Back-to-school math tutoring that closes the gap before September starts.
Your child doesn't have to walk into a new school year already behind in math. Our 4-week 1-on-1 program is built for exactly this moment — the weeks before school starts, when the right tutor can change everything.
- 1-on-1 sessions with a matched math tutor
- Covers exactly what your child's grade needs next
- Starts within days — flexible scheduling that works for summer
- Preparedness Promise: if you don't feel the difference, we add 2 free sessions
Pay in 2 installments — $110/$110 or $160/$160
Book Free Call →Math gaps don't fix themselves over summer — they compound.
If your child struggled with math last year, September won't feel like a fresh start. It'll feel like week one of playing catch-up all over again — because it will be.
Research consistently shows that students lose up to 2.6 months of math learning over summer break. Unlike reading — where kids can pick up a book — math practice stops almost entirely when school ends. By September, your child's new class has already lapped them before the year even begins.
With 25 or more students in a classroom, a third-grade teacher cannot pause to reteach second-grade place value while the class moves on to multiplication. Your child sits in the back trying to keep up, falling a little further behind every single week.
Most kids who say they're bad at math are missing one foundational concept from a year or two back — and nobody caught it. When a tutor finds that gap and fills it, the attitude shift is often dramatic. A child who dreaded math worksheets starts showing their work voluntarily.
There are only 8–10 weeks between the last day of school and the first day back. That's a meaningful window — enough to cover real ground — but only if you start early. Waiting until August leaves too little time for the concepts to actually stick before school begins.
When your child says "I'm just not a math person" — they're wrong. Here's why.
Math anxiety is one of the most common and most fixable challenges in K–8 education. It almost always starts the same way: a child misses or doesn't fully grasp a concept, the class moves on before they're ready, and the next unit assumes knowledge they don't have. Over time, the gaps layer on top of each other. The child stops trying because trying and failing feels worse than not trying at all.
This is not a learning disability. It's not a personality trait. It's a sequencing problem — and it has a fix.
A 1-on-1 math tutor can go back to the exact point where things stopped making sense, rebuild from there, and move forward at your child's actual pace. For most kids, this takes weeks — not years. The relief parents describe when their child stops dreading math is one of the most consistent things we hear.
If your child is avoiding math homework, guessing at answers, or shutting down when it comes to anything with numbers — that's math anxiety in action, and it's exactly what our tutors are trained to address.
- Says "I'm dumb" or "I can't do math" regularly
- Avoids or delays starting math homework
- Cries, shuts down, or gets angry during math work
- Rushes through problems just to be done
- Guesses randomly rather than working through problems
- Can do math verbally but freezes when writing it down
- Performs well on classwork but blanks on tests
- Was fine in math until a specific grade, then fell apart
What we cover at every grade level
Our back-to-school math tutoring is built around grade-specific standards — not a one-size-fits-all curriculum. Here's what your child will work on based on their grade.
- Counting, comparing, ordering numbers
- Addition and subtraction within 20
- Understanding place value to tens
- Intro to measurement and shapes
- Add and subtract within 1,000
- Place value to hundreds
- Intro to even/odd and arrays
- Measurement with rulers and number lines
- Multiplication and division facts (1–10)
- Introduction to fractions
- Reading comprehension of word problems
- Area and perimeter basics
- Multi-digit multiplication and long division
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Factors, multiples, and prime numbers
- Angles and lines intro
- Multiplying and dividing fractions
- Decimals to the thousandths
- Order of operations
- Intro to coordinate planes
- Ratios, rates, and proportional relationships
- Expressions and one-step equations
- Negative numbers and absolute value
- Statistics and data interpretation
- Proportions and percent problems
- Two-step equations and inequalities
- Geometry: area, surface area, volume
- Probability and statistics
- Linear equations and systems
- Functions and slope
- Intro to geometry proofs
- Scientific notation and exponents
Not sure where your child's gaps are?
Our free call includes a quick skills conversation so we can identify the right starting point before session one begins.
Book a Free CallWhat parents can expect — from the first call to the last session
A lot of tutoring programs are vague about what actually happens. Here's exactly what you can expect from Camp Homework, start to finish.
You tell us about your child — their grade, the math concepts they struggled with, their learning style, and what you're hoping to see by September. No obligation, no sales pressure. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so.
