Shaped: The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Blog

Math Activities for Preschoolers: Discovering Addition Concepts

Download these activities for preschoolers to teach early learners about addition using visual representations.

Shaped Staff

August 01, 2019

3 Math Activities for Preschoolers: Addends Worksheets

Use these downloadable math activities for PreK students to teach your early learners about addends and number partners.

Shaped Staff

July 18, 2019

What One Middle School Math Teacher Learned at NCTM 2019

Joe Barry, HMH's Numeracy Counts ambassador, recalls his trip to the annual National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2019 Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Joe Barry

Teacher, Hopkins Middle School

July 16, 2019

Prime Numbers, Trapdoors, and Cryptology: A Math Puzzle—Part 1

Surprisingly—or maybe unsurprisingly to some—staying safe in the digital age has a lot to do with math.

Ally Zmijeski

Associate Learning Architect, Math

July 03, 2019

Talk Moves: Engaging Students Through Discussion in the Math Classroom

Students should be engaged in solving and discussing tasks that promote reasoning and problem solving.

Matthew R. Larson, Ph.D.

Past President, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM); Senior Fellow, Math Solutions

June 05, 2019

Getting Into Math: Looking at Student Work to Improve Instruction

A mathematics educator explains why teachers should collaboratively reflect on the results of student work and how they can subsequently take action.

Timothy D. Kanold, Ph.D.

International Educator, Author, and Consultant; Mathematics Education

May 20, 2019

6 Fun Math Classroom Activities for Middle School Students

Keep students engaged in the math classroom with these activities from HMH's GO Math! program.

Shaped Staff

May 03, 2019

Supporting Teachers to Promote Student Discourse in Math

A curriculum that includes strong questions for students in daily lessons has several learning benefits.

Andy Clark

Math in Focus Grades 1-Course 3 U.S. Consultant and Course 2-Course 3 Writer

Christopher Coyne

National Education Consultant

April 10, 2019

Math by Touch: A Braille Puzzle for Your Students (Part 2)

With this two-part blog series, teachers can incorporate learning Braille with math through creative scenarios, historical details, and fun puzzles.

Ally Zmijeski

Associate Learning Architect, Math

March 25, 2019

Healthy Habits for a Growth Mindset in Math

Here's a helpful list of healthy habits to enable a growth mindset in math, plus a free downloadable poster for your classroom.

Onalee Smith

Shaped Staff

March 22, 2019