PROGRAM DATA
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Boost Math Skills in Just 20 Minutes
Math & Movement can lead to noticeable improvements in students’ math skills with as little as 20 minutes of use. Research shows that the more lessons are taught kinesthetically, the faster students learn, the more they improve, and the greater their confidence and self-efficacy in mastering new concepts.
Featured Studies
Peer Reviewed Program
The Math & Movement Program has undergone peer review, with research showing significant boosts in students’ confidence and self-efficacy in multiplication. Students using Math & Movement saw notably better gains than with traditional methods.
Large Population Study
Nearly 500 Student Case Study
A nationwide study of 3rd–5th graders showed kinesthetic learning strategies drove 20% higher student engagement than traditional methods over eight weeks. Teachers also reported increased confidence and enthusiasm, highlighting the potential to transform classrooms.
Math Intervention Impact
A 3rd-grade class in Sarasota, FL, went from being the “bad news bears” to thriving in math with Math & Movement, nearly tripling their understanding of multiplication. The performance gap closed from 53% to 10%, showcasing significant improvement.
Tested with Controls
A year-long study in NC found that 89% of students in Math & Movement classrooms met or exceeded their RIT score goals, compared to 53% in occasional-use classrooms and 36% with no movement-based learning.
Empowering 18,000+ Educators Nationwide
The Math & Movement Program is trusted and loved by a network of over 18,000 educators. We are active in 47 different states across the country. As part of our method, teachers are encouraged to collect student data on how Math & Movement impacted their classrooms. This data is tangible proof of Math & Movement’s enormous positive impact on learning at all grade levels. Check out some of our success stories!
Math & Movement has been peer-reviewed! Our program has been determined to be statistically significant in enhancing multiplication confidence and self-efficacy.
Grade Level Data
Dr. King Elementary School
Syracuse City School District, Syracuse, NY
September 2017- October 2017
Math & Movement interventionists helped students practice one-to-one correspondence and counting using Math & Movement cross-body exercises as well as the Math & Movement floor mats for 30 minutes every day, five days per week, for six weeks. This urban, Title 1 school serves many students who come from low-income, economically disadvantaged backgrounds. By end of the intervention period, almost every student was able to count to 20. Teachers also discovered a large increase in their students’ retention of numbers when counting and their students’ overall confidence when counting.
Results from Math & Movement classroom intervention services and Math & Movement materials.
No Data Found
Spring Creek Elementary School
Hamilton County School District, East Ridge, TN
Spring 2011
A class of first graders was pre-tested in multiplication. The pre- and post-tests each included 36 multiplication problems involving multiples of 2. Students were given five minutes to complete the problems.
After the pre-test, students participated in the Math & Movement exercise Tapping at the Table for five minutes. This was followed by 15 minutes of jumping on the Skip Counting by 2’s floor mat. Finally, each student solved three multiplication-by-2 problems, with the entire session lasting approximately 30 minutes.
Educators had previously attended a 6-hour Math & Movement workshop, where they learned how to use Math & Movement materials effectively. These results demonstrate student progress after engaging with movement-based strategies for about 30 minutes.
No Data Found
Ithaca City School District
Ithaca, NY
2016
Multiplication by 3’s Using Math & Movement Methods
Second grade students were given a pre-test to measure their skills prior to implementing the use of the Skip Counting by 3’s mat. After the pre-test, the second graders joined the third grade students and the Skip Counting by 3’s mat was introduced. The students sang skip counting by 3’s songs and took turns hopping on the multiples.
Following that activity, the second graders completed a practice sheet with a third grade partner. For the next three days, the second grade students completed practice sheets independently by using the mat to find answers that they could not answer automatically.
Results from 4-day symposium and Math & Movement learning materials.
Please note: If a student’s pre- or post-test score is blank, it means the student was absent on the test date, and as a result, the data has not been included.
No Data Found
Eagle Creek Elementary School
Arlington School District No 16, Arlington, WA
Spring 2021
From January 6, 2021 to March 1, 2021, these third grade students participated in this program with the goal to increase their multiplication fact retention. The results show their progress in multiplication by 3s.
- Column 1 – yellow: Pretest % Correct (1/6/21)
- Column 2 – pink: One month Post-test % Correct (2/1/21)
- Zoom session with Suzy & Skip Counting by 3s mat was available
- Column 3 – blue: Two month Post-test % Correct (3/1/21)
- Skip Counting by 3s mat NOT set out
Missing column information indicates student was absent.
No Data Found
Davidson Elementary School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte, NC
Spring 2018
Cohort A – direct lessons, math stations, interventions, and math warm-ups were done regularly using the materials with all students.
Cohort B – classrooms used the program inconsistently and more as a resource to enhance student learning. Kinesthetic support materials were available to students, but with less explicit instruction.
Cohort C did not participate.
The data suggests that those students who had more opportunities to use the kinesthetic learning program, in addition to other math instruction and materials, made higher growth gains in mathematics.
Cohort A’s teacher was inspired to run the study after attending a 6-hour Math & Movement workshop and writing a grant for Math & Movement learning materials.
No Data Found
Third Graders Participate in 1 hour of Math & Movement
July 7, 2021
Pre- and post-tests included 32 multiplication problems by 3s. Students took the pre-test before using Math & Movement materials. Students then spent 1 hour using the materials and took the post-test afterward.
No Data Found
Fourth and Fifth Graders Participate in 1 hour of Math & Movement
July 7, 2021
Pre- and post-tests included 32 multiplication problems by 3s. Students took the pre-test before using Math & Movement materials. Students then spent 1 hour using the materials and took the post-test afterward.
No Data Found
McConnell Elementary
Hamilton County School District, Chattanooga, TN
November 21, 2011
Fourth grade students were given pre- and post-tests. The pre- and post-tests consisted of 36 multiplication problems by 8’s. In the study, students jumped on the Math & Movement mats for 10 minutes a day for three full weeks (15 days).
Results from 6-hour professional development workshop and Math & Movement learning materials.
No Data Found
Fourth and Fifth Graders Participate in 1 hour of Math & Movement
July 7, 2021
Pre- and post-tests included 32 multiplication problems by 3s. Students took the pre-test before using Math & Movement materials. Students then spent 1 hour using the materials and took the post-test afterward.
No Data Found
Dutch Valley Elementary School
Anderson County Schools, Clinton, TN
2016
5th Grade Comparison Results on Mixed Multiplication Test Over Six-Week Period
There was a 49% increase in the Control group vs 127% increase in the Intervention Group using 5th Grade Easy CBM (word/picture problems) as measure. Results over a six-week period found a 2% increase in the Control group vs an 82% increase in the Intervention Group.
Results from 6-hour Math & Movement workshop and Math & Movement learning materials.
No Data Found
School Districts We Have Worked With
Our program is trusted and loved by a network of over 15,000 educators. We are active in 46 different states across the country. Is your school next?
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