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Five ways parents can tackle math-anxiety in children
With the recent introduction of Ontario’s new math curriculum, comes the inclusion of the strand ...
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Fractions
Focus on Fractions: Linking Fractions and Decimals (Using the Number Line)
This is part of a series on fractions: Part 1: History of Fractions and Fraction Concepts  Part 2: Fractions ...
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Cal's Corner
Forgetting: the Challenge of Teaching Mathematics
Mathematics is a discipline of interconnected knowledge that is built on prior learning. Students are being ...
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News
ORIGO Education Offers Teachers, Parents and Caregivers Wealth of Online Resources to Support Elementary Math Learning at Home
ORIGO At Home, math learning apps, remote learning tips and resources will keep students engaged and learning ...
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Continuing Math Learning at Home
Dear Fellow Educator, This year marks our 25th anniversary of creating engaged, motivated, and happy math ...
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News
Kim McHugh returns from the professional learning experience of a lifetime in Tanzania!
In December 2019, ORIGO Education announced Kim McHugh as the winner of our Professional Learning Opportunity ...
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Multiplication and Division
Learning to fish
Why learning math conceptually is important I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “Give a person a fish and ...
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News
ORIGO Education and CueThink Join Forces to Improve Elementary Math Critical Thinking Skills
Strategic partnership set to add further value to ORIGO Education’s “Stepping Stones” curriculum EARTH ...
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Cal's Corner
Computational Thinking: Decomposing Situations
The aim of computational thinking (CT) is to help students write “good” code for an algorithm that can be ...
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Events
Webinar / Computational Thinking to Strengthen Elementary Mathematics: Parts 1 and 2
We hope you enjoyed our webinar series on Computational Thinking to Strengthen Elementary Mathematics in ...
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Cal's Corner
Computational Thinking: What, Why, When
Computational thinking is a term that has received a tremendous amount of interest in the last few years. At ...
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News
Education Without Borders: ORIGO Partners with Teachers2Teachers in Nepal
EARTH CITY, Mo., July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Elementary math publisher ORIGO Education partnered with ...
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Great Ideas
How math got us to the moon
And why teaching math the right way has never been more important Fifty years ago this month, Neil Armstrong ...
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Great Ideas
Let’s Bring Back the Joy of Math!
Students love learning math. They enjoy being introduced to new ideas using stories they can connect to and ...
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Great Ideas
How can you best develop fluency of math skills for your students?
At ORIGO we use a four-stage approach to help students develop fluency of skills over time. First, we ...
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News
Magnolia Independent School District Closes the Math Achievement Gap for At-risk Students
Magnolia Independent School District needed to close the math achievement gap for their special education, ...
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Great Ideas
But My Kids Can’t
We all want our students to develop their mathematical abilities. We have repeatedly heard how well-developed ...
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Events
Webinar / Finding Mathematics in Unexpected Places: Mathematicians in the Real World
Don’t miss our next webinar: Finding Mathematics in Unexpected Places on Wednesday, June 19th. Where do ...
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Great Ideas
Is your classroom benefiting from conceptual learning?
ORIGO Education’s conceptual approach to mathematics brings visual models and language into every Pre-K ...
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Early Childhood
Embracing the Technology that Empowers Teachers
Technology should empower, rather than replace, educators At ORIGO Education, it goes without saying that we ...
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Great Ideas
What is the developmental sequence in math?
At ORIGO Education we know students develop a deeper understanding of math concepts when given the ...
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Great Ideas
Introducing the language approach for teaching mathematics conceptually
At ORIGO we believe language is critical to developing a deeper understanding in mathematics for all Pre-K ...
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Teaching mathematics conceptually just makes sense!
ORIGO Education was founded in 1995 on the premise that mathematics should be taught conceptually. But what ...
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Events
Webinar / Meet the Mathematicians: Who Are the Famous People Behind Your Math?
Don’t miss our next webinar: Who Are the Famous People Behind Your Math on Wednesday, May 15th. Can you ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Win Their Hearts to Win Their Minds
Making Mathematics Enjoyable for Young Learners I didn’t particularly like math in elementary school. There ...
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News
Interactive Math Resources: New Digital Resources Make Mathematics Interactive
Interactive Math Resources – ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 Allows Less Time Sitting and More Time Doing K-6...
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“Our Students Truly Understand Math!”: How ORIGO Education Is Changing Student Learning in Colorado
EARTH CITY, Mo., April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — University Elementary School, a tuition-free K–5 public ...
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Great Ideas
Better math = better lives. It’s that simple.
Rethinking math achievement by means of public perception, not public policy. I recently read an article ...
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Great Ideas
Sharing Little Gems of Math Understanding!
Gems of math understanding or “aha” moments are often similar for teachers regardless of their ...
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Great Ideas
ORIGO Experts Share Their Love of Math
We all use math in everyday applications whether we’re aware of it or not. If you look around, you’ll ...
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Fractions
Focus on Fractions: A Visual Model to Teach Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Employing Computational Thinking when teaching multiplication and division of fractions. There are a few ...
