Jim Wheelin

Teaching math can be a challenge, especially if you’re trying to teach kids who are struggling. Today’s math curriculum requires kids of all ages to learn and retain particular skills Read More...

School teachers and administrators employ many different strategies in an effort to bring the best possible education to each student. Read More...

If you’ve ever worked with young children or have youngsters of your own at home, you know how difficult it can be to catch and keep their attention. Read More...

With kids being expected to grasp new concepts at younger and younger ages, today’s math teacher faces unique challenges. Standards dictate what kids in each grade have to know before moving o Read More...

Elementary level math involves mastering many skills and memorizing a great deal of information in a relatively short period of time. Read More...

By the time they reach first grade, kids should be ready to move beyond simple math concepts such as number recognition and counting and begin learning to add and subtract numbers of varying values. Read More...

Kindergarten math provides an essential foundation on which all other math education is based. Teachers at the kindergarten level are responsible for making sure that their students gain a solid under Read More...

Math is one of the most important subjects a child can learn and includes many skills that will be used in other subjects as they get older. Read More...

Kids who have completed kindergarten should enter first grade with a solid grasp of basic numerical concepts including counting, number recognition and identifying the difference between number values Read More...

When kids struggle with math, they wind up struggling with many other subjects throughout their years in school. Read More...

Differentiated instruction is a teaching model based around the idea of providing every student with an optimal learning environment. Read More...

The Common Core State Standards initiative is a relatively new idea in modern education. Based around a set of standards for core academic subjects. Read More...

The modern elementary school math curriculum is based around a common set of standards designed put all children on the same level at the end of each grade. However, simply following guidelines doesn& Read More...

By the time kids reach 3rd grade, math has moved on from simple addition and subtraction to more difficult multiplication and division concepts that require a solid grasp of basic math facts and skill Read More...

When kids enter 2nd grade, they should already have a good grasp of the building blocks of math, including basic addition skills, beginning subtraction concepts and the relationship between number val Read More...