Based on your child's grade, gaps, and personality, we match them with a tutor. We consider learning style (does your child do better with a patient explainer or an energetic encourager?) as much as academic fit.
The first session includes a skills check — not a test, but a guided conversation where the tutor works through problems with your child to find exactly where things went sideways. This shapes every session that follows.
Each session follows a consistent structure: review what was covered last time, introduce new concept, work through it together, practice independently. Between sessions, your child completes 15 minutes of practice work per day — matched to what was just taught.
After each week of sessions, you receive a summary of what was covered, what's improving, and what's still being worked on. You're never left wondering if the tutoring is actually helping.
The last session wraps up the program with a review of everything covered, a confidence check on key concepts, and a short look at what the first few weeks of the new school year will bring. Your child leaves knowing what to expect — and knowing they're ready.
We built this for the back-to-school moment — because that's when it matters most.
Camp Homework isn't a year-round tutoring center. It's a 4-week intensive designed specifically for the summer window, when focused work actually changes the trajectory of a whole school year.
- Matched to your child — we pair them with a tutor who fits their personality and learning style, not just their grade level.
- Same tutor, every session — consistency matters, especially for kids who've had frustrating experiences with math before.
- No long-term contract — the program is 4 weeks by design. We get in, do focused work, and get out.
- Tutor rematch guarantee — if the fit isn't right after 2 sessions, we rematch and add a free replacement session.
- Preparedness Promise — if your child completes the program and you don't feel more prepared for September, we add 2 sessions at no cost.
Three steps to a confident math student
You don't need to figure this out alone. Here's exactly what happens when you reach out.
Tell us about your child — their grade, the math topics that gave them trouble, and what you're hoping for by September. We'll ask a few questions and make sure we understand what they need. No commitment required.
Within 24–48 hours, we match your child with a tutor based on their grade, the specific math gaps we discussed, and their learning style. Sessions are scheduled at times that work for your summer, and they can start within days.
After 4 weeks of targeted math work, your child walks into the new school year with the gaps closed, the confidence rebuilt, and a real sense of what to expect. Not dreading the first math class of the year — actually ready for it.
Everything your child needs — built into every program
These aren't add-ons or upsells. Every Camp Homework math program includes all six of these from day one.
We identify your child's exact math gaps in session one — so we never waste time on what they already know and immediately focus on what they need.
Every session is private. Your child's tutor focuses 100% on them — no group dynamics, no waiting for other kids, no distractions.
A structured session plan built specifically around your child's grade-level math standards and the gaps identified in the assessment.
Between-session worksheets and activities reinforce what was just covered. About 15 minutes a day — enough to make concepts stick without overwhelming summer schedules.
After each week of sessions, you'll know exactly what was covered, what's improved, and what's still being worked on. You're never in the dark.
If your child attends all sessions, completes the practice work, and you still don't feel more prepared for September — we add 2 sessions free. No questions asked.
What your child builds — week by week
Every week has a clear focus — and every week is built around your child's specific gaps, grade level, and pace. No two programs look exactly the same.
- Skills assessment in session one identifies your child's specific gaps
- Custom plan built around their grade level and what's missing
- First two sessions delivered — tutor adjusts pacing to their learning style
- Between-session practice materials matched to what was just taught
- Parent update: here's what we found and what we're targeting
- Priority gaps from the assessment addressed directly — in the order that makes sense for your child
- Tutor moves at your child's pace — faster if they're clicking, slower if they need more time
- Confidence starts returning as concepts actually stick
- Practice materials reinforcing that week's sessions
- Weekly parent update: what improved, what's still being worked on
- Concepts applied to real problems — matched to the types of questions your child will see in class
- Speed and accuracy built on the foundation laid in weeks 1–2
- Plan adjusted based on what's landed and what still needs work
- Mid-program parent check-in — you weigh in on what you're seeing at home
- Preview of next-grade math begins if your child is ready
- Full review of everything covered — tutor fills any remaining gaps
- School-year readiness focus: what will the first few weeks look like?
- Confidence check on all key concepts your child worked through
- Final parent summary: what changed, what to watch for, what to reinforce
- Child walks into September knowing they're ready — not hoping they are
Every program is built around your child — not a template.
The week-by-week structure is consistent. What goes inside each week depends entirely on your child's grade, their specific gaps, and how quickly concepts are landing. We adapt as we go.
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