The Problem with “Math Time”
Your toddler doesn’t need flashcards. They don’t need a math workbook. They don’t need a dedicated “learning hour” where you drill numbers into their developing brain.
What they need is to discover that math is everywhere—in the bathtub, at the dinner table, in the garden, and in your arms. They need to learn math by the way.
Learning Math as You Live
Math By The Way brings mathematical thinking into every corner of your daily routine with your little one. Instead of segregating “math” into formal lessons, we help you weave counting, patterns, quantities, and spatial reasoning into the natural rhythm of your day.
- Count down from 10 as the bathwater drains
- Sing finger and toe counting songs during diaper changes
- Notice patterns in the sidewalk cracks on your morning walk
- Count bites of banana at snack time
- Stack blocks “one more, one more, one more” before bedtime
This is math education as it should be: diligent, ubiquitous, and continuous—integrated seamlessly into the life you’re already living with your child.
What You’ll Receive
Every week, you’ll get practical, age-appropriate mathematical moments designed to fit naturally into your existing routines. No lesson plans. No pressure. Just gentle, joyful learning woven into real life.
Choose Your Tier
Free Tier: Seedlings
Perfect for: Parents wanting to try the “by the way” approach
What you get:
- 1 Daily Moment Card per week via email
- 1 monthly song/rhyme with counting activities
- Monthly newsletter with seasonal math ideas
Cost: Free forever!
$10/Month Tier: Flourishing
Perfect for: Parents ready to fully integrate math throughout their daily routine
What you get:
- 7 Daily Moment Cards per week (one for each day) via app or email
- Weekly songs, rhymes, and fingerplays that make counting and patterns memorable
- Printable monthly calendar showing which moments to introduce each day
- Parent Reflections explaining the “why” behind each activity and what mathematical thinking looks like at this age
- Video demonstrations of activities so you can see how to integrate them naturally into your routines
- Printable resources: Number cards, pattern cards, visual aids, and posters for your home
- Seasonal activity guides (4 per year) with themed ideas for each season
- Bonus mini-courses on topics like “Math in Nature,” “Counting Through the Day,” and “Patterns Everywhere”
- Access to our online community forum
Cost: $10/month or $100/year (save $20)
Our Commitment
We will never turn your home into a classroom. We will never make learning a chore. We will never suggest that math happens only during “school time.”
Instead, we’ll help you see the mathematical beauty already present in your daily life with your little one—and show you how to gently, joyfully, diligently draw your child’s attention to it.
Math By The Way isn’t about getting ahead. It’s about learning to see the numbers, patterns, and quantities that surround us every moment, in every place. It’s about raising children who love learning because learning has never been separated from living.
Ready to Begin?
Start with our free Seedlings tier today and discover how natural math learning can be. Upgrade anytime as your confidence and commitment grow.