In the post called On Repeat: How Patterns Kickstart Algebraic Reasoning, I shared 3 activities perfect for exploring repeating patterns...

I've done a lot of things as a teacher that I wish I hadn't. Collecting tickets for students to visit the restroom, round robin reading,...

I love number talks! They are one of my go-to practices for helping children develop appropriate, flexible, and efficient strategies for...

I love books! And I love math! Seriously, can you ever have too many books or too much math in your life? No way! (Also, I think it is...

When people describe the math in their day, they invariably mention things like balancing a budget, stepping on the scale, shopping for...

I'm doing a FREE webinar for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Math Solutions, the publisher of my book Math-Positive Mindsets: Growing a...

With healthy routines, we can still use small groups in math. Sanitize, limit group size, flexible seating, dirty and clean buckets.

The need for standard units should be developed by hands-on experience and reasoning tasks.

Regardless of the item children choose to measure with, the measurement process should be an active experience with kids as active doers.

I'm writing this post not from my home in Houston, population 2.4 million, but from my parents' home in rural Idaho, population 437. For...