Your child can build an understanding of addition, subtraction, and the other math concepts they are learning in first grade by playing with everyday objects. Use items that your child enjoys playing ...

Beautiful Asian student writing on blackboard with chalk in classroom. I love math, but I know that I’m unusual. Math anxiety is a rampant problem across the country. Researchers now know that when ...

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Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify how University of Colorado researchers handle their data collection. A student digs into a math problem that references his favorite superhero, ...

Mark Denman Elementary School first-grader Jeremiah Denson works on a fraction problem. Josie Scates, 7, from Bismarck-Henning, works on a math problem at the Danville District 118 First Grade Math ...

Excerpted from Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math And What Teachers Can Do About It by Sarah Strong and Gigi Butterfield. Published by Times 10 Publications. As learning theorist Yrjo Engestrom (1995) ...