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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’

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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

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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

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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?

Make vocabulary accessible to your students with a math word wall.

August 14, 2024

How to create a math word wall: best practices

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Tips to create a math-rich environment in your elementary math classroom.

August 7, 2024

How to create a math-rich environment (and why it matters)

Watch Valerie Faulkner connect what students know about composing and decomposing numbers to solve with a Parts Equal Total (PET) structure.

May 29, 2024

Using bar models to support students with solving number stories