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Math is one of those subjects that many homeschooling moms find it hard to teach. While one child may find the concepts easy to grasp, others wonder how math will relate to them in the real world.

Math was never an easy subject for me in school. It didn’t seem to matter how much I tried I never seemed to understand what the teacher wanted and I dreaded when we worked out problems on the board, I always made a mistake and the other children always snickered or had hurtful comments to make.

Most homeschool families have at least one student who either doesn’t like math or finds it more challenging. It’s just “one of those things.” Unfortunately, math skills are such a source of contention, both for parents and students that we often just toss our hands up and think that there isn’t going to be an answer to our woes in this area.

March 14 is National Pi Day! Make your plans now to celebrate math with Pi Day using some of these neat resources, books, and ideas.

It is interesting that, despite math being such a fundamental part of life and society, many people did not, and do not, enjoy math class. Even more interesting is that, when math is applied to something that is of interest to the person, much of their resistance to math fades.

Math can be hard. Monday through Friday we sit at the table next to our children and do math problems. It takes forever to do just one page. Sometimes it feels like it is the only subject we get to. It becomes a monster … a math monster.

When you think of Charlotte Mason, you think of using living books as the foundation of your studies. So, how are you supposed to use living books that you read to help your child understand and learn mathematical concepts?

Learn how to use items in your kitchen to make math FUN.

Math can be hard. Monday through Friday we sit at the table next to our children and do math problems. It takes forever to do just one page.