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Math
Teaching math at home from counting bears to algebra, including if you hated it at school.
5 pieces on this topic
The best homeschool math curriculum — eight compared, honestly
Singapore, Math Mammoth, Beast Academy, Saxon, Math-U-See, Teaching Textbooks, RightStart and Khan compared by cost, prep time and the child each one actually suits.
24 Aug 2026
Free homeschool curriculum — a complete year, every subject, no cost
A genuinely complete free curriculum for every core subject and every age, with honest notes on where each free option is weakest and what it cannot replace.
24 Aug 2026
Khan Academy for homeschoolers, an honest guide
What Khan Academy does well, where it falls short, and how homeschool families actually use it without making it the whole curriculum.
11 Jun 2026
Math Mammoth review — rigorous, cheap, and a little beige
An honest parent review of Math Mammoth, the budget-friendly mastery math curriculum that teaches itself — if your kid can handle the dense pages.
11 Jun 2026
A no-nonsense math roadmap for elementary years
What to actually teach in math from age 6 to 10, what to skip, the three curricula worth your money, and what to do about a child who has decided they hate it.
2 May 2026
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