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Sharing ideas and best practices to promote effective instruction in elementary math Inspired by educators around the world and the work we do at HappyNumbers.com

$How to teach multiplication of fractions by whole numbers relying on students' present knowledge$

How to teach multiplication of fractions by whole numbers relying on students' present knowledge

Check out this article to avoid common pitfalls while teaching students multiplication of fractions by whole numbers.

Happy Numbers team· 17 May

Ready for Back to School: Assignment Feature on Happy Numbers

Happy Numbers is already preparing for the 2023-24 school year with an Assignment feature for teachers!

Happy Numbers team· 04 May

Happy Numbers Printables

We determined which activities are the most time-consuming and analyzed how we can help teachers save time and nerve cells.

Happy Content team· 20 Apr

Top Pi Day activity ideas for elementary students

Want to celebrate Pi Day with your students, but afraid that the topic may be too advanced for them? Happy Numbers collected some engaging and simple activity ideas that’ll help you introduce the concept and celebrate math with your students!

Happy Content team· 09 Mar

$Introducing fractions as division is an effective way to teach the concept$

Introducing fractions as division is an effective way to teach the concept

How to teach fractions as division? Take a closer look at the concept of fractions through the strategy described in this article, and show students how to relate fractions to division.

Happy Numbers team· 13 Feb

Adding Fractions with different denominators: promoting the massive skill

How can you effectively explain adding fractions with unlike denominators to your 5th graders? In this article we’d like to share our own engaging way of introducing the topic: from concrete to abstract, we make sure students get a firm understanding of the concept!

Happy Numbers team· 20 Dec

Subtraction, as 3-Graders See It

What if we ask you to subtract 81 - 49? One may start with different strategies: from breaking down the numbers to using models or even counting on fingers!

Happy Content team· 20 Dec

Happy Numbers: Results Proven by Research

To ensure that Happy Numbers equips each student to succeed and have the best experience possible, we continually track the efficacy of our personalized instruction and assessment system at all stages. Based on the results of this research, we fine-tune the Happy Numbers platform to provide optimal instruction and reliable outcomes for your students.

Happy Content team· 27 Oct

First module of our new ELA course is ready to give it a try

Inspired by the success of the Happy Numbers math platform, Happy Letters was created as a supplementary tool for PK-K ELA teachers

Happy Numbers team· 14 Oct

Updated Placement Test for the New School Year

In anticipation of the upcoming school year, once again, we’d like to introduce an updated version of the Placement Test. This time we focused on improving the aspects of it that will give even more accurate placement results for our students.

Happy Content team· 05 Oct