Math

With these examples for grades 1 to 5, students can develop social and emotional skills while they learn to analyze data through graphing.

Activities that allow young students to engage visually instead of through text maximize productive struggle and improve critical thinking.

How math choice boards can enable new elementary teachers to meet the needs of their individual learners while employing mathematical rigor.

Artificial intelligence tools are useful beyond language arts classes. Math teachers can use them to save time and create interesting lessons.

This method calls for students working in groups to create problems, point out common errors, find solutions, and then explain the process.

The researcher Peter Liljedahl evangelizes for practices that prioritize and stimulate more hard thinking in classrooms.

A slow and considered approach to math instruction helps students comprehend what they need to know when they take a standardized test.

Too often math students lean on teachers to think for them, but there are some simple ways to guide them to think for themselves.

Learning new vocabulary is a fundamental part of understanding math concepts. Use these strategies to build both fluency and engagement.

Assigning corrections as classwork and then retesting students allows a teacher to accurately assess if they have mastered the material.

Working backward to identify errors in solved math problems encourages students to adopt a growth mindset.

These strategies help elementary students grapple with the very large numbers involved in talking about time and space.

When teachers find creative ways to integrate reading and writing with math curricula, it humanizes the subject matter and allows kids to process unfamiliar material linguistically. 

Combining simple exercises with math instruction can help ensure that elementary school students remember these lessons.