"We Didn't Learn Math This Way" is HERE!!!!
Oh wow you guys, the moment has finally arrived!
This book took over 3 YEARS to make! I’ve been bopping around telling everyone it took 2 years but then when I did a bit of quick mental math I realized that I was underestimating! I hope, by the way, that you are all impressed by how much math vocabulary I stuffed into that sentence.

Important K-5 math topics
Number Bonds
Manipulatives
Basic Facts
Mental Math Strategies
Unit Form
Algorithms
Story Problems
Two Interpretations of Division
Fractions…
and a super informative, illustrated glossary that you can turn to whenever you stumble over a confusing concept, word or phrase in your kids’ homework.

One of the many illustrations I created for “We Didn’t Learn Math This Way”

This book is jam packed with nuggets of math wisdom and fun, colorful cartoons.
Designed with busy parents in mind

Every chapter is an important elementary school math concept, color coded for easy reference.
This color coding system will help parents quickly locate the topic they are looking for, especially on those frazzled nights when dinner is boiling over on the stovetop, everyone is exhausted from a long day at the grind stone, and the math homework still isn’t done. Every parent has been there, including myself and the writers of this book!
This book is intended to be the ultimate go-to-guide for parents of elementary school students, struggling to understand how elementary school math is being taught today
Full of fun, colorful artwork

Creating so many funny math cartoons was one of my favorite parts of working on this project.
Our math-expert writers

You will find these adorable cartoons of our writers sprinkled throughout WDLMTW.
I was blown away by the depth and nuance of Peggy and Tricia’s knowledge. While working on this book I also served as a reader from time to time. Since I’m a parent myself with no math background, I was a great test subject to figure out what topics needed to be covered and how. In the book’s early drafts, whenever I would stumble across a concept or phrase I didn’t understand, Peggy and Tricia would patiently explain the topic to me until I got it. This process obviously helped them simplify their writing and figure out where to focus a bit more or less, but it also helped me understand how truly exceptional Peggy and Tricia are as math educators. Working on this project with them was like receiving a crash course in elementary school math. I will be forever grateful to Peggy Golden and Tricia Salerno- two expert math educators- for bringing me in on this project and making it such an educational experience.
Our publisher
Finally, the last amazing thing about this comprehensive resource for parents, is the publisher. Singapore Math was an absolute dream to work with. Their textbooks and math resources are beautiful, their staff is insanely competent and best of all, they are a family-owned company, launched by a family who LOVES MATH!

Digit the dog makes lot of appearances in this book.
Packed with math goodness!

Singapore Math, our fabulous publisher.

I am so proud to have been a part of creating “We Didn’t Learn Math This Way”. I am excited for parents of elementary-aged students everywhere to get their hands on this book and start feeling more informed and more empowered about their children’s math education.