Carrie Stark always relied on math games to engage her students, assuming they would pick up concepts like multiplication by seeing them in action. Alas, the kids had fun, as AP reported, but the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preschool teacher Emily Johnson counts the row of green bear figurines Mayeda Alan, 4, has set on a table at the George Forbes ...

Teaching kids about money doesn’t have to be boring — with hands-on tools, games, and real-world activities, coin counting becomes both fun and meaningful. From printable coins to interactive math ...

River Trail teacher Josh Gonzalez uses hands-on agriculture lessons and real-world learning to keep students engaged in class ...

As teacher confidence grows, the way that math feels in the classroom begins to shift and evolves into a move positive ...

Many students in elementary grades struggle to grasp the perennially vexing concept of fractions. If those struggles persist ...

About seven years ago, some friends who had high school-age children urged me to attend a meeting to discuss our district’s math curriculum, called College Preparatory Math (CPM). Until then I hadn’t ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

My husband and I dropped our son off at college last month. Our nest is officially empty. As we adjust to life without him, we are enjoying a different work schedule with more travel and time with ...

At the beginning of a recent math class, students spent six minutes discussing a topic they knew well: themselves. What’s ...

When it all clicks together for them, children will realize how powerful a tool financial literacy is, and how they can use it to better their own future families. Like many of us, I remember times ...