ST puzzles will engage your kiddos, but be intentional about your supports!

How I Use It

At our school, every student uses ST math during our blended learning block near the end of the day. This block is mainly set up for teachers to conduct intervention and re-teach content to students who need it. While the majority of our students are successful on ST with limited teacher intervention, a considerable number of students need help at least occasionally as they work through challenging puzzles or content. Last year, we just asked teachers to intervene and support them, which led to a lot of alerts from ST, lower progress for some students, and even some students who didn't want to go onto the program any more. This year, we created school-wide ST Math folders that are filled with graph paper (using brads so they don't fall out), some ST Math trackers, and much more. This sets the vast majority of students up for success as they work through the program, freeing up the teacher to support students who are in true need of support.