Mariela Santillana is a curriculum designer and the founder of Math Tech Connections. She is a former classroom teacher who is passionate about creating engaging, standards-aligned resources for grades 1–6.
Build a strong math vocabulary foundation with this comprehensive set of 423 elementary math vocabulary posters covering essential math skills like operations, place value, fractions, decimals, geometry, measurement, data & graphing, and financial literacy. Each vocabulary word includes a student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to help students understand and use precise math language with confidence. These cards are perfect for math word walls, anchor charts, whole-group instruc
Build strong math language with these Addition & Subtraction Math Vocabulary Posters. Each vocabulary card includes a student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support understanding of key addition and subtraction concepts. These posters work perfectly for math word walls, anchor charts, small group instruction, and student reference tools in upper elementary classrooms. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 30 addition & subtraction vocabulary words✔ Simple, student-friendly definitions✔ Cle
Build strong geometry understanding with this comprehensive set of Geometry math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for upper elementary math classrooms and can be used throughout the year as students explore shapes, angles, transformations, and geometric relationships. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 79 math vocabulary posters✔ Simple, student-frien
Build strong area and perimeter vocabulary with these clear, student-friendly math vocabulary posters. This set includes 15 essential geometry and measurement terms, each with simple definitions and visual models to support conceptual understanding. Perfect for math word walls, anchor charts, small-group instruction, or student reference during area and perimeter lessons. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 15 area & perimeter vocabulary words✔ Simple, student-friendly definitions✔ Clear visual models fo
Build strong measurement understanding with this comprehensive set of Measuring Time math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for math classrooms during time and elapsed time units, where clear vocabulary and visual references help students build understanding and confidence. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 27 telling time vocabulary words✔ Simple, st
Build strong financial literacy foundations with this comprehensive set of Money & Financial Literacy math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for math classrooms during money, personal finance, and financial literacy units, where clear vocabulary and visual references help students build understanding and confidence. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 27
Build strong fraction and decimal understanding with this comprehensive set of Fractions & Decimals math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for upper elementary math classrooms, especially during fraction and decimal units where vocabulary is critical for student success. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 36 math vocabulary posters focused on fractions
Help students build a strong understanding of capacity and volume with these clear, student-friendly math vocabulary posters. Each word is presented with a simple definition and a visual model to support conceptual understanding and academic language development. These posters work perfectly for math word walls, anchor charts, small-group instruction, or reference tools during measurement lessons. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 19 capacity & volume vocabulary words✔ Simple, student-friendly definitio
Build strong data and graphing understanding with this comprehensive set of Data & Graphing math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for upper elementary math classrooms, especially during data, graphing, and coordinate plane units where vocabulary is essential for student success. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 35 data & graphing vocabulary words✔ S
Build strong multiplication and division foundations with this comprehensive set of Multiplication & Division math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to help students understand math concepts and use precise math language with confidence. These posters are perfect for math classrooms during multiplication, division, fact fluency, properties of operations, and problem-solving units, where clear vocabulary and visual references s
Build strong place value foundations with this comprehensive set of Place Value math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to help students understand math concepts and use precise math language with confidence. These posters are perfect for math classrooms during place value, decimals, number sense, comparing and ordering numbers, rounding, expanded form, and problem-solving units, where clear vocabulary and visual references sup
Build strong measurement understanding with this comprehensive set of Mass & Weight math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for upper elementary math classrooms, especially during mass, weight, and measurement units where vocabulary is essential for student success. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 20 mass & weight vocabulary words✔ Simple, student-fr
Build strong measurement understanding with this comprehensive set of Measuring Distance math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for upper elementary math classrooms, especially during length, width, and distance measurement units where vocabulary is essential for student success. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 24 distance vocabulary words✔ Simple,
Build strong measurement understanding with this comprehensive set of Measuring Temperature math vocabulary posters. Each term includes a simple, student-friendly definition and a clear visual model to support conceptual understanding and precise math language. These posters are ideal for math classrooms during temperature measurement units, where clear vocabulary and visual references help students build understanding and confidence. 🔹 WHAT’S INCLUDED✔ 14 temperature vocabulary words✔ Si
Mariela Santillana is a curriculum designer and the founder of Math Tech Connections. She is a former classroom teacher who is passionate about creating engaging, standards-aligned resources for grades 1–6.
My own education history
Bachelor's in Elementary Education from the University of Central Florida
Additional biographical information
I was born in Mexico but have lived in the USA since I was two years old. According to my mom, I have always wanted to be teacher. I currently live in Florida with my husband, 3 kids, 3 dogs, and 1 rabbit.
We have a very blessed life :)
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