Giving our students many opportunities to estimate prepares them for using it in the real world.

I wonder how things would have been different if my teacher had asked us, “What do you notice and wonder about this number that’s leftover?"

We explore how children’s literature can provide story contexts that help make abstract concepts like measurement division relatable.

Learning about our students without judgment or making assumptions can help us see, appreciate, and use the assets they bring to math class.

No matter how your students feel about the Olympics, they will get a kick out of finding the math in their favorite events.

Unlike a typical math lesson where everyone learns the same thing, Math Workshop is a way to structure math time so students have choices.

It's crucial to students’ self-efficacy that we recognize what they do understand and what they can do, rather than what they've done wrong.

Believing in our students has a profound effect on their motivation to learn and is at the heart of differentiation.

Grasping the magnitude of large numbers isn’t easy, yet we expect our students to understand really big numbers early on.

Giving students a measuring task and asking them to think about decisions they have to make when measuring puts them in the driver's seat.

When students play math guessing games, children begin to use the important problem solving skill of guessing and checking.

There are benefits to strategically and intentionally crafting Number Strings so that students can develop big ideas.

Dice games are great for developing math reasoning skills and computational fluency, and can launch explorations about probability.

When I want to use children’s literature to teach math, I look for books with unforgettable characters, colorful language, and rich images.

Listening is so important in math class, but it is so difficult for students (and adults!).

For teachers who are teaching virtually or face-to-face, this resource makes for a perfect math warm up or routine.

The lesson challenged the students to ask one of the most important questions they can ask in math class, “Does this make sense?"

A student spontaneously told the class, “This is the best math and science lesson I’ve ever done!” That’s enough to make any teacher smile.

We explore card games across the grade levels that are easy to implement whether you are teaching remotely or face to face.

Having a specific time to practice communication skills is essential in online environments where distractions at home can inhibit learning.