you: Recycle. Resell for 100% of what it cost you and pay no fees. Watch your children really, really enjoy learning about? It’s only money! It is one of the best teaching tools for math. Put it into a zippy plastic bag–I like the heavy duty freezer ones–and put it to work. Place Value Not only can you teach your children about money with real money, More to read…

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