Deborah Wuehler kicks off the first-ever Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show podcast with Episode 1—“When Math Brings Tears.” You may recognize Deborah from her regular columns as Senior Editor in The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. Her gentle encouragement comes from homeschooling her own eight unique learners over the past thirty-one years. Gain wisdom for teaching every stage of math with early learners, high schoolers, or anyone in between. Listening to Deborah will help you look at math—and your children—in a beautiful new way.  

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Connect with God’s Word

“He telleth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:4-5)

“If any of you lack wisdom, let Him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” (James 1:5)

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More on homeschooling math from The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine:

• Is math the bane of your existence? What’s the answer? A new curriculum? Maybe. “Math without Tears” lays it all out.
• Try these “Math Lesson Hacks” to make learning math less overwhelming and more fun. 
• Math can be seen everywhere, not just in textbooks. Get creative with “Teaching Math: 20 Ways to Put the Fun in Fundamentals!”
• Memorizing math facts is important. Developing an understanding of how those facts relate to the world takes math to a new level. Read “Mathematics and the Mind” today.
• Count on these math resources for your homeschool. Have you heard of them?
• Add painless math strategies to your homeschool from “Middle School Math with Imagination!”
•  “Model, model, model,” before you have them work on their own. They need to see you do it many times. Dianne Craft shares this and more in “Falling Behind in Math?”

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For more math articles, articles on any homeschool topic, or columns by today’s host, Deborah Wuehler, grab the new and enhanced TOS App. It’s the hub for homeschooling. Access all The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine articles—and more—wherever you go, whenever you need them. You’ll find curriculum choices, resources, homeschool advice, help, and encouragement. Search for homeschooling topics important to you. The app content is updated weekly. The TOS App is now better than ever, and it’s FREE. Download on the App Store or get it on Google Play.

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What is SchoolhouseTeachers.com? It’s the curriculum site of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. We currently offer classes for preschool through high school as well as several courses for parents. Courses vary in length and intensity, from a few weeks to a full year or more. Since 2012, thousands of homeschooling families have depended on SchoolhouseTeachers.com to provide outstanding courses in all subject areas for their children. Because of our incredible team of lesson designers, parents, students, and volunteers, our site now offers more than 400 course options in everything from computer programming to foreign language, science to music, math to language arts, and so much more. Curriculum on SchoolhouseTeachers.com is presented in either downloadable or online format. There are no physical items included in your membership. 

Of the 400+ courses that SchoolhouseTeachers.com offers, 27 are math courses! New math course content has been added recently:

Intro to Calculus: Derivatives and Integrals – The entire first semester is now available! Has your teen conquered the traditional high school math sequence and is ready for more? Intro to Calculus: Derivatives and Integrals at SchoolhouseTeachers.com provides students with a foundation in early calculus concepts. Whether aiming for an engineering degree or planning to take the AP Math exam, your student can use this course as a next step along the homeschool math journey. Intro to Calculus is a 36-week course designed for students who have successfully completed precalculus. 

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The Homeschool Minute is a weekly eNewsletter for anyone homeschooling or considering starting. It’s brief yet packed with a powerful dose of encouragement to keep you going strong in your commitment to your family and to the Lord. Subscribe to the free homeschool newsletter and look for it in your email inbox every Wednesday morning. Each edition of The Homeschool Minute focuses on the same theme as the podcast episode for the week. This week you can expect short encouraging articles on the topic “When Math Brings Tears” from four different authors—with four points of view. 

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With so many products available, we often need a little help in making our curriculum choices. The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine family understands because we are in the same boat! Do you need more information on a product before you buy? With over 5,500 products listed in 52 easy-to-use categories, much of the information you need to know is only a click away! Let our reviewer-families help yours. See math product reviews.

Connect with Upcoming Podcast Episodes

New episodes of the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show will be released every Monday. Check back right here at HomeschoolShow.com. Here’s what you can look forward to next: 

• 2/6/23: Episode 2—“What is a Homeschool Dad’s Role?” hosted by Stephanie Morrison of The Old Schoolhouse®
• 2/13/23: Episode 3—“Non-Readers and Non-Writers: What to Do?” hosted by Christine Weller of SchoolhouseTeachers.com and The Canadian Schoolhouse

Questions or comments on the Hey, Mama! Homeschool Show podcast? We’d love to hear from you at HomeschoolShow@TheOldSchoolhouse.com.