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When my child has trouble with language arts, there is a myriad of resources that help me customize my homeschool to fit that child’s various needs. I can get spelling on one level, reading on a different level, and writing on yet another level. But finding math resources that allow for that kind of flexibility is a challenge. What do I do if my child excels in multiplication and division but struggles with fractions and telling time? Do I hold that child back? Do we work at two separate grade levels? The ability to create a customized homeschool math program that fits my child’s unique needs is one of the top reasons I’ve loved CTCMath.

Homeschool Math Help with CTCMath: a review

April 17, 2019Tracy

Math is not our best subject here, though we’ve settled into some solutions for our family. I am keenly aware of our deficits and learning gaps in math, so when the opportunity came to give CTCMath a try, I excitedly jumped at the opportunity for some homeschool math help.

I was thrilled with both how easy it was to use and how excited my kids were to do math!

5 Surprising Benefits of Teaching Typing Early

October 23, 2018Tracy

For each of my kids, I’ve started teaching typing early, as soon as they’ve got the basic idea of letters making words and words making sentences. Why so early? Shouldn’t I just focus on reading and writing?

Teaching typing is my stealth-mom way of sneaking in a few reinforcing lessons to all that I’m teaching them in reading and writing; it’s kind of like sneaking the veggies into the pasta sauce. Here are the 5 surprising benefits I’m sneaking into their day by teaching typing early.