Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated ...

Have you ever tried to help a child with their third-grade math homework, only to find yourself stumped? You're not alone. Many adults are surprised to discover that some of the math concepts taught ...

Over the past year, since I took over the common-core math beat, I’ve been thinking a lot about fractions. As I wrote in November, the Common Core State Standards for mathematics emphasize fractions ...

Want to help your third-grader master the basics of 3rd grade math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand what it means to multiply numbers – for example ...

There are several reasons why solving math riddles is beneficial for you. First, they allow you to practice problem-solution strategies. Second, they give you a chance to review basic mathematical ...

Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?” Instead, ask them to tell you about something your child learned in ...

Future teachers are likely to teach as they were taught—which can be problematic, researchers wrote in a recent study, “because most teachers experienced school mathematics as a set of disconnected ...