This article was originally published in The Hechinger Report. ASTON, Pa.— In Jodie Murphy’s kindergarten class, math lessons go beyond the basics of counting and recognizing numbers. On a recent ...

Work on the double ten frame with Dotson and Mrs. Gray, then compose numbers 11-19. Join Mrs. Gray for a Numeracy Talk with Dotson working on the double ten frame. We compose numbers 11-19 using 10 ...

Students in Melissa Williams' kindergarten class at the Westminster School in Atlanta, Georgia, practice connecting quantities to written numbers — a key part of number sense. Credit: Holly Korbey for ...

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