Math, Time & Money

From counting to times tables: telling time, money skills, math facts fluency and practicing at home without a battle.

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Toddler putting one sock on each stuffed animal lined up on a rug

Math before kindergarten: it's already happening

6 min read Sep 1, 2026

Kid comparing a wall clock with a paper schedule at a kitchen desk

Elapsed time: the clock skill kids struggle with most

6 min read Aug 30, 2026

Parent and child working through math homework together at the table

My child has math anxiety — and maybe I do too

6 min read Aug 20, 2026

Parent and kid laughing over a fast card game at the kitchen table

Math facts fluency: what it is and how to build it at home

6 min read Aug 18, 2026

Child looking up at an analog wall clock in the kitchen

When do kids learn to tell time? (And why analog clocks still matter)

6 min read Aug 17, 2026

Family guessing the number of buttons in a jar at the dinner table while a kid writes a guess

The estimation jar: a five-minute family ritual

6 min read Aug 11, 2026

Child drawing a picture to solve a math word problem, tongue out in concentration

Why word problems are so hard (it's the reading, not the math)

6 min read Aug 10, 2026

Third grader practicing multiplication facts with flash cards

Times tables: the order that makes multiplication facts stick

6 min read Aug 8, 2026

Preschooler sorting acorns and pinecones into muffin-tin cups on a porch in fall

Number sense before arithmetic: what preschool math looks like

5 min read Aug 3, 2026

Kid's hands counting on fingers above a math worksheet at a desk

Counting on fingers: fine at five, fine at eight?

6 min read Jul 24, 2026

Parent squinting at a child's math homework while the kid explains at the kitchen table

What "new math" homework is actually asking (a translator for parents)

7 min read Jul 19, 2026

Child's hands stacking quarters into small towers on a desk next to a piggy bank

Allowance: three systems that work (and one that backfires)

6 min read Jul 18, 2026

Child guessing the number of candies in a mason jar at a school fair table

Estimating: the most underrated math skill of elementary school

6 min read Jul 17, 2026

Child counting coins into three jars on a desk in a bright bedroom

Teaching kids about money: allowance, saving and spending

6 min read Jul 9, 2026

Family around a board game at the dining table as a child counts spaces aloud

Board games that quietly teach math

6 min read Jul 7, 2026

Kid dealing playing cards evenly into three piles at a kitchen table

Division starts with sharing: the kitchen-table introduction

6 min read Jul 6, 2026

Child hopping a chalked hopscotch grid on a driveway while counting aloud

Skip counting: the bridge between counting and multiplying

6 min read Jun 29, 2026

Child checking a wristwatch while waiting at a school bus stop with a friend

Telling time practice that fits into a normal day

6 min read Jun 29, 2026

Parent and child cutting a homemade pizza into slices in an evening kitchen

Fractions without tears: pizza, LEGO and measuring cups

6 min read Jun 28, 2026

First grader using cereal pieces to solve a math problem at breakfast

How kids learn addition and subtraction (the steps in between)

6 min read Jun 26, 2026

Two kids at one table, one playing a math game on a laptop and one doing a worksheet

Math games vs. worksheets: when each one works

6 min read Jun 24, 2026

Kid counting oranges into a produce bag while a parent holds the shopping list

Screens, flashcards or the grocery store: where math facts really stick

6 min read Jun 23, 2026

Kid holding apples over a produce scale in a grocery aisle while a parent waits with the cart

Everyday math: groceries, cooking and car rides

6 min read Jun 18, 2026

Kid arranging muffin-tin rows of berries and counting them in a bright kitchen

Beyond memorizing: what 'understanding multiplication' means

6 min read Jun 12, 2026