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Shapes, Patterns, and Arrangements: Math Activities for Preschoolers

Since your students have a basic knowledge of colors and shapes, Pre-K is a good year to start tackling concepts such as patterns.

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Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 2

Have your students try their hand at basic RSA enciphering with these downloadable math activities.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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6 Careers That Involve Math: From the Classroom to the Real World

Do your students ever ask how they will use what they learn in the math classroom in real life? You can answer by looking at these jobs that involve math.

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Math Activities for Preschoolers: Discovering Addition Concepts

Download these activities for preschoolers to teach early learners about addition using visual representations.

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3 Math Activities for Preschoolers: Addends Worksheets

Use these downloadable math activities for PreK students to teach your early learners about addends and number partners.

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What One Middle School Math Teacher Learned at NCTM 2019

Joe Barry, HMH's Numeracy Counts ambassador, recalls his trip to the annual National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2019 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Joe Barry
Teacher, Hopkins Middle School

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Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cracking Codes: A Math Puzzle—Part 1

Surprisingly—or maybe unsurprisingly to some—staying safe in the digital age has a lot to do with math.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

Teacher Winners

HMH Honors Five Educators Who Helped Striving Students Succeed

These winners showed that with perseverance and persistence, you can help students overcome personal and academic challenges.

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Supporting Teachers to Promote Mathematical Discourse in the Classroom

A curriculum that includes math discourse in daily lessons has several learning benefits.

Andy Clark
Math in Focus Grades 1-Course 3 U.S. Consultant and Course 2-Course 3 Writer

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Address 3 Challenges to Teaching STEM as an International Educator

Examining these challenges is essential to establish a pragmatic foundation upon which a STEM program can be constructed.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 2)

With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 1)

With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.

Ally Zmijeski
Associate Learning Architect, Math

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How One Middle School Math Teacher Connected With ESL Students

A MATH 180 Educator Award winner discusses the symbiotic relationship between teaching math to his middle school students and learning Spanish from them.

Joel Leventhal
Consultant, Math Solutions

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Using Engaging and Systematic Tasks to Build Mastery in Math

A teacher explains why not only engaging but also systematic tasks can help students generalize their learning in order to demonstrate mastery.

Susan Resnick
Math in Focus Grades 1-Course 3 U.S Consultant, Course 1 Reviewer, and Course 2 Accelerated and Course 3 Writer

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Pi Day Pie Problems: Practice Geometry and Problem Solving!

Celebrate March 14 and the greatness of 3.14159 with these Pi Day pie problems, where students can practice problem-solving thinking about geometry.

Katrina George
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Power of Student Choice: Motivating Learners Who Struggle With Math

Allowing students the ability to choose their math lesson and applying their knowledge to the real world can help accelerate learning.

Le’Vada Gray
Director of Professional Learning, Math Solutions

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Combining Conceptual and Procedural Understanding in Math

With this approach, teachers can help students become confident, creative, and persistent learners.

Laura Gifford

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Getting Into Math: How Assessments Contribute to Effective Instruction

A balanced assessment system is the tool by which teachers can continuously monitor student learning.

Dr. Matthew R. Larson
Past President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Senior Fellow, Math Solutions