A Heart For All Students

Homeschool Math Tips: When Your Kid HATES Math


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Help!  "My kid hates math!  I hate math!"

Math.  You either love it or you hate it.   Our kids either love it or they hate it.

I hear you and I hear this all the time from moms and kids.  The problem is that often it's just the way we approach teaching math (or any subject) that gets in the way of our kids' ability to learn.  I'm no exception.

The traditional education model is so deeply engrained in our collective minds, that we are often held back simply because we don't check those expectations at the door.  I've been doing this a long time and I too catch myself falling into the "school has to look this way" trap.

When it comes to math, we've got to be careful not to fall into these traps that can prevent our kids and ourselves from moving forward.  Again, I'm preaching to myself here. 

This is especially important when homeschooling our kids who have learning differences such as ADHD, Autism, dyscalculia, or other executive functioning issues. 

So, in today's episode, I offer 11 homeschool math teaching tips for how to best teach math to struggling students.    Listen in, see what resonates and give them a try.  Circle back to me and let me know what you think.  Ask your questions and together, we can change the narrative for our uniquely-wired thinkers. 

And get excited because I've just release Homeschooling The Distracted Child: Priming the ADHD Brain For LearningI presented this training at the 2020 NCHE Summit for Teaching Exceptional Children.  Now you can have lifetime access to this in-depth homeschool mom teacher training to support your ADHD student. 

I also share one of my new favorite homeschool resources Cross Seven Classical Memory Work.  Ah-MAZING!!!  I've been using it for about a month now and I cannot be more excited about this program.  I'm a HUGE fan of memory work as an essential tool in the learning toolbox and Cross Seven is AMAZING!  Did I tell you how AMAZING it is?!!!  Check it out for math memory work (memorize those math facts for good!) and so much more.

And I also mention Times Tales Multiplication Memory System.  Both of these resources are fantastic for supporting your child's foundational math skills.  Check them out!

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A Heart For All StudentsBy Lindsay Leiviska, MAT