This problem-solving approach to teaching math to elementary school kids makes the subject much more intriguing and relevant, Berry and other educators say. It allows students to experience math ...

To understand why classrooms look so different today, it helps to trace how teaching methods have evolved. From the rise of ...

Hear from Bedtime Math founder Laura Overdeck how parents can help their kids get excited about math and science.

It’s easy for kids to see math as an isolated activity. They might think of math as just counting, or adding, or something they do for 40 minutes a day at school. If we want kids to think like ...

Emphasize that anyone can be a “math person.” If assisting your kids with math homework doesn’t top your list of favorite activities, that’s okay (and understandable)—just don’t admit it!

Too many early-childhood educators think math and play are mutually exclusive. They don't have to be, writes education professor Kathy Liu Sun.

A recent New York Times opinion piece encouraged extra math practice for kids, especially girls. But what is "extra" math practice, anyway?

A new study shows that creating an environment in which math is part of everyday life, can help kids do better in the subject.