Tillamook, Oregon: “It’s hard, but it’s the right way to go.”

Tillamook School District (Oregon) has had great success with Eureka Math™. Second-grade teachers began implementing the curriculum in 2014, and...

Caldwell Parish (LA): Rural district is one of state’s fastest-improving

Caldwell Parish Schools (LA) started implementing Eureka Math® district-wide in 2014–2015, and it is among the state’s fastest-improving districts....

After Four Years, Lafayette (LA) Students Continue Making Steady Gains

EDUCATORS TELL THE STORY Lafayette Parish, Louisiana’s fifth largest district, was one of the earliest Eureka Math® users, first using the curriculum...

Problem Sets: Time Frame Not Task Frame

FROM THE FIELD What do we all need more of? TIME! Whether it is time to finish projects in our personal or professional lives, I don’t think I have...

The Number Bond: A K-5 Model That Fosters Number Sense

AHA! MOMENT In math education, the term “number sense” is thrown around all the time, ad nauseam. We all want our students to have it, as it’s often...

Application of the Tape Diagram—A Tool For Problem Solving

STRATEGIES A load of bricks is twice as heavy as a load of sticks. The total weight of 4 loads of bricks and 4 loads of sticks is 771 kilograms. What...

How to Promote a Deeper Understanding of Place Value

COHERENCE When I was a second grader, I thought place value was fairly dull.

The Value of Think Time

STRATEGIES As teachers we are pressed for time. We have what seems like a week’s worth of material in front of us and only an hour to teach it. There...

Comparison of Fractions — Beyond Common Denominators

STRATEGIES Given two fractions, how do we compare them? As a young student, the way I learned to compare fractions was to use the strategy of finding...

Examining Student Work for Measurement Division

STRATEGY Traditionally speaking, most schools in the United States teach division of fractions procedurally. Students learn the method, but never...

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