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Find us at NAEYC

We have multiple presentations at the National Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference.

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Chicago-Area Opportunity Available

We are looking for preschool teachers in the greater Chicago area who are willing to share their early math teaching with researchers.

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The Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative is transforming the understanding, teaching and learning of early mathematics from the ground up.

Professional development
Online learning
Instructional coaching
Research

Online Learning

Professional development modules

Our self-guided modules provide materials, strategies, and expert guidance for working with adult learners to explore foundational mathematics. Whether you are working with childcare providers, in-service teachers, or pre-service teachers, modules give you what you need to support professional learning in your local context.

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Series: Ideas at Work

Exploring the 3-Reads Math Protocol for Word Problems

Teachers in four schools recently experimented with a "problem stem" protocol for helping their children understand the math going on in the word problems they face in class. This was part of our Big Shoulders…

Age/grade 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Series: Focus on the Lesson

Dot Card Transition Activity

Transition time is a great time for mathematizing a daily routine. This dot card transition is a relatively simple routine that builds number sense in a concrete way.

Series: Ideas at Work

Preschool Number Sense Routine Perfect for Transitions

Moving from one activity to another just got a lot more mathematical with this simple routine that builds early number sense with preschoolers.

$One to One Correspondence math early math$

Series: Focus on the Child

Why One-to-One Correspondence Matters

Children love to count. With time and practice, children develop an understanding of the “rules” or principles of counting.

Topics Counting and Cardinality
Age/grade Kindergarten, Pre-K

Series: Ideas at Work

Counting Collections Builds Strong Counting Knowledge

There are all kinds of things to count in pre-k to second grade classrooms. Counting Collections is an activity that develops the Big Ideas of number sense and counting, such as cardinality, one-to-one correspondence, and unitizing.

Topics Counting and Cardinality
Age/grade 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K

$math fun books games routines for early math$

Series: About the Collaborative

New Book Tells Where to Find Math Fun in Books, Games, and Routines

Books, games, and routines are a natural entry point for math fun in the early years. A new book tells how to tap into children's curiosity to explore the math that is found in everyday life and in play.