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Events
University Schools Math Workshop Wednesday February 27, 2019
Join us and discover how to make math enjoyable for your students! University Schools Elementary 6525 W. 18th ...
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Events
Webinar / Fractions in the Real World: Sharing and Scaling
Don’t miss our next webinar in the Fractions series on Wednesday, February 20th. Fractions are part of ...
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Fractions
Focus on Fractions: The Necessary Prerequisite for Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
This is part of a series on fractions. Click here for the previous article in the series. It’s not ...
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Events
Webinar Recording / Fractions in the Real World: Time and Money
Check out our recorded webinar from January 29, 2019 on Fractions in the Real World: Time and Money. Explore...
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Fractions
Fraction Models : Visual Images That Help Teach Fractions
This is part of a series on fractions: Part 1: History of Fractions and Fraction Concepts  Part 2: Fractions ...
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Fractions
Fractions Facts: Key to a Child’s Future Success in Mathematics?
This is part of a series on fractions: Part 1: History of Fractions and Fraction Concepts  Part 2: Fractions ...
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Fractions
Focus on Fractions: How Do Children See and Use Fractions from the Ancient World?
This is part of a series on fractions: Part 1: This post – History of Fractions and Fraction Concepts ...
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Early Childhood
Language in Mathematics: Parent Observations and Actions (Part 2)
Teaching multiplication concepts: how language influences outcomes In part 1 of this post on language in ...
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Early Childhood
Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Measurement Concepts (Part 2)
Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Measurement Concepts Language can be used to guide the ...
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Multiplication and Division
The Doubling Strategy for Multiplication
The doubling strategy is great for multiplication! What strategies could you use to solve this problem ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Language in Mathematics: Visualization and Math Modeling (Series Part 3)
Visualization and math modeling as active thinking math strategies This is the final post of our 3-part  ...
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Multiplication and Division
Introduction to Multiplication: Parent Observations and Actions (Part 1)
What’s a parent to do with two kids, two approaches, and two vastly different outcomes in teaching and ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Language in Mathematics: Questioning Strategies in Math (Part 2)
Questioning as an Active Thinking Math Strategy This is Part 2 of a 3-part series: Math and Literacy Part ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Language in Mathematics: Borrowing from Literacy Strategies (Part 1)
Math Literacy Strategy Activity #1: Activating prior knowledge and using schema to make predictions Over the ...
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Great Ideas
Using Language Stages to Guide the Development of Concepts – Addition (Part 1)
The language stages Over 30 years ago, I worked with students who were experiencing difficulties with problem ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Visual Models in Mathematics: Using Graphic Organizers to Build Powerful Ideas (Part 4)
Graphic organizers build powerful ideas in the mathematics classroom This article is the last of a four-part ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Visual Models in Mathematics: The Importance of a Number Line (Part 3)
This article is the third in a four-part series on Visual Models in Mathematics. Read this post and check out...
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Events
edWebinar series on Visual Modeling
As part of ORIGO Education’s fall focus on visual modeling, please join us for the following three-part ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Visual Models in Mathematics: The First Classroom Examples (Part 2)
This article is the second in a four-part series on Visual Models in Math. Read this post and check out the ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Visual Models in Mathematics: The First Images (Part 1)
This article is the first in a four-part series on Visual Models in Mathematics. Read this post and check out...
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Great Ideas
Math Discourse: Make a Change for Good: Part 5
Using classroom discourse to modernize elementary math instruction This article is the last of a five-part ...
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Make a Change for Good: Part 4
Develop students’ mathematical language to modernize elementary mathematics instruction This article is the ...
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Great Ideas
Make a Change for Good: Part 3
Adopt a Piagetian approach to teaching mathematics concepts and skills This article is the third of a ...
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Great Ideas
Make a Change for Good: Part 2
Using a spaced learning approach to modernize elementary math instruction This article is the second of a ...
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Great Ideas
Make a Change for Good: Effective Math Instruction Today (Part 1)
Using what we now know to modernize elementary math instruction This article is the first of a five-part ...
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Great Ideas
Why Language Matters in Mathematics
When teaching math concepts, language matters. Here’s why! Prior to the launch of ORIGO Insights, I was a ...
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Great Ideas
Rigor in Math: A Balanced Approach
Rigor in math is a balancing act! What ISN’T rigor? When discussing the idea of rigor in math it’s easy to...
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Great Ideas
Beat the Summer Slide
Fun math activities to beat the summer slide! Summer slide is a very real issue, especially in mathematics ...
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Productive Partnerships: Tools and Strategies for Intentional Conversations
Math Teacher Training Through Instruction Reflection – Part 3 This is the third in a series of articles ...
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Productive Partnerships: Tools and Strategies for Math Leadership
This is the second in a series of articles about supporting the work of teaching math as an instructional ...
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Early Childhood
Arts-Integration: Empowering All Children
Arts-integration allows for accessibility in your classroom I am the first person to say that children should ...
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Great Ideas
Supporting Instructional Change in the Math Classroom
Moving Beyond the Dog-and-Pony Show This is the first in a series of articles about supporting instructional ...
