Over the past few years, we have seen an evolution of the way education serves our students in the United States. Parents now have several options for the way their child can learn each day. One of the growing movements since Covid is the hybrid school. A hybrid school is a setting that meets less than 5 days a week. Teachers partner with parents to complete some learning in person at a facility or online while the remaining learning happens at home with a parent. There

When we discuss picture books, a lot of them are aimed for younger grades. Every now and then you find an amazing book aimed for older students, because let's face it, they still enjoy picture books. This week, I'm sharing a book that includes hands-on activities to help students to differentiate between various quadrilaterals. (This post does include affiliate links.) Squares, Rectangles, and Other Quadrilaterals by David A Adler defines the different characteristics of q

It's time for another great literature connection- this time focusing on comparing 2D shapes. In this book, Which One Doesn't Belong?...

If you haven't seen my growing post of math picture books, you will want to check it out here . I try to add a new book each month and was so excited when our library added a few new books. (I think they know I'm checking them all out!) This month, I'm bringing a new book from Greg Tang that connects art with problem solving. I love this book for so many reasons. Math-terpieces combines the beautiful art from several amazing artists with mathematics that encourages proble

Have you hugged a Kindergarten or Grade 1 teacher recently? If you haven't, you might need to find one after reading this post. Kindergarten and Grade 1 teachers lay the foundation for students in basic operations and number sense. These pivotal years help upper grade teachers accomplish so much. In fact, when an upper grade teacher asks me for support, a lot of times we end up going back to many of these skills that students may have missed during the early stages of lea

Primary Mathematics from Marshall Cavendish is Singapore's first math program published in 1982 which helped propel Singapore to #1 in the world in a short span of time. (You can find out more about this process in my post about Singapore Math here .) Primary Mathematics has had many looks as it made its way into the US. The US Edition was published in 2001 and mass distributed in the US quickly becoming a trusted program that challenged students in a variety of ways. Over

(This post does contain affiliate links.) It's time for another great picture book addressing math concepts. This week, I'm sharing Arithmechicks Add Up by Ann Marie Stephens. This delightful picture book helps students add within 10 by making different combinations on the playground. What makes this book especially awesome is the fact that it allows for extension within every page by creating different visuals and an additional question. As the chicks play on the playgr

Check out my list of children's picture books that dive into math topics.

Last weekend, I had the privilege of representing Marshall Cavendish at the South Carolina Great Homeschool Convention. It was an amazing 2.5 days of meeting homeschool families, small hybrid schools and people looking to find valuable curriculum for their students. As an educational consultant, I am often asked, "What is Singapore Math?" when I tell people that I am an author and trainer for the Singapore math approach. I end up telling them the history of Singapore and ho

You have probably noticed that I write a lot about word problems. There's a reason for that. Word problems are just plain challenging for many reasons. We know that they push students to apply the mathematics, but there's something else that holds back a lot of students- reading comprehension. As a classroom teacher and then an academic coach to several teachers, I was actually a math and reading specialist. During my reading specialist days, I would work with teachers to