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WF2396139 Shaped 2025 Blog Post National STEM STEAM Day Hero

7 2026 National STEM/STEAM Day Activities

Explore 7 National STEM/STEAM Day activities that provide students in all grades the opportunity to develop key skills that will serve them throughout their lives.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

October 24, 2025

Math at Work: Meet Industry Experts to Explore Jobs That Involve Math

Explore HMH's Math at Work web series to hear insights from industry experts about jobs that involve math and more.

Shaped Staff

October 8, 2025

WF2255614 Shaped 2025 Blog Post Math Center Ideas Hero

7 Classroom Math Center Ideas and Activities

Classroom math center ideas and activities for K-8 students to engage in small-group math activities.

Ana Berry
Instructional Designer, HMH

September 15, 2025

What Is the “Singapore Math” Method and What Makes It Effective?

Find out what is the Singapore Math method and what makes it effective with the HMH program Math in Focus: Singapore Math by Marshall Cavendish

KT Browne
Marketing Manager, HMH

September 10, 2025

Teaching Math Through Theater: 5 Activities Where Math Meets Broadway

Get activity ideas to teach math through theater and learn about the math that happens on Broadway

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

September 3, 2025

Why Does It Matter How We Talk About Math?

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?

Julie Grove
VP of Product Management and Strategy for Mathematics at HMH

September 3, 2025

WF1594267 Shaped 2022 Blog Post Math Talk Hero Banner

Math Talk: Making the Most of Math Class Discussions

Learn about math talk, or the discussions that students and teachers have while engaged in learning math.

Jennifer Lenhardt
Lead Instructional Designer, HMH Professional Services

September 2, 2025

Automaticity in Math

Learn about automaticity in math, including how to build automaticity and how it relates to fluency

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

August 14, 2025

Math Talk Anchor Charts

Learn about math talk, anchor charts, and how to use anchor charts to support math talk in the classroom.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

July 3, 2025

Video: Teaching Math with Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Use this video to teach numbers and expressions in math class by investigating how different numbers look around the world and throughout history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

July 1, 2025

A Streamlined Math Solution Brings Planning Time Down and Student Performance Up in California

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.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

June 24, 2025