Welcome, Amplify Desmos Math families

Welcome to the Amplify Desmos Math Caregiver Hub. We’ve designed this space to help you support your student along their math journey. We hope your student enjoys exploring math, working with friends to solve problems, and learning new and interesting concepts. And we hope you enjoy the math journey with them.

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Two children adjust weights labeled "y," "5," and "8" on a balance scale, with math symbols, balloons, and a yellow triangle in the background—an engaging scene inspired by Amplify Desmos Math.

Introducing Amplify Desmos Math

Amplify Desmos Math is a core math curriculum for kindergarten through grade 12. We believe that a structured approach to problem-based learning builds on students’ curiosity to develop lasting grade-level understanding.

The Amplify Desmos Math curriculum uses student-centered instruction. In every lesson, students solve engaging and relevant problems, think critically, work collaboratively, and actively participate in their own learning.

Explore grade-level resources:

Grades K-5 Grades 6-Algebra 2

Student-centered instruction

Student-centered instruction may look different from the way you learned math. It aims to create a learning environment where students feel empowered and engaged in their own learning journey, providing them opportunities to figure out how math works instead of simply memorizing formulas and tricks. They learn to communicate both verbally and in writing, come to understand and challenge the opinions of others, and build confidence. This approach enables students to remember what they learn and apply their knowledge to new situations. 

Here are some other benefits to student-centered instruction:

  • Research shows that students and teachers prefer this method. 
  • Students perform better on standardized tests and have more growth in their grades.
  • Teachers report that student-centered instruction helps their students learn more math.
  • Students develop key skills for success in college, the workplace, and beyond, such as using technology, completing projects independently and with others, and persevering through challenges.
Ilustración digital de un problema matemático que involucra un pez en una pecera sobre una mesa junto a una ventana con un árbol y un reloj. El problema pide explicar las variables en la ecuación "30 = α * 1,5".

Components of a lesson

A typical Amplify Desmos Math lesson includes:

  • Warm-Up: An open-ended question or interaction to draw students into the lesson.
  • Activities: One to three activities that make up the heart of each lesson.
  • You’re Invited to Explore More: Problems that invite students to explore a concept—often beyond the scope of the lesson—more deeply. These problems are intentionally available to all learners.
  • Synthesis: An opportunity for students to put the key ideas from the lesson into their own words.
  • Show What You Know and Reflection: A check for understanding focused on key concepts from the lesson.
  • Centers (grades K–5 only): Student-led activity stations that reinforce the math learned during lesson activities through interactive and often game-like formats. In kindergarten and grade 1, time for Centers is built into the last 15 minutes of every lesson.
  • Practice: Additional problems your student’s teacher may assign, including practice about the current lesson and review from previous lessons and units.

Get more information.

Have a question about Amplify Desmos Math? Visit our help library to search for articles with answers to your program questions. For additional support, please contact your student’s teacher.