The stage is set for the 2026 New York Statewide Mathematics Tournament at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. Soon this room will be buzzing with excitement as bright going minds compete collaboratively in teams of three in grades 1 to 8.
Hosted by @NYSED
😍Students & Teachers are BEYOND excited for the arrival of the newest Jan Thomas book 📕! After 17 years we’re getting one 🎁. We had a special announcement for our students and even made a Dust Bunny costume for our pet! #JanThomas#DustBunnies@mskleinslp@simonschuster
BREAKING NEWS:
At the 2025 NY Statewide Mathematics Tournament, David Frank, Chief of Staff for Commissioner Betty Rosa announced that @FirstInMath had won the renewal contract for another 5 years (2025 to 2029).
😍 Kindergarten students @Homestead school use their I-pads 💻 today to build their math fact fluency and practice rhyming using First in Math AND First in Reading - getting stronger everyday! 💪🏼 @CCardellaGC@FirstInMath@RobertSun24 @FirstinReading
🎊 Celebrating these Locust School 1st graders for completing 100 minutes on First in Math in February! 👏🏼 They each chose to spend 10 minutes a day improving their math skills. Great Job ❣️ @CCardellaGC@FirstInMath@RobertSun24
First Graders L😍VED playing this Partners for 10 game from @gfletchy!
Pairing up 2 students to play against another 2 students was game changing. It was awesome to 👂🏼their thinking and strategy. 👏🏼What an awesome game to build fact fluency 💪🏼 @CCardellaGC
These sensational Sayer kindergartners @HemlockGC enjoyed playing 🔢 Number Race 🏎️ during center time today. Such a fun way to practice writing ✍️ our numbers! @IllustrateMath@CCardellaGC@JSayers63360115
This First Grade Super 🌟 @HemlockGC, 🥰 LoVeD playing Graham Fletcher’s @gfletchy Cover the Difference within 6. We practiced counting on & counting back strategies while having a 💥
Perfect game to encourage students to think ➕and ➖ @CCardellaGC