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A resource for caregivers to help their child make sense of math word problems. Learn how to spot the math main idea and support understanding at home.

January 21, 2026

Helping Your Child Make Sense of Word Problems

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CGI teaches students to think, not just memorize, but what if there’s one key piece missing? Learn one small shift for a huge impact. (And no, you don’t have to abandon your CGI problems!)

January 14, 2026

What’s Missing from CGI? 

When students label their thinking precisely, their understanding becomes visible. By requiring the unit and the descriptor, we help students show meaning with their models.

December 3, 2025

Moving Beyond Traditional Bar Models

Flat tops and ones-place rules might help kids label numbers as odd or even, but they miss the why. This post shows how to build deeper understanding using the Compare structure and equal group reasoning.

October 29, 2025

Teaching Odd and Even Conceptually, Not as a Trick

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After three years with Structures of Equality, fourth grade teacher Jasmin isn’t just trying it out, she’s all in. Her story offers insight into what changes when comprehension leads and scaffolds support real thinking.

September 10, 2025

Three Years In: A Teacher’s Journey with SoE

Math anxiety can create real barriers for students. Learn research-backed strategies to help your students feel more confident, supported, and successful in math.

May 28, 2025

What To Do About Math Anxiety: Practical Strategies 

Math anxiety is more than nervousness before a test. It’s a persistent fear of engaging with math. Learn how recognizing it can change your classroom culture.

May 27, 2025

What Is Math Anxiety?

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Ever notice students try to sneak counting on their fingers? Many kids have been told not to. Here’s why they actually should.\

March 26, 2025

Why kids should count on their fingers

Learn strategies to support multilingual learners in math by building on prior knowledge, fostering discussion-rich classrooms, and making vocabulary accessible.

December 4, 2024

Making Math Accessible for Multilingual (and all) Learners

Math misconceptions can start as early as kindergarten! Let’s dig into thinking around operations.

October 23, 2024

4 common elementary math misconceptions around operations (and how to avoid them)

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The number 24 is in the middle of a circle. There are lines drawn to varying forms of the number that show more sophisticated place value understanding: 2 tens, 4 ones; 24 ones; 1 ten, 14 ones; 20 + 4; 1 tens stick and 14 ones dots

Place value is about more than the position of digits; it’s the foundation of our number system. This blog explores how we can help students think flexibly about numbers.

September 25, 2024

Understanding place value: the key to building number sense

Tired of your kids plucking out the numbers and not reading the number story? Try numberless word problems.

September 4, 2024

Numberless word problems: what, why, and how