Before kids slide down a slide or begin a race, they chant, “1,2,3, go!” Kids learning to count often spend what feels like hours counting everyday objects, like fingers and toes, cheerios for breakfast or stairs they are climbing ..read more

But guess what? Leading researchers and mathematics experts, including Dr. Nancy Jordan from the University of Delaware and Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu from Berkeley strongly recommend against the pie model ..read more

I started by asking her to place where the 5 should go. I wanted to give her a landmark to see how that would shape her placement of the other numbers. Here’s what she did ..read more

The Common Core State Standards expect third graders to use the distributive property when multiplying (which you and I learned in middle school). We set out to see if we could not only make this complex content more approachable, but also fun ..read more

For the past year, in addition to brushing teeth and reading books, my daughter's bedtime routine has included math! The last thing we do together each day is visit the app, a free app designed to help families enjoy math together ..read more

Ever feel your fingers move unconsciously when you’re figuring out simple math problems? It may be you’re sensing the strong neural connection between our fingers and numbers. Scientists became interested in this topic when noticing that the same areas of the brain that control the fingers light up when solving math problems even though people were not actually moving their fingers ..read more

Word problems are at the heart of mathematics; and yet, mathematical problem solving is one of the most challenging topics for students and teachers alike. Learn what the research says about the best ways to teach word problems ..read more

The past few weeks have been upsetting and emotional and jarring and hopeful and inspiring. We’ve been trying to be supportive to Black team members, friends, and neighbors while wrestling with how to talk with our own kids about police violence and the protests ..read more

When students are struggling to learn their addition facts, you may be tempted to use drill-based activities like flash cards, timed tests, and worksheets. Extra drill can have benefits, but your time may be better spent focusing on strategies ..read more