Children are curious. And through that curiosity they’ll learn.

So the best way to teach them math is to follow that curiosity. And that’s what this website, MathFour.com, is all about. Helping parents as teachers follow the curiosity of their children to lead them to math discovery.

There is a selection of articles below to get you started.

And the best way to stay connected with your child’s curiosity in math is to sign up for the tips-letter (kinda like a newsletter, but more tips than news). You’ll get info and stories about learning math, helping with math and teaching math, right to your email inbox. Plus you get the rockin’ free ebook, 51 Ways to Stay Calm when You Help Your Child in Math!

Be sure to follow me on twitter @MathFour and connect on Facebook, too. I’d love to hear from you!

Getting Started

• 10 Tips for Teaching Math (or helping with math homework)
• How to Create an Inquiry Zone for Math Learning
• 9 1/2 Tips to Homeschool Math
• 7 Real “How to Succeed in Math” Tips
• How to Wrangle a Word Problem
• Online Resources for Teaching & Learning Math
• Motivation vs. Inspiration

Math Basics

• Counting Isn’t an Inherent Concept
• Counting with Ordinal Numbers
• How to Teach Division in the Sandbox
• How to Use Flashcards when Teaching Math

The Tougher Stuff

• 7 Ways to Wrangle a Word Problem
• 6 Confusing Terms in Mathematics
• How to Know When a Kid is Confused
• Permutations and Combinations – How to Tell the Difference
• Order of Operations Explained: Addition, Subtraction and Conclusions
• 8 Empowering Ways to Beat Math Anxiety
• How to Answer “When am I going to use this?”

Math Around You

• Math Crafts: Probability Earrings
• How to Teach Right Triangles when Crossing the Street
• Unrecognized Math Conversations
• Algebra with Stamps

Articles in a Series

• 50 Word Friday
• PEMDAS/Order of Operations
• The Cuisenaire Rods Series
• The Mathematician Parent Series

Getting a Little Freaky with Math

• Why It’s Okay to Add Denominators when Adding Fractions
• How Adding Evens and Odds is like Multiplying Positives and Negatives

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