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Early Childhood
Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Play is Serious Learning!
Play is serious learning! As a child, I never understood how much Mr. Rogers would impact my life. I would ...
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Great Ideas
Supporting Problem Solving through Classroom Discourse and Questioning
Channeling student energy into rich classroom discourse Have you ever listened to your students talk and ...
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Multiplication and Division
Think Multiplication to Make Division Facts Easy
Teaching your students to learn division facts with ease? The think-multiplication strategy is the key! ...
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Early Childhood
Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Your Home is Their Play!
Using your home as a playground for math! As I sit back and watch my own two children, ages 6 and 8, I am ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Effective Strategies for Mastering the Nines and Sixes
The nines and sixes multiplication facts are a breeze with the build-down and build-up strategies! The 6s and ...
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Great Ideas
Math Problem Solving – Questions, Skills, and Making Mistakes
Young children are wired to persevere! Think about a young child trying to accomplish a goal. They persist! ...
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Early Childhood
Pretend Play for Preschoolers: Sometimes Play Just Needs a Nudge
Play is hard sometimes! With this generation of children, sometimes play can be an elusive beast to attain. ...
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Great Ideas
Exploring the Teacher’s Role in Problem-Solving
Developing Problem-Solving Strategies This article is the second in a four-part series on problem-solving. ...
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Early Childhood
Inspiring Play in Young Learners: Trust the Child’s Play!
For a child, play is the essence of their world. Imagine you see a beautiful child at play in the sandbox at ...
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Multiplication and Division
Skip the Skip-Counting Strategy for the Fives Facts – The Use-Tens Strategy is Better!
Multiplication by 10: The use-tens strategy For over a decade I’ve had the privilege of working alongside ...
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Great Ideas
Problem-Solving: Using the Right Problem at the Right Time to Challenge Students
This article is the first in a four-part series on problem-solving. Remember Goldilocks? She was looking for ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Making Subtraction Efficient – Just Think Addition!
Students who are efficient with the count-on, use-doubles, and make-ten strategies for addition have all ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Make-Ten Strategy: Building a “Mind Picture” for the Make-Ten Addition Strategy
Why Is the Making 10 Strategy Great for Addition? The make-ten strategy is great for addition! It helps ...
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Addition and Subtraction
The Use-Doubles Strategy for Addition: Making it Easy and Fun for Your Students!
The use-doubles strategy for addition can be one that children struggle with in the beginning. It involves a ...
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Early Childhood
Early Childhood Mathematics – In Their Own World: Grocery Store
Children learning early childhood mathematics have fascinating minds! They can take the simplest task and turn...
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Early Childhood
Math in the Car! Early Childhood Math – In Their Own World
Enjoying Math in the Car! Children have a natural love for learning and exploring in their daily lives. Did ...
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Ratio and Proportion
ORIGO Insights Elementary Math Blog is Your New Source for Inspiration!
You know you’re a great teacher… but it can be challenging to feel inspired every day. If only you had ...
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Number Sense and Place Value
Powerful Strategies for Teaching Number Facts
Auri was a precocious 9-year-old who would often struggle with math. Auri’s teacher, Mrs. Farmer, noticed ...
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Addition and Subtraction
Making the Count-On Strategy Memorable and Fun for Fact Fluency
The count-on strategy for addition will help children master sixty-four math facts! Yes, sixty-four! But ...
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Early Childhood
Everyday Math Games In Their Own World: Playgrounds and Parks
For children, play is a natural way to explore life and enjoy laughter. The playground or park is a perfect ...
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News
ORIGO Education Announces New Program Adoption by Kennewick School District in Washington State
ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 will now be used as part of the Kennewick School District elementary mathematics ...
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News
Interactive Math Resources: New Digital Resources Make Mathematics Interactive
Interactive Math Resources – ORIGO Stepping Stones 2.0 Allows Less Time Sitting and More Time Doing ...
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News
ORIGO Education Launches Stepping Stones 2.0 Comprehensive Mathematics Instructional Program for Teaching in Grades K-6
New Program Uses Dynamic Instructional Tools and Exemplar Videos to Promote Best Practices in Math Classrooms ...
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News
ORIGO Education Launches Stepping Stones Pre-K Mathematics Program
ORIGO Education Launches Stepping Stones Pre-K Mathematics Program Mathematics curriculum developer debuts new...
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TechCHAT: ORIGO Stepping Stones Review
Stepping Stones Review by Cristina Charney – as featured in TechCHAT Cristina Charney, elementary ...
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Happy International Women's Day.
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In the lead up to International Women's Day (8 March), ORIGO Education co-founder Dr Calvin Irons, believes one woman in particular, Ada Lovelace, should be acknowledged in the year where people are being asked to #ChooseToChallenge.

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I just love this!!! We all have different reasons for loving math, what's yours?!?! #NCTMILM #iteachmath
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The Mathema Foundation, formed this year and to be formally launched on World Maths Day (today) by Dr Calvin and Rosemary Irons, provides a home for the thousands of artefacts and ideas in mathematics education.
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