Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some ...

May 7, 2026-The May issue of Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 (MTLT) is now available.

Fourth grade math puzzles are turning lessons into engaging problem-solving experiences. From KenKen-style grids to themed number riddles, these activities mix fun with skill development. Educators ...

Fourth grade science can be so much more than reading from a textbook—it’s about discovery, creativity, and making connections to the real world. From NGSS-aligned lesson plans to cross-curricular ...

EIGHT’S SARAH METZ VISITED A FOURTH GRADE CLASS TODAY IN LANCASTER. WHEN DO YOU THINK IT’S GOING TO END? WHEN THEY LAND AT WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY IN LANCASTER, MISS HAGEL’S FOURTH GRADE CLASS ISN’T ...

California student Honey Cooper started showing signs that she was advanced for her age at about 18 months, according to her mother KTLA 5/YouTube California fourth grader Honey Cooper recently ...

A Florida fourth grader was feeling down about her reading skills, so one of her classmates came up with a way to brighten her day. Students wrote inspiring messages on sticky notes, covering her desk ...

A fifth-grade student in Ellanise Hines’ class works on calculating the volume of a prism. Credit: Steven Yoder for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for ...

Remainder. Product. Algorithm. Ordered pair. Seemingly jargony words and phrases like these, referring to specific math concepts, might seem complex for elementary school students to grasp. But ...

If math was never your strongest subject, take a number. But veteran teacher Courtney Phillips discovered math is hidden in an ancient game. In 20 years as a 4th grade teacher, she observed that math ...

A first-generation immigrant who left a career in finance to follow his passion for teaching has written an eye-opening new memoir of his experience navigating what he calls "wokeness" in the U.S.