{"id":64415,"date":"2023-05-09T09:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T13:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/?p=64415"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:02:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:02:02","slug":"dont-make-math-a-misery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/dont-make-math-a-misery\/","title":{"rendered":"SH #111: Don&#8217;t Make Math a Misery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/dont-make-math-a-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64426\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H-1248x832.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SHPodcast111H.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SH #111: Don&#8217;t Make Math a Misery ~<br \/>\nWritten by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/introvertedmoms.com\/join\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introverted Moms<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to a new episode of the Simple Homeschool podcast, continuing this year&#8217;s series with my 18-year-old son Jonathan!<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan was homeschooled from K-12th grade\/graduation and today we are answering a question that came in from Danielle: <strong>What you did for math with your kids at various ages?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Don&#8217;t Make Math a Misery<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>In Episode 111, you\u2019ll hear us discuss:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>How much we love Family Ties (doesn&#8217;t have to do with math, but still fun \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li>How long we waited to require formal math and what we did instead in the early years<\/li>\n<li>The disconnect a lot of young kids feel when it comes to math that isn&#8217;t relevant in their daily lives<\/li>\n<li>The practical tools &amp; curricula we used for math in various phases of homeschooling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26787222\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3ebdc0\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\" width=\"100%\" height=\"128\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here to stream\/download Episode 111!<\/strong><\/a> Find it wherever you listen to podcasts and subscribe so you&#8217;ll be notified when we release another in a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thanks to our sponsors: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.formcurriculum.com\/jamie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FORM Fitness<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightzookeeper.com\/en-us\/parents\/special_offers\/1?referrer=simplehomeschool_feb23&amp;utm_source=simplehomeschool&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=email_feb23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Night Zookeeper<\/a>!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buymeacoffee.com\/jamiecmartin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Are our voices an encouragement? Buy us a tea!<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/different-math\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Different Way to Look at Math<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/out-of-the-box-math-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Out of the Box Math Inspiration<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/math-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read Your Way to a Love of Math: 50 Titles for Ages 4-12<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/math-playground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Create Your Own Math Playground<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/homeschooling-101-whatandwhen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Homeschooling 101: What to Teach and When to Teach It<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingtextbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Teaching Textbooks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myfunscience.com\/courses\/?shs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Fun Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctcmath.com\/how-it-works\/home-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTCMath<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Jamie on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jamie_cmartin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/simplehomeschool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QUIZ: What&#8217;s Your Homeschooling Mom Personality?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Do you have a homeschooling question for Jonathan or me to answer in an upcoming episode?\u00a0<\/strong>If so, leave it in a comment on this post or email it to me at jamie@simplehomeschool.net with the subject line &#8220;Podcast Question&#8221; and we&#8217;ll see what we can do!<\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Listen to more episodes of the Simple Homeschool podcast here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>* <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11FGkBRXtIylSK360SxCFZGNDuEsz-gVE\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for the auto-generated transcript of this episode.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/dont-make-math-a-misery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-64428\" src=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/111-vertical.jpg 1138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/simplehomeschool.net\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What&#8217;s Your Homeschool Mom Personality? Take Jamie&#8217;s quiz now<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and receive a free personality report to help you organize your homeschool based on what your type needs most!<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SH #111: Don&#8217;t Make Math a Misery ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool and Introverted Moms Welcome back to a new episode of the Simple Homeschool podcast, continuing this year&#8217;s series with my 18-year-old son Jonathan! 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