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Putting Technology to Good Use According to the Chapman University Survey of American Fears, 2015, technology issues are at the top. Amber, a mother of two, also fears the amount of time her kids spend with technology. An owner-writer at Become a Coupon Queen, Amber has always been a saver and believes in the magic of couponing/frugal […]

Many homeschooling families are keen to learn more about the new and innovative learning tools available that challenges their family. Particularly, homeschooling mom Laura was excited to try out Smartick which she describes on her blog. Although she works on a different math curriculum, she was happy to try out the method as she believed […]

Tough Transitions Moving can be stressful for both adults and children. Particularly, when students change schools, easy transitions are not always guaranteed. Lizzie discovered this to be true for her daughter Aubrie, which she explains in her blog. The biggest difference was the new school’s curriculum, which she found to be incredibly different from the […]

Scottish Warrior Princess vs. Math “Even Scottish warrior princesses need to practice math”, Smartick mom Debra states as she refers to her spunky 7-year old-daughter in her blog. Her daughter was always a good and well-rounded student. However, third grade proved to be a difficult transition, particularly when she started to struggle with math. When […]

Changing Attitudes and Mindsets When Cassidy’s daughter sets her mind on something, there’s no stopping her, even when it comes to doing math. This can be great when she decides to master a particular skill. However, Cassidy explains on her blog Freshly Planted, some challenges of this mentality, as it became nearly impossible to change […]

  It’s safe to say that Smartick mom Karen is a proponent of developing maths skills early on. In her blog, Stopping at Two, she highlights the importance of numeracy skills and building these foundations at a young age. When her daughter Freyja started second grade, she started to find math difficult. Despite her teacher […]

Raising Math Scores with Smartick When Louise Bishop realized her daughter was working below grade level in math, she was totally baffled. She had been homeschooling for about three years and her children seemed to be progressing through their school work rather quickly. Since they were grasping concepts so easily, she considered moving them up a grade. […]

  When her son Cullen started kindergarten just a few weeks ago, Meagan decided to help him along and check out some online resources that could be helpful for her son’s education. Because math is so important for a successful future, it was at the top of Meagan’s list. She came across Smartick Method and quickly registered […]

  We are thrilled to introduce you to a very international Smartick family. Claire is a South African native living in Paris with her British husband and children. She is as a full-time mom and co-creator of the blog Our Mummy Life where she discusses her son, Eli’s, Smartick experience. Eli is a 4.5-year-old Smartick […]

“My kids with Special Needs need to work at their own pace. And this is why Smartick Method works.” Kids with special needs often demand to learn at their own pace. And this is one of the reasons Charlotte decided to homeschool. Her family gave traditional school a fair try but, for various reasons, they decided […]

Ashley and her family live in Nova Scotia, Canada, from where she shares her adventures in homeschooling with her three children. They are secular homeschoolers and new to it, with only 2 years under their belt. So they thought it was an excellent idea to share their journey with others on Ashley’s blog, Forgetful Momma.  She admits math […]