Math

How Do You Know Your Child Is Learning Without Curriculum?
By Sue Patterson • July 30, 2026
How do you know your child is learning without curriculum? Learn what to look for, how unschooling assessment works, and how progress shows up over time.
Small plants above ground -  big root system underneath
By Sue Patterson • May 11, 2026
Does unschooling feel like nothing is happening? Here’s why it can look lazy, what’s actually going on, and how to start trusting the process.
Day in the life of an unschooler doing math - wait! That's Math?
By Sue Patterson • May 23, 2025
Day in the life of an unschooler doing math - wait! That's Math?
By Sue Patterson • January 23, 2024
Social media is in a flurry about the Pythagorean Theorem... why we learn it, how we learn it, what's the point? So I decided to ask my Robot Friend how DO we use the Pythagorean Theorem in real life. I think you'll be surprised!
By Sue Patterson • April 11, 2023
Interested in learning how to unschool math - without a curriculum? Listen to the podcast and/or read along! Sue Patterson shares unschooling secrets that will help you eliminate power struggles and still prepare kids for the adult life!
By Sue Patterson • March 7, 2023
Every March, you too can celebrate Pi Day with the Kids! Math really IS everywhere!
How DO Unschoolers Learn Math?
By Sue Patterson • May 28, 2021
Unschooling and math... how does that work? Do you worry about how your child would learn math if they were unschooled? We have so many resources to help you reframe how you look at math. This is a good starting place!
By Sue Patterson • March 11, 2021
Do you have reservations about how unschooled kids can learn math? Let's talk about it!
Michael's Unschooling Path to Math
By Sue Patterson • March 1, 2021
Michael left school after 1st grade and never took another math class until college. Want to know what that path looked like?
By Sue Patterson • February 21, 2021
Join the Creating Confidence group where guest speaker, Colleen Salchow, comes to speak about kids and money!