Resources for Homeschoolers
Homeschooling families have unique challenges
when it comes to math. Not every parent is a mathematician. Not every textbook
offers enough explanation. Not every textbook offers the connections that students
need to see the bigger picture, and understand where it fits into the "whole."
We have resources to help.
The most significant challenge for all those learning and teaching math today is to deepen the learning. Our students aren't seeing how the pieces fit, aren't seeing the connections between the topics, aren't building a foundation deep and solid enough to support the glorious richness and complexity they will find in their years of studying mathematics.
Instead, they're learning math as a series of procedures, and no one, no one, can remember that many procedures without seeing how they connect, where they came from and why, what they're used for, and what they lead to. Not to mention the fact that math learned this way is so dull and oppressive that it drives most students away from a subject they could love, and use - in ways they never dreamed of.
So
what's a parent to do? How to give a child a view of the bigger picture, without
seeing it yourself? For the sad fact is, that few students are getting this view,
even those learning math in school.
This need is behind all of our work at NewtonsWindow, and all of our products. What may seem like a simple activity in our Math Bags, or in our Math Magazine, or on the website, is there for a purpose - to help students connect the learning, to build the bigger picture, and to deepen their foundation to support the great things that are coming.
And the fact is, we applaud parents who choose to home-school, for the myriad reasons they choose to take on such an important task. We have resources for you, and are adding more in the coming weeks. And we are anxious to hear from you. Tell us what you need.
Resources for Homeschoolers |
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| The NewtonsWindow Math Bags are filled with activities designed to connect and deepen the learning. | They are available in three levels - Elementary, Middle, and High School |
| The NewtonsWindow Math Magazine arrives monthly, via email. It is filled with math activities that are designed to take math beyond the textbook, show connections, and add some interest and sparkle. | The magazine comes with new activities, columns, and stories every month. It is a resource that never gets stale. |
Presentations for Homeschooling Groups, packed with specific ideas and strategies for homeschooling families. |
An upbeat, inspiring program that will change the experience and deepen the learning in one short evening. |
| Your Child's Best Math Teacher May Not Remember Long Division Audiocassette Program | Why parents are the best math resource for children, regardless of their math ability. With warmth, great stories, and solid strategies, Suzanne tells parents how to truly help. |
| Learning Plan Consultations | A long-distance, or local consulation to chart the course and strategies for designing solid and deep math learning for your child. |
| The NewtonsWindow Newsletter of Learning Tools and Tips | A free monthly newsletter for all those involved in learning and teaching math. |
