Beads and blocks are replacing work sheets for first graders learning math basics at Bayfield Early Primary School. First grader Alex Larson, son of Kami and Mike Larson, demonstrated his skills for ...

Throughout Tiffany Trevenen’s more than 30-year career in Moffat County schools in Craig, Colo., she has seen students experience the same math struggles again and again. “It was very apparent in ...

Incoming first-graders offered advice to students starting first grade this year. Many students said they were nervous on their first day but made friends quickly. Reading, math and making friends ...

My first graders ended this school year asking for more math. I know—I am still surprised myself, not because I ever doubted my students (in my decade of teaching, that has never happened!), but ...

One of the joys of being an educator is embracing all the differences every student brings to the classroom, while teaching them to celebrate those unique traits in themselves and each other. Yet, ...

For kids ages 5 to 10 (grades K-4), the best math apps match the exact stage: Khan Academy IXL or DoodleMath for ...