Anchor charts in your math classroom help make abstract concepts more accessible. They also increase retention and help promote independence.

March 5, 2025

4 Ways to Use Anchor Charts to Increase Learning and Retention in Your Math Classroom

Are your students struggling with the PET structure? Use manipulatives and visual representations to gradually build their confidence and understanding.

February 26, 2025

Helping Students Understand the Total Bar in a PET Structure

Estimation uses number relationships to build reasoning. Strategies like close comparisons, focusing on ‘less,’ and warm-ups increase problem-solving skills.

February 19, 2025

5 Ways to Deepen Mathematical Reasoning with Estimation and Comparison

The Compare structure helps students make sense of ‘more’ and ‘less’, building sense-making and mathematical reasoning skills.

February 12, 2025

How estimation helps with ‘more’ and ‘less’

Are your students focusing too much on choosing the ‘right’ structure? Learn how emphasizing the math main idea with Structures of Equality can change how students approach and solve math word problems.

January 29, 2025

Why asking “which structure?” may not be the right question

If a problem could be modeled with REG or a Compare structure, which is the right one?

January 22, 2025

Repeated Equal Groups or Multiplicative Compare: which SoE should you use?

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

Zero may seem like nothing but it has a big job to do, especially when it comes to place value.

September 18, 2024

What is zero?

Learn how to create a classroom filled with excitement around math, one where kids are eager to share and talk about their ideas.

September 11, 2024

Math talk moves: how to build a discussion-rich classroom

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

a number line with equal intervals labeled from 1 to 8

Find out why number lines shouldn’t be used until 2nd grade and what to use instead.

August 28, 2024

Why number paths should be used instead of number lines

A resource for teachers and caregivers: how to help with math at home

August 21, 2024

Wondering how to help your child with math at home?