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Math guides for thoughtful parents

Clear explanations and small routines that help children understand mathematics and move beyond finishing the next worksheet.

Multiplication guide

How to Build Real Multiplication Understanding

A practical parent guide to helping children connect equal groups, arrays, known facts, and multiplication fluency.

5 minute read

Arithmetic guide

Teach children to read multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, and parentheses as the structure of an expression.

4 minute read

Fractions guide

Use equal parts, number lines, comparison, and equivalence to make fractions coherent before teaching procedures.

4 minute read

Learning guide

A parent-friendly explanation of spaced review, mixed practice, and why returning to older math is not moving backward.

4 minute read

Russian math explained

Russian math organizes learning around connected ideas, precise reasoning, and unfamiliar problems. Here is what parents should look for.

7 minute read