Stage 5: Justify thinking. A vital habit that many students need to solidify is recontextualizing after they solve ...

Are math problems bugging your kids? Tell them to talk back -- using their hands. Psychologists report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical ...

PEMDAS has plagued many in elementary school math classes, but how many Americans remember how to use the acronym to solve problems? A simple sixth-grade math equation went viral on X for stumping ...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, teachers have had to rethink pretty much everything they do with students—and that includes how they give math tests. With many students working remotely, ...

NORWALK — As Apostoli Mano marched toward the front of his school’s library, he smiled ear to ear, waving to his mother who took pictures and proudly cheered him on. The fourth-grader was one of 55 ...

Many states have laws aimed at improving literacy, but few are putting the same weight behind targeting math instruction. A recent study by NWEA found that middle and elementary school students’ math ...

Brain teaser puzzles test the reader's critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to solve a problem.

This math puzzle brainteaser challenges readers to find the missing value in a simple arithmetic problem. Using the BODMAS rule, solve 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 * 0 within five seconds. Solving such puzzles ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

Remember when your sixth-grade math teacher told you to pay more attention in class because you’d need to know this information in adulthood? Here I am, [redacted] years later, and I have no idea what ...