Comments on: Out of the box math inspiration (Updated!) https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:05:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Jamie C. Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-804438 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-804438 In reply to Carina.

Amazing, Carina – kudos to you for thinking outside the box!

]]> By: Carina https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-804350 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-804350 I teach by skill for my kids for math. We do multiple skills per month. Some skills we are learning new information and some we are reviewing etc.. We don’t do a lot of worksheets etc. We do a ton of hands on, videos, books, games and sometimes apps/websites. My kids all like math. My 5 year old is very gifted and loves to learn about concepts like infinity. Everyone always asks me what curriculum I’m using. I’ve taken things from here or there or everywhere so basically I’m making my own curriculum. I’ve tried curriculum before. It didn’t work. My kids were too bored. They would rather play with measuring cups and my white board than sit in front of a textbook.

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-604420 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-604420 In reply to Alana.

I’m so glad it helped, Alana!

]]> By: Alana https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-604212 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-604212 In reply to Alana.

“panic” not “pain”….auto correct, lol!

]]> By: Alana https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-604210 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-604210 Thank you!!! I was just losing sleep last night over not doing any formal math with my 8 year old yet, fearing him now far behind. We follow a Tjed philosophy and had intentionally not pushed, but major doubt and pain set in yesterday. This post just reassured me in more ways than you know!

]]> By: Alison https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-505845 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-505845 In reply to Alison.

Sorry about the typos!!

]]> By: Alison https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-505844 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-505844 I was just thinking this week about how natural or is for me to approach reading this way (make it fun, wait till the child is ready, etc) but not math. Maybe it’s because I love reading and I want my kids to love reading, but I don’t necessarily “love” math. I think I fear that if I don’t follow the traditional methods, my kids will never learn it! I’m interested in looking into the resources you mentioned. 🙂

]]> By: Cathy https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-339815 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-339815 Just wanted to let you know that there are math teachers out there at schools which follow the “normal” math curricula who know and agree with the info you have shared. I have found that I can reassure most kids that it is ok to not feel like they “get” math and that even though our system requires them to do it, they can follow the method for now, knowing that in time it will become something they can understand and even enjoy. Simply by changing their expectations, we can reduce their fear of math. And it is so rewarding as a teacher when one day they do get it and are excited to be able to see the patterns and puzzles within the numbers!

]]> By: Jamie Martin https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-308297 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-308297 In reply to Bethany.

Thanks so much, Bethany!

]]> By: Bethany https://simplehomeschool.net/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration/#comment-308013 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=37184#comment-308013 I appreciate this post and you sharing some ideas that are so “out of the box” compared to the public schools (I am a former math teacher turned homeschooler)! I think you have a lot of really great ideas and I’m encouraged to see so many homeschoolers looking for creative, engaging and student-led methods of approaching math. 🙂 Blessings! ~Bethany

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