Unmasking Tape: Diagrams Reveal Underlying Mathematics

A tape diagram is a pictorial model students can draw to represent a mathematical relationship or to develop understanding of a math concept. Tape...

In Math Instruction, Words Are Just as Important as Numbers

When working with students, choose language that communicates a growth mindset, not a fixed mindset.

Math Discourse as Formative Assessment

We know that teachers need to be aware of students’ strengths and needs to help them learn math. But if we wait until the End-of-Module Assessment or...

Exit Tickets: Plan, Analyze, and Adjust

Exit Tickets are quick formative assessments that can help you make instructional decisions effectively. But with so many other lesson components,...

Eureka Math and Assessment for Learning

Assessments for learning are formative assessments. Formative assessments are a way to get information about student comprehension to make...

Grading in Eureka Math®

As teachers, we know that grading is a required part of our work. When I first started teaching, the biggest mistake I made was to grade everything...

Maintaining Rigor with Eureka Math®

What does a rigorous mathematics classroom mean to you? When answering this question, many teachers think of how difficult the math is for their...

The Power of Conceptual Understanding

A lot of my success as a math student was due to rote memorization. I remember learning the FOIL method to multiply binomials: first, outer, inner,...

Maximizing Fluency Routines

As a Grade 5 teacher, I had the same frustration year after year: My students were not fluent in their basic math facts. They performed many...

Building Mathematical Thinkers, One Application Problem at a Time

When am I ever going to use this in life? My students asked me this question all the time. The truth is, I didn’t know what my students’ futures...

Join Great Minds® without Leaving Your Classroom

Are you an educator or administrator who has seen the positive impact Eureka Math® has on your students? Or maybe you’re coaching other teachers and...

Navigating the Digital Suite

The Eureka Digital Suite is the perfect companion to your printed Eureka Math® Teacher Edition. The digital suite is easy to navigate and includes...

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