Follow the Signs to Promote Accurate Geometric Shape Knowledge

This article will help readers see shape-related children's books in new ways to help PreK-12 learners, as well as future teachers, to develop mathematically accurate concepts. The printable templates and guidelines help preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school teachers select and use children's books about shapes. Librarians, parents, authors, illustrators, and publishers will also find this resource helpful for selecting or creating accurate books about shapes

Sparking Surprise: A Negative Number Game to Promote Productive Concepts of Addition and Subtraction

We describe  a game that uses inexpensive and accessible materials to encourage students to make important discoveries about integer operations. Go-High/Go-Low gives students studying negative numbers a fun way to not only practice addition, subtraction, and ordering numbers, but also to discover the surprising idea that subtraction can actually lead to a greater number, depending on the number subtracted

Environmental Math in the Classroom: What Do Your Walls Say?

This article shares a template and framework to help teachers see their classrooms in new ways by thinking about Environmental Math, a type of environmental print. Who, what, where, when, and how do the walls in your classroom talk about mathematics?

Bridging Frameworks for Understanding Numerical Cognition

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