Engaging struggling students is a important and productive undertaking in every classroom. I am excited to share with you today a Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) lesson that connects to the language arts curriculum. I designed this STEM lesson plan template that students will love, based on “The Three Little Pigs” fairy tale. 

“How am I going to get my students reasoning about math in my class?” If you are just getting started in this area or even if you have been at it for a few years, you will find here some great ideas for using classroom discourse to get mathematical reasoning flowing in your class.

Are you looking for fun math and poetry activities you can use in the K–8 classroom? You can have students create poetry in the classroom by using mathematical ideas that are related to the K–8 curriculum, such as square numbers, proportions, and common number sequences. 

Coordinate plane activities are fun for students. I find that they enjoy the visual aspect of identifying coordinates and creating shapes using those coordinates. In this post I will be sharing three coordinate plane activities that focus on coordinate plane word problems from the Progress in Mathematics series for Grades 5 and 6.

Earth Day is a great way to interest students in how math can be used to understand the world around us. Today’s topic is how you can use ratios, unit rates, and data distributions for students to compare different countries’ carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.

In this article, you’ll discover math test-taking strategies and resources for elementary students. Testing is a high-stakes event for students and for teachers and so we want our students to do their best. At the same time, our students want to show us their best.