Topic: Math

As students in grades 3-5 encounter more complex concepts, there can be a tendency for instruction to shift toward rules, procedures, and memorization. Yet, without context, mathematics can quickly lose its meaning. One of the most powerful, and often underutilized, ways to provide this context is through children’s literature.

From inconsistent instruction to growing intervention or uneven results, these patterns could point to gaps in your core math program. See what effective math materials do differently.

Learn how Do The Math and Transition to Algebra can help your students rebuild foundational understanding and move from unfinished learning to algebra readiness.

For too many, math triggers distress, which causes the brain to opt out rather than to engage in mathematical sense-making. Unpack math anxiety, bias, stereotypes, and stereotype threat.

Outlining some of the symptoms of math anxiety, looking at likely causes, and discussing specific strategies for helping reduce, if not entirely eliminate, these anxieties in students.

For educators looking to help students make sense of algebra and move forward with confidence, Transition to Algebra offers a purposeful and research-backed solution.

All students can be capable mathematicians who possess the following skills: productive dispositions; number sense; conceptual understanding; and problem-solving capabilities.

When summer math programs are focused, supportive, and thoughtfully designed, they become powerful opportunities for growth.

Even if you think you're not a math person, you're doing it every day. Quit running yourself down. We do not need to pass these insecurities on to the next generation. Why not teach students that they, like you, are indeed mathematicians already?

Effective math instruction balances research-based practice with innovative tools that help students explore, discuss, and make sense of new ideas.

Assessment and differentiation are backed by decades of research that show how responsive instruction improves student outcomes in mathematics.

By encouraging students to explore, question, and discuss, inquiry invites students to think like a mathematician.

Teaching math well requires more than content knowledge. It takes confidence, clarity, and a structure that supports growth—for teachers as well as for students.

When students learn to articulate their thinking, they deepen understanding and strengthen problem-solving skills.

Using Multiple Strategies, such as modeling, engaging in discussions, and viewing and creating visual representations to teach mathematics, ensures that students have a deep understanding of math, rather than a shallow or incorrect notion.

How can we help students build conceptual understanding and discover the “why” behind math?

When provided with opportunities to practice, apply, and discuss mathematical concepts, students can develop deep conceptual understanding and grow into effective mathematical communicators in the math classroom and beyond.

Do The Math lessons are designed to help students reason, model, and communicate their ideas while building confidence and independence.