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Learn About the Beginning of Math Thinking for Infants and Toddlers

Our new book extends professional knowledge for mathematics teaching to educators who work with the very youngest learners. How do babies and toddlers understand the precursors of math?

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The Best Children’s Books for Early Math Learning

Browse the many books we have recommended over the years under our helpful foundational math topics.

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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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One to One Correspondence math early math
Series: Focus on the Child

Why One-to-One Correspondence Matters

October 29, 2019

Children love to count. Counting helps them make sense of the world and to find out how many of something. With time and practice, children develop an understanding of the “rules” or principles of counting.

  • Topics Counting and Cardinality
  • Age/grade Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Ideas at Work

Exploring the Three-Reads Math Protocol for Word Problems

January 29, 2018

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 Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
math patterns, pattern books for kindergarten
Series: Book Ideas

4 Fun Books that Explore Math, Patterns, and Sequences

January 11, 2019

From an early age, children notice and appreciate patterns in the world around them. Patterns and sequences of different kinds begin to pop up all over the place, especially in the books that children love.

  • Topics Operations and Algebraic Thinking
  • Age/grade Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Trudy Harris, Animals, Audrey Wood, Pattern Bugs, Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?, I Went Walking, The Napping House, Sue Williams, Eric Carle, Bill Martin Jr.
what is a number path
Series: Ideas at Work

What is a Number Path and How Does It Build Number Relationships?

February 22, 2023

Many of children’s favorite board games follow a path to a goal. Exploring a number path with young children also leads to a goal that is critical for early mathematics: understanding number relationships. What is…

  • Topics Counting and Cardinality
  • Age/grade Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Games
Series: Racial Justice

Fostering Racial Justice and Deep Mathematical Thinking in Chicago PreK

January 23, 2023

RJEM at Work highlights the everyday efforts of caregivers, community organizations, teachers, researchers, and educational institutions to promote racial justice in the mathematical experiences of children. For the RJEM Local Planning Committee, there are multiple…

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reading books about numbers with 1 Smile 10 Toes
Series: Book Ideas

4 Playful Counting Books That Bring Numbers to Life

September 28, 2022

Counting books that offer children opportunities to participate bring play into math learning. These books engage children physically, cognitively, and emotionally—making them favorites that children will ask to read again and again.

  • Topics Number and Operations: Base Ten
  • Age/grade Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Family Math

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