The MathIt Blog
Clear, practical guides for parents, teachers and adults who want stronger math skills. Each article answers one question, shows the method step by step, and points to a free game or printable worksheet to practise it.
Relearning Math as an Adult: A Realistic 60-Day Plan
Most adults who feel bad at math have three or four specific gaps, not a general problem. Here is how to find them in 20 minutes and close them in two months.
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Dyscalculia in children: what parents notice first
How dyscalculia shows up at different ages, how to tell it apart from maths anxiety or a missed topic, who can carry out a real assessment, and what helps at home in the meantime.
· 8 min read
The order of operations, worked out step by step
One rule, several acronyms, and one detail almost everyone gets wrong. Five worked examples from a single multiplication up to nested brackets with an exponent, plus an honest answer to the viral equations.
· 8 min read
Math Skills by Grade: A Parent Checklist for Grades 1 to 6
What children are expected to master in each of grades 1 to 6, the 20-second checks that show whether a skill is really there, and what to do at home when you find a gap.
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Mental math tricks you can learn in one sitting
A working set of calculation shortcuts for adults and older students: the rule, a worked example, the mistake it invites, and the drill that makes it automatic.
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Learn the times tables fast: the ten facts that actually take work
Most of that frightening grid is rules and patterns, not memory work. Here are the ten facts your child really has to learn, and a four-week routine that fits into ten minutes a day.
· 8 min readPractise it in the MathIt app
About 90 math games with adaptive difficulty, daily practice and 2–5 player battles — free on iOS and Android.