Math Tips

Maybe your child has been going to Mathnasium for a few months, or maybe you’re still deciding whether to sign up. Either way, you’re probably asking yourself one question: will this actually help my kid? Mathnasium focuses on math instruction for...

You enrolled your child in Mathnasium for good reasons: maybe a report card slipped, or math started feeling harder than it used to during homework hours; weeks or months later, something still isn’t working. That doesn’t mean you chose badly, and it...

Math word problems have a reputation. And honestly? It's earned. Your child can breeze through a page of equations and then freeze the moment a story problem shows up.  If you've been watching this happen and wondering what to do when your child is...

Math can feel like a monster under the bed for some kids, lurking before every test, whispering "you can't do this" before every homework session.. Math anxiety is incredibly common, well-understood, and, with the right support, absolutely manageable....

Quick Facts Research shows a strong link between a parent’s feelings about math and their child’s achievement. A study from the University of Chicago found that when parents with high math anxiety frequently helped with homework, their children learned...

Quick Facts Research shows a strong link between a parent’s feelings about math and their child’s achievement. A study from the University of Chicago found that when parents with high math anxiety frequently helped with homework, their children learned...

If your child works hard in math but still can’t seem to grasp basic concepts, you may be wondering if something else is going on. When effort alone doesn’t explain the gap, it’s worth looking deeper. For many families, that deeper look leads to a...

If your child groans at the mention of math homework and you’re beginning to worry about their relationship with math learning, you're not alone. Math anxiety is said to affect up to 82% of students, but the good news is that mathematical ability isn't...

Math encourages all kinds of creative problem solving! From Fibonacci to coding, here’s how math inspires curiosity in young minds. By definition, math is all about problem solving. After all, we call it “solving a math problem” for a reason! But the...

Fun educational activities can be a great way to teach math to children, and dominoes is a long-standing family favorite. Discover why dominoes is such an engaging math game for young learners! Tiles that teach One of our favorite methods for...