A group of California parents and preschool teachers are overcoming their fear of math and discovering new confidence to teach it to young children through an unexpected source: storybooks. A series ...

Parents can improve their preschool child’s math skills by reading specially designed math picture books to them, according to a new study at Purdue University. Through a grant from the Heising-Simons ...

Math is at play in every sphere of our lives, from recipes to internet security to the electoral college. But that reality can be hard to convey through the drills, static numbers and strict rules ...

Danica McKellar, "Do Not Open This Math Book" author, and "Bathtime Mathtime" author, discusses ways to make math fun and friendly. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for ...

My daughter (almost 8) has shown a real interest in mathematics (she's spent the past few nights looking through and asking endless questions about my HS calculus book), and I was wondering if anyone ...

I stopped by a Habitat for Humanity thrift store and stumbled on the picture book When Numbers Met Letters. After twenty ...

Former “Wonder Years” actor Danica McKellar, who’s also a famous mathematician, joins the 3rd hour of TODAY to talk about the release of her 10th math book, “The Times Machine,” and her new Hallmark ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Danica McKellar is best known for her role ...