In fourth grade, students focus most on using all four operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - to solve multi-step word problems involving multi-digit numbers. Fourth-grade ...

“Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two-step word problems, if they’re spending 10-15 minutes trying to figure out what 9x7 is, they’re doing a lot of extra work, or ...

LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - For some, math can be a challenging subject to learn, especially if it's hard to comprehend. However, for some East Texas fourth graders, math became their favorite subject after ...

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Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. While the percentage of students who use a computer in math class at least once every few weeks has been ...

In DeKalb County, Ala., elementary school math classes have gotten noisy. In a good way. Instead of worksheets and textbooks, children practice adding and subtracting with tiny toy bears. They ...