I make short, to-the-point online math tutorials. I struggled with math growing up and have been able to use those ...

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In this video I show you how to simplify trigonometric identities by adding fractions. I begin this lesson by reminding you ...

Students will practice writing and identifying the parts of a fraction. In this lesson, students will practice writing and identifying the parts of a fraction with Mrs. Brewer. / Carrie Brewer, East ...

Encourage your third-grader to talk about the math concepts that they are learning at school. Don’t just ask, “How was math today?” Instead, ask them to tell you about something your child learned in ...

Fractions are a notoriously tricky part of elementary math education for many children. Too often teachers struggle to ensure students are grasping the conceptual underpinnings of this complicated ...

Want to help your fifth-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your fifth-grader will be learning in the classroom. Explain or illustrate how you solved this problem. Tip: Highlight ...

It has been proven that math riddles can make you smarter. But are you smart enough to solve this math riddle? Test yourself here. Are you looking for ways to improve your brain power? Math riddles ...

When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a tool to understand the world around them. My goal wasn’t for them to simply memorize formulas to ...

In DeKalb County, Ala., elementary school math classes have gotten noisy. In a good way. Instead of worksheets and textbooks, children practice adding and subtracting with tiny toy bears. They ...