Maths - Stories of an Unschooling Family

Bite-Sized Pieces of Unschool Maths

Maths·registration and records·Unschooling

So many people love the idea of unschooling and are even tempted to give it a go, but often there is one huge stumbling block… maths. Very few parents seem to be

Excited About Maths

Books·Maths·Unschooling

“Hey! I’ve found an interesting website,” I said. “Do you girls want to have a look?” “What’s it about?” asked Gemma-Rose suspiciously, and when I told her it was a maths site

Thinking about Maths Creatively

Maths·Primary School·Unschooling

It seems to me there are three main ways of learning maths: the workbook way, the real life maths way and the messing-about-with-numbers way. Sophie once learnt maths the workbook way. She

When Will I Use All This Maths, Mum?

High School·Maths·Unschooling

My older children all learnt maths in a formal manner, using a text book course. All three started the advanced maths course and all three dropped out partway through, complaining they hated

A Real Maths Learning Moment

Maths·Primary School·Unschooling

Sometimes real life maths turns up when I least expect it. Maths learning moments suddenly appear. And if I take advantage of these moments, some wonderful real maths learning can happen… Yesterday

Some Bits and Pieces…

English·Maths·Primary School·Unschooling

The other day I was looking at a letter Gemma-Rose had written to a friend. It was long and detailed and her spelling was almost perfect. “When did you learn to spell

Giving My Unschoolers a Maths Test

Maths·registration and records·Unschooling

I had this brilliant idea. Well, I thought it was a pretty good idea until this morning. It was all to do with maths. How do you prove your children are covering

Real Maths Running

Maths·registration and records·Unschooling

At the bottom of our road, only 100 metres away from home, is a park surrounded by bushland. And winding through the bush are fire trails and tracks where the girls and

Some Maths to Share on One of Those Tired Mornings

Maths·Technology·Unschooling

Last Friday morning, I had to take Imogen to an appointment. When I returned home, Sophie and Gemma-Rose were waiting for me, hoping I’d spend some time with them. But what I

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Bite-Sized Pieces of Unschool Maths

Excited About Maths

Thinking about Maths Creatively

When Will I Use All This Maths, Mum?

A Real Maths Learning Moment

Some Bits and Pieces…

Giving My Unschoolers a Maths Test

Real Maths Running

Some Maths to Share on One of Those Tired Mornings

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