Math articles for teachers and educators
If you’re looking for math articles to support classroom instruction, explore the links below featuring some of our most popular posts. These math resources for teachers and other educators include practical strategies, classroom ideas, and mathematics teaching resources designed to help educators improve student math outcomes.
Math resources and more
The articles below are organized into the following categories.
- Math education leadership and insights
- Math foundations
- Math instructional strategies
- Math discourse
- Differentiated math instruction
- Math intervention
- English language development and math
- Math assessment
- Math coaching
- Math activities and lessons
- Customer stories
- Podcasts
For still more articles, we encourage readers to browse across our ever-growing library of math activities, articles, and resources.
Math Education Leadership & Insights
Research, trends, and perspectives shaping mathematics teaching and learning.
Learn how thoughtful language and curiosity-driven teaching can inspire every learner to embrace math with confidence.
Stronger math outcomes start with coherence. Learn how aligned curriculum, professional learning, and AI policy make the difference.
Identify high-quality instructional materials in math education, learn about the history of math education, and get tips for implementing HQIM in math class
Education leaders weigh in on new NWEA data showing why universal screening and automatic enrollment are key to Algebra access in 8th grade.
Find out what are Open Middle math problems, along with why to use them and resources to find them.
Julie Grove, Vice President of Product Management and Strategy for Mathematics at HMH, tackles the question: math is deeply relevant to everyday life, so why doesn’t it always feel that way in a classroom?
Math Foundations
Core concepts and instructional approaches that build deep mathematical understanding.
Many teachers ask, what is conceptual understanding in math? This article explains the difference between conceptual understanding and procedural fluency and how to improve math understanding.
This article explains what is procedural fluency in math. Common myths are explored, along with how procedural fluency changes across grades.
Learn about automaticity in math, including how to build automaticity and how it relates to fluency
Learn about thinking routines for math, including what they are, how they work, and strategies for when to use them.
What does good math instruction look like? Dr. Matt Larson shares five components of effective math instruction in the modern classroom.
This article provides a definition of low floor, high ceiling math tasks, along with benefits, examples, and strategies for designing them.
Math Instructional Strategies
Research-based teaching practices and professional learning that support effective math instruction.
What does good math instruction look like? Dr. Matt Larson shares five components of effective math instruction in the modern classroom.
Math engagement strategies to help K-12 teachers engage students and optimize their math instruction
Discover how Into Math uses research-based mathematical models and representations to deepen student understanding and improve learning outcomes in Grades K–8
Considering a shift to the guided math workshop model? Read tips for implementing a math workshop in your elementary or middle school classroom.
Read about integrating technology in the math classroom and how math technology can be used as a tool to support teaching.
Find tips for integrating math technology in the classroom, along with insights into what makes technology effective in math class.
Math Discourse
Fostering mathematical speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Learn what mathematical discourse in the classroom is, along with how to use math discourse in the classroom.
Math and writing are compared as instructional practices, with ideas and activities for incorporating writing in math class
Students should be engaged in solving and discussing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving.
Math sentence starters, along with sentence frames and sentence stems, are explained with examples given.
Explore how math discourse questions are important for fostering critical thinking skills and achieving learning goals.
Learn about math talk, anchor charts, and how to use anchor charts to support math talk in the classroom.
Differentiated Math Instruction
Approaches and classroom supports for meeting the diverse needs of math learners.
These strategies provide differentiated math instruction to K-12 teachers looking for ways to personalize their mathematics teaching.
This list of differentiation instructional strategies for middle school math teachers gives ideas for students of all backgrounds to engage in math.
Try these 7 small-group math activities and lessons to make math learning fun and improve student outcomes
Learn about and use math choice boards for elementary school, with templates for kindergarten through 5th grade
Explore our range of free math graphic organizers you can start using at any time in your classroom.
Classroom math center ideas and activities for K-8 students to engage in small-group math activities.
Math Intervention
Evidence-based intervention strategies and resources to accelerate mathematics learning.
In this article are six features that, when taken together, constitute a reinvention of intervention in the math classroom.
Find out the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about Math 180, an intensive intervention program known for helping to raise student achievement in math by more than two years in one school year.
These math intervention strategies for struggling students provide lessons, activities, and ideas to support Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 math students who are two or more years behind grade level.
Try these research-based math interventions for elementary students to help raise math achievement for students struggling in math.
These RTI math Tier 2 and Tier 3 strategies strive to provide teachers with a systematic approach to early math intervention.
Try these math intervention activities and lessons to help K-12 students achieve grade-level proficiency in mathematics
English Language Development and Math
Supporting English learners and strengthening academic language in mathematics.
Learn how scaffolding and differentiation for ELL students in math support multilingual learners in accessing grade-level content while strengthening both language development and conceptual understanding.
These ELL strategies for math instruction will help you with teaching math to English language learners and supporting math learning for multilingual students.
Math Assessment
Gathering and evaluating assessment data to support math learning.
Math diagnostic assessment is defined, explained, and compared to other types of assessment, such as formative assessment and summative assessment.
This article discusses different math formative assessment examples to inform both your teaching and your students' learning.
Explore summative assessment examples in math, along with a definition of what makes math assessment summative and how it compares to other types of assessment
Math Coaching
Coaching practices that inform teaching and support student growth.
Learn how to be an effective math coach and help teachers transform their classrooms.
In order to teach math well, teachers need a specialized type of knowledge called mathematical knowledge for teaching.
Math Activities & Lessons
Engaging math activities, lesson ideas, and classroom resources for all grade levels.
Build your youngest learners' numeracy and problem-solving skills with these math activities for kindergarten, complete with videos, teacher guides, and more.
These hands-on math activities for 1st and 2nd grade will enable young learners to solve word problems, add numbers, complete and create patterns, and much more.
These math activities for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade will get your kids' math brains spinning and offer just the practice they need to master different concepts.
Try these free middle school math activities that cover budgeting, taxes, social media engagement, coding, and many more topics.
Get your learners ready for the next step in learning mathematics with these free high school math activities.
Explore HMH's Math at Work web series to hear insights from industry experts about jobs that involve math and more.
Customer Stories
See how schools and districts are improving math outcomes through effective instruction and intervention.
Learn about the math growth experienced by students at Ridgeland School District 122 in Illinois.
A case study describes how schools in California were able to multiply their student outcomes using the math programs Into Math and Waggle.
Students in Nikki Van Dusen's seventh-grade math class at Liberty Elementary School in Tulare, California, are making great strides with HMH Performance Suite.
The Liberty School District in California is seeing strong results with a new solution that combines high-quality math curriculum, the most accurate assessments available, and planning tools that save teachers time.
Discover how Math 180 teacher Mr. Ramon Griffin blends teaching and mentorship to help students build confidence and achieve meaningful academic growth. Learn how his approach at Thurgood Marshall Academy is transforming student outcomes and inspiring long-term success.
Discover how one school uses data-driven intervention to accelerate learning, close gaps, and boost student confidence.
Hear from educators about a new approach to intervention that’s raising student achievement in the Wayne-Westland Community School District, outside Detroit.
Podcasts
Insights and inspiration from educators, experts, and thought leaders in mathematics education.
Middle school math intervention teacher Melody Jacklin shares strategies on creating relevant and meaningful math lessons, incorporating STEM challenges in math instruction, and getting students comfortable with productive struggle.
Secondary math teacher Russell Hanes joins us and gives insight on how to build students' confidence in math by embracing mistakes and shifting their mindset to see themselves as "math people."
Listen to Method to the Mathness, a podcast made for math educators everywhere.
Get our FREE guide “Optimizing the Math Classroom: 6 Best Practices.”