First grade math is all about building strong foundations in counting, addition, subtraction, and problem-solving—while ...

Your child can build an understanding of addition, subtraction, and the other math concepts they are learning in first grade by playing with everyday objects. Use items that your child enjoys playing ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

Want to help your first-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand place value in one- and two-digit numbers. Understand that in two-digit ...

The butterflies have been gathering for weeks. And now, deep in the pit of her stomach, they are fully aflutter. This is not preschool. This is not kindergarten. The training wheels are off. The days ...

Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives, new research at the University of Chicago shows. In a study of first- and ...

Jody Nolf is an associate language and literacy specialist at Vista Higher Learning. For more than 20 years, she taught English and reading to middle and high school students. Six years ago, she ...

When you walk into a math classroom in Charleston County School District, you can feel the difference. Students aren’t just memorizing steps–they’re reasoning through problems, explaining their ...

In DeKalb County, Ala., elementary school math classes have gotten noisy. In a good way. Instead of worksheets and textbooks, children practice adding and subtracting with tiny toy bears. They ...