Growing Math Minds Through Play

Prompt day 17: Math. . Confession: We are starting our homeschool year 7, and I have yet to find a math curriculum and stick with it as “designed”. I like to meet my kids math interests where they are, find the extra worksheets for the next level, and let them move at their own pace. And we are good at growing those logical, math thinking brains through games and logic puzzles and play. . Sarah MacKenzie just said on a podcast that your kids’ math level is what they’re on at that moment. That’s it. Kids don’t all grow on the same pace so why do we insist on comparing our kids? . Jo Boaler would say that there’s no such thing as a “math mind”. All kids have the potential. We just have to figure out how to unleash it and practice teaching them to reason and think. . And despite not doing “traditional” math, I can say that when compared to other kids their ages at CC, they can hold their own. One just told me today that he likes word problems and another one said she finds math calming ;) As for me, I’ll just agree to play Mastermind as much as they want. . Here’s to being rebellious and to growing those math minds without workbooks. It’s so much more fun.