Big Ideas

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Our set of Big Ideas map the key concepts children ages 3 to 6 need to explore for each foundational math topic. Sift through the resources we have organized by topic.

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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.

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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: About the Collaborative

The Collaborative Recognized with Two Professional Honors

In January the Early Math Collaborative was recognized by two independent sources for its innovation in early math education. Opening Minds USA announced that the Collaborative was among its top ten finalists for its Innovation Award. Additionally, a film created in collaboration with Davidson Films using the Collaborative's approach received the prestigious CINDY Award for producing "programming that achieves the highest levels of excellence in production value and message effectiveness."

Series: About the Collaborative

Collaborative Takes Part in 100Kin10

The Erikson Early Math Collaborative is now a partner of 100Kin10, a multi-sector partnership seeking to address the shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers in the U.S. and ensure high-quality STEM learning for all students.

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Series: About the Collaborative

NCQTL's Real to Reel Research Presents: Early Math Collaborative

As part of their video series, Head Start's National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning describes in depth the Collaborative and its philosophy.

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

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Series: Adult Learning

Video Analysis of Children’s Mathematical Thinking

Looking at a video from our Focus on the Child series, Collaborative member Donna Johnson leads a discussion about the mathematical thinking of a child during a comparison task. This is an example of how…

Age/grade Kindergarten, Pre-K
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Series: Adult Learning

Video Analysis of Preschool Number Sense Activity

Collaborative member Donna Johnson leads teachers in a discussion about an activity designed to build number sense in a video from our Focus on the Lesson series. This is an example of how we use…

Series: Focus on Play

A New Focus for Familiar Card Games

Here you can download cards and simple-to-learn game ideas to help young children build their understanding of early math concepts such as cardinality and composing and comparing numbers.