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Kids will search for digits of Pi, spot math symbols, and sharpen their observation skills—all while having fun. Whether for a quick brain break, a math center, or a hands-on lesson, this ...
This engaging puzzle is a great way for kids to explore math vocabulary while having fun. Packed with key terms like circumference, radius, and formula, this word search challenges young learners ...
It’s easy for kids to see math as an isolated activity. They might think of math as just counting, or adding, or something they do for 40 minutes a day at school.
A prep school math teacher in North Carolina was arrested for having inappropriate sexual contact with three male students, police said. Erin Elizabeth McAuliffe, 25, is scheduled to make her first… ...
A favorite lesson is the “magic key” activity where she puts on a witch hat and explains to her kindergarteners that a witch has hidden a treasure behind a door, casting a spell to lock it. She then ...
There's new evidence that girls start out with the same math abilities as boys. A study of 104 children from ages 3 to 10 found similar patterns of brain activity in boys and girls as they engaged ...
Average scores for 13-year-olds in reading are at their lowest point since 2004 — and in mathematics since 1990. But for the lowest-performing students, scores in math are thrown back to 1978 ...
“Math, like everything else in my life, is something I interface with nonvisually,” said Scott Blanks, the senior director of programs for Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
USA Today appeared to question whether math was racist in a Twitter-provoking headline from Tuesday. The article’s headline originally read "Is math racist? As many students of color struggle ...
Physical activity can be more than a “brain break.” Here’s how to use movement integration as an instructional tool in math class.