Grades 1–3
- Counting, place value, number lines
- Adding and subtracting with regrouping
- Telling time, money, simple measurement
- Starting multiplication
- Word problems that aren't scary
Math tutoring
Here's what I actually help with, grade by grade. If your student's topic isn't listed, ask me — if it's outside what I know well, I'll say so.
Grades 4–5
- Times tables until they're automatic
- Long multiplication and division
- Fractions: comparing, adding, simplifying
- Decimals and rounding
- Area, perimeter, basic geometry
Grades 6–8
- Ratios, rates, and percents
- Negative numbers and integer rules
- Expressions, equations, one and two step solving
- Graphing lines and slope
- Intro to pre-algebra and word-problem setup
How a session works
- 1. We start with whatever is due or whatever went badly on the last test.
- 2. I work a problem with them, then they work the next one while I watch.
- 3. If a basic skill is missing, we stop and fix that instead of pushing ahead.
- 4. At the end I write down what to practice before next time.
Sessions usually run 45–60 minutes. Weekly tends to work better than cramming before a test.
What to bring
- Their math notebook and current homework
- The last quiz or test, even if it went badly — especially if it did
- Pencil, eraser, and scrap paper
- A calculator only if their teacher lets them use one
Rates: to be decided — ask me and we'll figure out something fair.