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Math is a beautiful thing. It is a universal language, it exists in nature, and we not only use much of it in our every-day life, it is a part of so many fun and interesting careers. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but there are countless resources...

Earlier this year, Google added new categories to the Google Play app store. This presented an opportunity for app publishers to rank well in the new, less competitive categories. In fact, we saw several apps get ranked in the top 10, with only a few...

Fractions! Some children just get them, and others struggle to make sense of these types of numbers. As teachers, whether as a classroom teacher, homeschool mom, or as a parent, our job is to present them in ways that help our kiddos make connections...

Our family’s favorite middle school level history and geography program is Ellen McHenry’s Mapping the World with Art.  I’ve recommended this year-long course over and over again to my in-real-life homeschool buddies with kids who are looking for a little...

No school subject experiences more public controversy than does mathematics. Whether it’s the start of the school year, the fallout from a letter to the editor of a local paper or, perhaps, the release of an international measurement such as PISA, numerous...