Want to help your first-grader master math? Here are some of the skills your child will be learning in the classroom. Understand place value in one- and two-digit numbers. Understand that in two-digit ...

Are math problems bugging your kids? Tell them to talk back -- using their hands. Psychologists report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical ...

TEXAS — A first grade mathematics problem has sparked confusion and frustration, as some parents and online users struggled to accept its supposed solution. Ms Tiesha Sanders, a mother from Texas in ...

Organizational strategies that help students break complex word problems into manageable chunks may be the key to solving them, according to a 2025 study.

A dad in Virginia ended up turning to social media for help after becoming confused by a first-grade math problem. Math seems to be a problem for many young Americans. In 2022, the Programme for ...