"Pictorial Math has changed the way I teach math. My students are now using pictorial representations to experiment with a math concept and truly understand why an algorithm works. It is no longer a process of, 'Here is the algorithm, memorize it and it will work.' They now truly comprehend the procedures behind it and have a true masterly of it that will stick with them."     --Tia Ewing

"Pictorial Mathematics has opened my eyes to the many ways teachers can help students see mathematics and make it their own."     --Sean Monroe

"I have employed Pictorial Mathematics teaching students to use their hands, fingers, and sounds, introducing patterns with algebra tiles, connecting the manipulatively to pictures, and pictures to the symbols of mathematics." --Maryn Kaczorowski

"By implementing Guillermo Mendietas' pictorial mathematics, I have found that my students have flourished in the understanding of concepts that may have been challenging in the past."     --Katherine Shaw

Quotes from other teachers shown the Pictorial Math Strategies:

• Pictorial Math strategies allowed my students to “see” the math that was occurring and therefore fully understand the concepts.
• My students have begun to understand that math is all around them and are learning to become thinkers of mathematics.
• The structure within the Pictorial Math templates shows students where the numbers are supposed to go and helps them make sense of the mathematics they are doing.
• When Pictorial Math strategies are used, my students are more interested in the lesson being taught and are motivated to do better because of the success they have experienced.
• The repeated pattern recognition helped my students discover and understand the mathematics they were working with.
• My students are using the strategies that they have learned while working on homework and assessments.
• As a teacher, the Pictorial Math strategies have helped me see the underlying principles of the mathematics so that I can plan my lesson to better scaffold their learning.
• If seeing is believing, my students can now believe.
• My students are seeing how the strategies connect to the story problems they are working on, and are able to use the appropriate strategy to solve the problem.
• Real world connections are being made by my students because they truly understand the concepts they are learning.