In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade ...

Students can get hands-on by incorporating natural objects into curiosity-driven math lessons like measuring and sorting.

It’s around fourth grade that many youngsters become discouraged by math and begin to think of it as a subject they’re just not good at. Be aware of this and try to prevent your child from developing ...

Students who can't understand instructions for math problems face unnecessary barriers to achievement. Students who don’t read well or lack crucial vocabulary often face unnecessary obstacles—not just ...

Young children who practice visual working memory and reasoning tasks improve their math skills more than children who focus on spatial rotation exercises, according to a large study. The findings ...

Figuring out the optimal mix of fun activities and academic tutoring in after-school programs is always a challenge, but a Massachusetts Institute of Technology undergraduate has created a program ...

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.