In fact, mathematical thinking and learning often happen ... Instead of doing math worksheets, young children need intentionally designed activities that allow them to think and engage like ...

neither struggling nor regularly achieving math students improved when using manipulatives, calculators, music, or movement strategies; these activities actually decreased student learning in some ...

Last year the teacher’s union rejected a plan to offer optional learning days ... classrooms for the winter academy. Ashida Ramzan led 15 third-graders through a math activity.