By Caty Romero, April 2026 What if the reason students struggle in math isn’t because they don’t know what to do…but because they can’t see what’s happening? Too often, students are asked to choose an operation before they truly understand the relationships in a problem. They guess, apply a procedure, and hope it works. But … Continue reading Seeing the Math Before Solving It: A Progression of Bar Models from KG-G6
https://youtu.be/rU4AjiMXZxA?si=6XRKY01V5UUAXNTQ Centering Math on Problem-Solving In today’s math classrooms, the goal isn’t just mastery of procedures—it’s nurturing students who think like mathematicians. This means moving beyond computation and encouraging learners to tackle meaningful, context-rich problems. Here are some ideas to make that switch in your classroom: 1. Let Students Drive the Thinking Shift from "I … Continue reading A Problem Solving Approach to Learn Math
In most movies and TV shows with teenage characters, we see them talk about how hard math class is, or how they are failing math. It is also common to hear them say "I'm not good at math" or "I'm not a math person." Most scenes show the math teacher writing crazy formulas on the … Continue reading Developing Number Sense in the Early Years
Making Sense of Mathematics 