Where maths usually goes quiet.
Maths is the subject where falling behind compounds. A learner who never quite got fractions in Grade 5 meets them again as algebraic fractions in Grade 9, and again inside a calculus quotient in Grade 12. The gap does not announce itself — it shows up as a mark that slips a little each term.
The other problem is timing. The moment a child gets stuck is 19:40 on a Tuesday, not 15:00 on a Saturday when the tutor is booked. Grace is there at 19:40, works through the method rather than handing over the answer, and then asks your child to attempt the next one alone.
I don’t get why you flip the second fraction when you divide.
Good question — that rule is worth understanding, not memorising. What does ½ ÷ ¼ actually ask? How many quarters fit into a half?
Two?
Exactly. And 2 is the same as ½ × 4. That is the flip. Try ¾ ÷ ½ the same way.
What Grace covers in Mathematics.
CAPS-aligned, Grades 1–12. Tell Grace the grade and it works to that curriculum level.
Foundation Phase · Grades 1–3
Number concept to 1 000, bonds and place value, addition and subtraction with regrouping, repeated addition into multiplication, sharing into division, 2D shapes, 3D objects, time and money. Grace reads aloud and prompts, because at this age the parent is usually sitting alongside.
Intermediate Phase · Grades 4–6
Common fractions, decimals and percentages, long division, factors and multiples, whole-number properties, perimeter, area and volume, transformations and data handling. This is where most maths anxiety starts, and where it is cheapest to fix.
Senior Phase · Grades 7–9
Integers, exponents, algebraic expressions and equations, ratio and rate, the geometry of straight lines, congruence and similarity, the Theorem of Pythagoras, functions and relationships. Grade 9 marks decide whether Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy is on the table for Grade 10.
FET Phase · Grades 10–12
Algebra and equations, number patterns, sequences and series, functions and graphs, finance, growth and decay, trigonometry and the trig graphs, analytical geometry, Euclidean geometry, differential calculus, probability and statistics — with past-paper style practice and exam technique.
Mathematics homework help, at the hour it is needed.
Maths homework is the classic 7pm problem: the method in the textbook is not the method the teacher used, and the worked example stops one step before the part your child is stuck on.
Photograph the page. Grace reads the actual question, identifies which step broke, and rebuilds from there — then sets a similar question to check the understanding actually landed.
- Photograph a worksheet or textbook page instead of retyping the sums
- Works through the method your child’s grade is taught, not a shortcut
- Asks your child to attempt the next question before moving on
- Unlimited questions — asking again costs nothing
1–12
Every CAPS maths grade covered
24/7
Available when the homework is
R275
Where monthly pricing starts
Related subjects and pages.
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Questions about Mathematics tutoring.
Does it just give the answer?
No. Grace works through the method one step at a time and then asks your child to try the next question themselves. Handing over answers is the fastest way to fail the test two weeks later.
Which maths curriculum does it follow?
CAPS — the South African national curriculum, by grade and phase. If your child is on IEB, the underlying mathematics is the same and Grace works fine; the paper structure differs slightly.
Can it help with matric maths past papers?
Yes. Test and Exam Readiness works through past-paper style questions with worked marking, which is the part most learners skip when they study alone.
My child is doing Mathematical Literacy, not Mathematics.
That is a different subject with a different paper. See Mathematical Literacy.