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Kick off your math year in a way that sparks curiosity and reduces anxiety. Playful, hands-on spatial reasoning activities can engage all learners while building skills that encourage success across all areas of math. Read why starting with spatial thinking might be the game-changer your classroom needs.

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Zero is a powerful number with a complex history and surprising significance in mathematics. Learn about how the brain interprets zero and the history of the number, along with ideas on how to start conversations about zero in the classroom.

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This three-part, hands-on lesson uses baking to teach students how to understand, compare, and work with fractions. Students measure ingredients, double and triple recipes to practice adding and multiplying fractions, and identify and compare fractions in their own recipes.

Online Playful Math: Strengthening Fraction Skills Through Play

Fractions are one of the most challenging topics in math. We鈥檝e focused our latest research and game development on helping students build strong, intuitive fraction knowledge through play. Try out two of our new free lesson plans & learn how our extracurricular program for children is making fractions more accessible and engaging.

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A three-part lesson exploring how sound works and how we perceive it. Through classroom experiments鈥攕uch as testing how sound travels through different materials and environments鈥攁nd neighbourhood sound walks, students will fine-tune their listening skills and develop an appreciation for the subtleties in their surroundings.

A header image that has children and an instructor seated on a basketball court, and a title that reads, "Approaching Math Through Basketball".

In collaboration with YAAACE, The Robertson Program set out to develop a series of engaging activities aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of probability and statistics among a fifth-grade competitive basketball team.