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Step 1
Select the part of math you want to tutor. You may want to teach grade schoolers who need help in addition, subtraction, multiplication or division; or your focus may be on fractions and percentages, algebra or geometry. You need to know where your strengths are so you can best convey your knowledge to your student.
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Step 2
Volunteer at your local school. You can meet with the teachers of the students you are interested in tutoring. The teachers will let you know which students need help in the area you can tutor.
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Step 3
Meet with the students. You can learn a lot about the students from talking with them in a non-school location. This way you can decide who will be best suited to learn from you. Not all students will respond to all tutors, it is important for the student to feel comfortable with you so he will respond to your tutoring.
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Step 4
Decide how to proceed. After choosing the students you would like to help, make schedules so you are only tutoring one at a time. This will make the learning situation better for the students, having your undivided attention. But don't crowd them, they need space and time to understand the information you are giving them.
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Step 5
Be willing to change. You may hit a roadblock with your student and need to step back two and punt--in other words change your methods so the student will comprehend the information. Let the student give input and even explain to you what they are doing to be sure they understand the lessons.
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Step 6
Work at home. You can also get tutoring jobs working through your computer at home. There are a couple sites in the resource section that can get you started.
