Compare Singapore Math with us
Singapore Math publishes print math courses that an adult teaches at home or in class. Your child learns math from us in lessons built around what they care about, along with every other subject.
Teaching from the guide or learning from the lesson
Singapore Math Inc. publishes Dimensions Math for prekindergarten through Grade 8 and Primary Mathematics in levels 1A through 6B, for homeschools and classrooms. Both teach through the concrete-pictorial-abstract approach, with number bonds and bar modeling. Its homeschool guidance recommends dedicated instruction from an adult who has learned the content.
Our math course teaches your child one-on-one and sits alongside every other subject in the same program.
Where your child starts
Singapore Math's placement tests are meant to show gaps and should not be scored, and there are none for Grades 6 to 8. Levels A and B together make up one U.S. grade.
To start your child where they actually are, we write a placement test for each subject. It has 25 questions, or 12 for younger learners, and it adapts as your child answers.
From every answer, we estimate where your child is solid but not yet finished, and that's where they start. Each subject is placed on its own, so your child might begin in the middle of fourth-grade math and the beginning of fifth-grade reading. In grades 3 to 12, a child who prefers paper can print the free placement test, then upload a photo of the answer sheet for grading.
What a school day looks like
A Singapore Math day at home is adult-led: the parent teaches from the Home Instructor's Guide, and the child works in the textbook and workbook.
Our Parent Dashboard lays out today's lessons by subject. You can build the week around your family's hours and print it for the fridge.
Interactive articles weave in your child's interests, with images and videos made for them. Reading checks confirm understanding, then your child applies the idea in a project, such as optimizing lap times for F1 or working out a rocket’s fuel load.
When your child gets stuck
With Singapore Math, a stuck child turns to the adult teaching, who has the Home Instructor's Guide and, with the optional subscription, the videos.
Our Always-On Mentor sits beside every reading and project, so help is there the moment your child needs it.
The mentor also steps in on its own when your child seems stuck, explains the idea another way, and can make it visual by drawing on its board. In a reading check or a project, it guides your child's thinking without giving the answer away.
Learning to keep a notebook
From Grade 3, our readings offer an optional Notebook guide to help your child organize their learning. It encourages lesson headings and unit labels, and the printable guide offers tips for taking notes in their own words rather than copying the article.
The guide encourages your child to note where they struggled and how they got past it. One tip is to star a useful takeaway, then gather those takeaways into a review page. When your child scans and uploads their notebook pages, we help them remember those ideas and shape practice problems around the places they struggled.
Who grades the work
Singapore Math's tests come as print books for an adult to mark. The parent also leads the lessons from the Home Instructor's Guide, so teaching and checking the work stay together at home.
We grade everything your child submits as soon as they submit it, so grading never lands on you. When your child gets something wrong, we help them work through it, and projects come back with feedback so they can revise them.
Records, state paperwork, and the transcript
At TheHomeschoolingCompany, your child's school record builds as they work: daily check-ins log attendance, and everything they finish is saved automatically. Attendance logs and learning summaries are ready to export, and we draft the documents your state asks for from that same record, including portfolios with real work samples.
Our high school transcript builds from completed work, with courses, letter grades, credits, and GPA calculated for you.
Moving from Singapore Math to us
School in a Box includes up to 12 subjects, from the core to custom electives on anything your child is curious about. Single Subject covers one course, if you would rather start there.
Start the 14-day trial and choose School in a Box or Single Subject.
Pick your child's subjects, including any topics they have been asking to learn more about.
Your child takes a placement in each subject, and their whole curriculum is built around them.
Other questions
- Can my child take math placement again?
- Yes. Your child can retake placement in one subject while their other courses carry on, and completed work stays saved.
- Does math continue past Grade 8?
- Yes. Courses run through Grade 12, and high school math becomes transcript courses grouped by subject and school year.
- Can my child read lessons on paper?
- Yes. Lessons, reading checks, and projects can be done on paper. Your child scans and uploads the finished pages for the same detailed feedback as online work.
- Can we use ESA funds?
- We are approved in Arizona, Alabama, New Hampshire, and Utah. Program rules apply.
Your child's curriculum. Your family's time.
Connect a math concept to your child's interests, then see whether they can explain why it works.
$149/month per child after the trial.