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5 Ways to Help Your Child Build Estimation Skills: A Guide for Surprise Parents

Jan 13, 2026 | Surprise Blog

Discover 5 Mathnasium-approved strategies you can use to build your child’s estimation skills, strengthen math confidence, and sense-checking.

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Math Gaps Don’t Go Away: Why the New Year Is the Best Time to Fill Them

Jan 6, 2026 | Surprise Blog

Learn why math skill gaps grow over time and how the New Year creates the perfect window to help your child catch up in math and build lasting confidence.

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4 Tips to Help Your Student Get Better in Algebra This Year

Oct 16, 2025 | Surprise Blog

Discover four practical tips to improve algebra skills this academic year, curated by tutors at Mathnasium of Surprise.

Mathnasium Vs Competitors (From Kids Who've Tried Both)

Jul 16, 2024 | Surprise Blog

As an ex-public math teacher of 7 years, I can say firsthand that any math program that is able to meet individual students at their level and build from there complements the standard classroom setting in a much-needed way. While Competitors and Mathnasi..

Athletes and Mathematicians: The Perfect Pair

May 23, 2022 | Surprise Blog

Have you ever paused to consider how athletes continue to break records? How do they keep getting better and faster? The answer involves math! Many professional athletic teams now hire mathematicians to help them perform at their optimum ability. F..

What Can Mathnasium Offer Your Advanced Math Student?

May 21, 2022 | Surprise Blog

Does your student have unusual speed and accuracy while solving math problems? Can your student solve math problems in multiple ways? Does your student grasp math concepts and strategies quickly? Sounds like you have an ADVANCED MATH STUDENT! Yay..

How Mathnasium Helps Homeschoolers

May 16, 2022 | Surprise Blog

Homeschooling has definitely grown in popularity over the last decade. The Center For Education Statistics reported that in the 2011-2012 school year, 3% of the school-aged population were homeschooled. Nine years later, that number jumped to 9%! M..

Why The Instructors At Mathnasium Rock

May 14, 2022 | Surprise Blog

At Mathnasium of North Central Phoenix, we pride ourselves on our proficient, friendly, and highly-skilled instructors. We know that it takes more than a math whiz to be able to successfully teach your child math. So what is it that sets Mathnasium's ..

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