In 4th grade, it’s a math class pop-up conversation about the Oscars. If you want to introduce statistics and data-science concepts in elementary school, Laib says, it’s best to be flexible.

By the time students start 4th grade in Jennifer Clark’s class, she hopes they have a solid grasp on their math facts. “Because we do so much multi-step problem solving, and we’re doing two ...

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“The class was very active and needed brain breaks,” teacher Dana McKissic said as she spoke about her experience while teaching a 4th grade math class a few years ago.