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Math Tips for Parents & Teachers

Practical guides to help your child build strong math skills at home.

4 min read

Preventing Summer Math Slide: A Parent's Guide

How to keep math skills sharp over summer break without making it feel like school.

4 min read

How to Help with Math Homework Without Doing It for Them

Strategies for supporting your child's learning while building their independence.

5 min read

Building Math Fact Fluency: Beyond Flashcards

Research-based strategies to help your child master math facts without endless drilling.

6 min read

Common Core Math: What Parents Need to Know

Understanding the 'new math' and how to support your child even if it looks different from how you learned.

Pre-K to K5 min read

Building Number Sense in the Early Years (Ages 3-6)

Activities to develop your young child's intuitive understanding of numbers before formal math begins.

4 min read

10 Ways to Make Math Practice Fun at Home

Creative ideas to help your child enjoy math without it feeling like homework.

Grade 6-8Pre-Algebra6 min read

Introduction to Pre-Algebra: Preparing for Middle School Math

What pre-algebra covers and how to help your child make the transition from arithmetic to algebra.

Grade 5-6Percentages5 min read

Teaching Percentages Using Real-Life Examples

Connect percentages to everyday situations to make the concept click for your child.

Grade 4-5Decimals5 min read

Introducing Decimals: From Fractions to Place Value

How to help your child understand decimals by connecting them to what they already know.

Grade 1-3Place Value5 min read

Why Place Value Is the Foundation of All Math

Understanding place value is essential for arithmetic, decimals, and beyond. Here's how to teach it.

Grade 2-5Word Problems5 min read

How to Solve Math Word Problems: A Strategy That Works

Teach your child a systematic approach to word problems that builds confidence and accuracy.

Grade 3-4Division5 min read

Division Facts: Strategies Beyond Memorization

Help your child understand division conceptually while building fact fluency.

Grade 2-3Subtraction6 min read

Teaching Subtraction with Regrouping (Borrowing): Step by Step

A clear method for teaching your child to subtract when they need to borrow from the next place value.

5 min read

How to Help a Child Who Says 'I Hate Math'

Practical strategies for parents dealing with math anxiety and negative attitudes toward math.

Grade 3-5Fractions5 min read

Fractions Made Easy: How to Help Your Child Understand

Practical tips for teaching fractions at home, from basic concepts to operations.

Grade 3-4Multiplication6 min read

Mastering Multiplication Tables: Proven Strategies That Work

Help your child memorize times tables faster with these research-backed techniques and practice tips.

KindergartenAddition4 min read

How to Teach Addition to Kindergarteners: A Parent's Guide

Simple strategies to help your 5-6 year old understand addition using hands-on activities and games.