Students in Mrs. Shortall and Mrs. Saxer’s fourth grade STEM classes at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District practiced multiples utilizing Math and Movement number line hopping mats. Math and Movement is a program that uses multi-sensory learning approaches to teach students skills to succeed in math.

Math and Movement is a kinesthetic multi-sensory approach to teaching math. This year, the fourth grade students at Forest Avenue Elementary School will be focusing on looking at the subject areas holistically. The students attend STEM class and humanities class with each of their teachers. They will be focusing on applying and connecting their learning to the world around them and focusing on becoming student advocates. “Math and Movement are the beginning steps toward taking our students ‘outside’ traditional learning, providing them with choice, and fostering a sense of ownership and awareness in the different pathways we take as life-long learners,” the teachers said.