Hy daughter is in Home school (10th grade) and needs help with Math, Somthing I am not good with.?

Question

Is there somewhere online she can get help with her math? She is in algebra and the book she has doesn't explain things well. I was wondering if there are online help forums or maybe even live chat? Also Are there good books that brakes everything down that I can pick up? Help please! Thanks!

Answer 1

We love Saxon.  I think for the higher grades I would really consider Teaching Textbooks.  I am really bad at math, but my daughter is quite good.  So far we are learning Saxon together.

Answer 2

I used to be home schooled and my mom had a hard time teaching me math too. and to top it all off I'm ADHD. a really really great curriculum I would suggest is Teaching Text Books. It's really works and you don't get stressed because it really helps you figure out the problems. It's both a book and a CD ROM you can pop into the computer. Hope I helped!!

Answer 3

Hope she grows up to spell like you.

Answer 4

I'm in the same boat, my son is in algebra and it has never made a l**k of sense to me.  I have him doing VideoText Interactive, even I understand it!  :)  

It's taught by DVD and includes detailed course notes, solution manuals, etc. to break everything down into understandable concepts.  I know they offer convention specials, if you're going to your state homeschool convention look for them there!

I really, really recommend it - it's a little pricier than the other programs, but in the long run, it's completely worth it.  They offer a free DVD sampler to show you both their algebra (pre through alg 2) and geometry (geo through pre-calc) programs.

http://videotext.com/homeschool.htm

Answer 5

I'm a math tutor for home schooled high schoolers and my best experiences have been with VideoText. I've found the Saxon and Abeka are very repetitive and don't offer a realistic picture of what math should be. There is no conceptual learning. It is very important that he learns the CONCEPTS behind the math and VideoText is a great curriculum.

Answer 6

I'd like to suggest that you attend a Classical Conversations practicum in your area.  This year their focus is math.  You can take your daughter..and it breaks down math from the simplest level.  It's totally free for you and your daughter....and you'll walk away feeling like you have "The tools of learning math."  Feel free to email me if you need me to help you look for where the closest practicum is to you...Classical Conversations is from a Christian worldview, but whether that's important to you or not...the grammar of the math is incredible.  When you break down the grammar of a subject, understanding the subject is more doable!  Good Luck!

Answer 7

Haha. I LOVE math. It's my favorite subject and plus I'm a math nerd so yeah. I would love to teach her...but that's like impossible...here are some site that I think are very useful:

algebrahelp.com

purplemath.com

I think those two are the best (at least for me)

Answer 8

Two others have recommended PurpleMath.  I was going to add that, too.

http://www.purplemath.com/

And also:

http://www.aaamath.com/

As someone else mentioned, Teaching Textbooks or Video Text are great options for parents who don't know the math, or don't wish to relearn it.  They are *great* with visual learners.

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com

http://www.videotext.com/

My son uses TT and loves it.  He's doing Algebra I now and will do Geometry in the fall.

Another option is the NutShell Math program that's part of Cosmeo. Not only are Cosmeo's streaming videos (thousands of them!) great, but NutShell math makes the subscription price well worth it.  Most textbooks are correlated to it.  They have a free, 30-day trial.

http://www.cosmeo.com

Two other programs to look at are Thinkwell and Kinetic books.  There's a great sale on Thinkwell at the Homeschool Buyers Co-op right now (free to join).

http://www.kineticbooks.com/

http://www.thinkwell.com/

http://homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/

The "Demystified" and "For Dummies" series break things down.

Here's also a great math blog:

http://letsplaymath.wordpress.com/

She has lots of great links and info.

Answer 9

I actually have some great math websites that will break down how to do things if not teach it to them through sound and video. They are mostly alegbra but here they are:

   http://www.algebasics.com/index.html

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index....

There you go. let me know how they work :-)

Answer 10

Sparknotes has a decent math section.

Answer 11

Sylvan.

Answer 12

I was homeschooled pretty much all my life. My mom's best subject wasn't math either, but my dad loved it, so he was my siblings' and my main math and science teacher. Is math something her father could help with? If not, let me recommend Saxon Math. Maybe you already use it, but if not, I would guide you towards it. We tried several different curriculum and Saxon was the most useful. You can buy the instructional discs in addition to the books. Those were extremely helpful. You can watch the "teacher" work some problems, and if you have difficulty understanding, you can always pause and rewind.

Anyway, Saxon is the way to go. :) Good luck!

Answer 13

There are a lot of sites on the internet that can offer help for free. you can find exercises with answers and explanation. just search on any search engine for the key words like (maths exercises for grade 7) ..etc

Answer 14

im in home schooling, and i dont reccomend websites, their no good...trust me!

you can try seting up appointments with a math teacher at the school she used to attend, thats what i did.

but if you want, get my e-mail.

and i'd be glad to help her out with her math for free!

im in geometry.

and i've got the algebra in me!!!

Answer 15

Hi!,

I can relate. Math has never been my strong point and when I started homeschooling it was one subject i was afraid to teach. I found that the mcgraw hill G.E.D book really helps when I need to introduce a new concept. I usually study it in the G.E.D. book and then am able to explain it to my girls. On the up side my math skill have really improved. You can order the Mcgraw hill G.E.D book very inexpensively on Amazon.com. I have also used it for a scope and sequence guide for other studies as well.

Answer 16

send her to school, 7 thumbs down i was  being polite, well if ya not qualified to home school then you shouldnt be doin it, , im against home schooling,kids need to socialise and mix with others, r u all going to make them work from home when they are older,lol