March 2024 Lesson of the Month -- Solving Two-Step Equations and Inequalities
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The FREE Brick Math Lesson of the Month for March 2024 comes from Pre-Algebra. It uses bricks to model an ingenious way to teach students how to solve two-step equations and inequalities. To get the March 2024 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Solving Two-Step Equations and Inequalities" plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  What's ingenious about the Brick Math method is the way specific bricks model specific parts of the equation. In the e ..read more
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February 2024 Lesson of the Month -- Modeling Coin Values
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The Brick Math Lesson of the Month for February 2024 helps students learn the value of coins by modeling with bricks. It's in Brick Math Basic Measurement Using LEGO® Bricks. Typically, coin values are introduced in 2nd or 3rd grade. To get the February 2024 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Coin Values," plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  In the lesson, one penny is modeled by one 1x1 brick. Five 1x1 bricks model a nickel, ten ..read more
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January 2024 Lesson of the Month -- Understanding Decimals
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Happy New Year! We're starting off the year with a Brick Math lesson that demonstrates very clearly what "decimal" means. It's taken from Brick Math Decimals Using LEGO® Bricks. Typically, decimals are introduced in 4th grade, and the topic is explored extensively in grades 4 to 6. To get the January 2024 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Understanding Decimals," plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  Decimals can be very tricky for ..read more
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US Students Still Behind in Math Scores
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Math scores in US are still lower than most other industrialized countries, according to the results of the PISA exam, given to students around the world. While reading scores have improved a bit, math still lags far behind in this test of 15-year-olds. In fact, in math, the US ranks 28th out of 37 participating countries. Why the discrepancy between the US and other countries? According to the New York Times, other countries consider math to be a learned skill, but in the US, math is seen more as a talent. This type of thinking can be very detrimental to students who may be pigeonholed early ..read more
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December 2023 FREE Brick Math Lesson of the Month -- Fraction Division!
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4M ago
The FREE Brick Math Lesson of the Month for December 2023 is all about a tricky subject: Fraction Division. It comes from Fraction Division Using LEGO® Bricks and helps students understand a math subject area typically taught in grades 4-6. To get the December 2023 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Understanding Fraction Division," plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  The Lesson of the Month comes from Chapter 1 of Fraction Division. I ..read more
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November 2023 FREE Brick Math Lesson of the Month -- Money!
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5M ago
The free Brick Math Lesson of the Month for November 2023 is a way to teach early learners about the value of money -- specifically, pennies, nickels, and dimes. To get the November 2023 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Understanding Money," plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  Using bricks to model coins is a simple and effective way to explain to students how much each coin is worth and to start their knowledge of our monetary system. A ..read more
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October 2023 Brick Math Lesson of the Month-- Addition
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The October 2023 FREE Brick Math Lesson of the Month comes from Addition Using LEGO® Bricks. It helps student understand that there are many ways to combine numbers. To get the October 2023 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "How Many Ways to Make 6?" plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  In the lesson, students model all the different ways numbers can be combined that total 6: 6 + 0, 5 + 1, 4 + 2, etc. Building a tower of bricks, students beg ..read more
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Lesson of the Month for September 2023 -- Mixed Numbers
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7M ago
The Brick Math FREE Lesson of the Month for September 2023 is about Mixed Numbers and is taken from Basic Fractions Using LEGO® Bricks. The concept of a mixed number (a whole number and a fractional part) can be difficult for students to grasp, but modeling with bricks makes it so easy to learn. To get the September 2023 Brick Math Lesson of the Month, "Mixed Numbers," plus a new lesson each month, click here.  Each Lesson of the Month includes the Teacher Lesson Guide as well as the Student Workbook Pages that correspond to the lesson.  The lesson on mixed numbers f ..read more
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Finding Funds for Curriculum through Grants
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7M ago
We think teachers are among the most generous people on earth. Not only do teachers give of their time and talents during the school day, they volunteer as coaches and club leaders after school and on weekends, just because they love kids and want to help. Most teachers we know also dip into their own pockets to buy items for their classrooms; in fact, research shows that teachers spend about $500 a year of their own money on supplies and curriculum that they know their students need and their school won’t buy. There’s a better way to find that extra money for your students: apply for a gran ..read more
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Math Scores Down Since Pandemic
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8M ago
​The results of national testing are in. Math scores for 13-year-olds are down by 9 points since just before the start of the pandemic. For lower-performing students, declines are even larger: 12-14 points. ​ ​The NAEP’s Long-Term Trend Assessment for Mathematics looked at the math performance of 13-year-olds across the US in 2020 and again in 2023. In every region of the country, and in every gender and racial group, students have declined in their math performance. ​According to Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, the pandemic accelerated the math decli ..read more
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