Common Core: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
As set out by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) in the Common Core State Standards Initiative. For more information, please visit the Operations and Algebraic Thinking domain at the Common Core State Standards website.
Series: Book Ideas
3 Children’s Books that Build an Understanding of Equivalency
January 10, 2018
Long before young children are writing equations with the equal sign, they are exploring how amounts that look different can actually be equivalent.
- Topic: Number Sense, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
- Tags Books, Equivalence, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Eve Merriam, April Pulley Sayre, Balancing Act, Twelve Ways to Get to Eleven, One is a Snail Ten is a Crab
Series: Focus on Play February 28, 2017
Size and Pattern with Balls and Tubes
This simple interaction between caregiver and toddler is a demonstration of very early mathematical concepts, or "precursor concepts."
- Topic: Precursor Concepts, Pattern, Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers
- Tags Toddlers
Series: Ideas at Work February 6, 2017
Valentine’s Day Math Can Spark a Love of Symmetry
Cutting paper hearts for Valentine’s Day math fun is a common, early experience with symmetry for many young children.
- Topic: Number Operations, Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Seasonal, Holiday, Lois Ehlert, Color Farm, When a Line Bends...A Shape Begins, Rhonda Gowler, Operations
Series: Book Ideas January 3, 2017
4 Books That Inspire Algebraic Thinking in Young Children
One of the best ways to delve into the rules and patterns that govern algebra is through the books that are read to children each and every day.
- Topic: Precursor Concepts, Sets, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Books, Eric Carle, Audrey Wood, Tana Hoban, Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?, The Napping House, Mary Ann Hoberman, Rooster's Off to See the World, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Series: Focus on the Child October 11, 2016
Repeating Patterns with Child 14
A child is pushed to decipher the repeating pattern in an array of blocks. Then he attempts to continue the pattern.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Focus on the Lesson August 16, 2016
Mouse Collections
Preschool storytime is a great time to teach mathematics! In this video, two teachers use Ellen Stoll Walsh's "Mouse Count" to illustrate the concept of "less and more."
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, English Language Learner, Play, Books, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Mouse Count
Series: Focus on the Child March 15, 2016
Second Grade Problem Solving with Child 5
This second grader demonstrates an interesting choice for a mathematical model by graphing.
- Topic: Pattern, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Problem Solving, Correction, Child 5
Series: About the Collaborative May 27, 2015
Collaboration with the Ounce Highlights Math Development in Children Ages 0-3
Reading a "touch-and-feel" book or singing an action song with a baby or toddler is setting the groundwork for mathematical thinking and future school success. That's the point of Math All Around Me (MAAM), a joint…
Series: Ideas at Work March 30, 2015
Intentional Teaching Comes to Life with Big Shoulders Project
A Chicago-area teacher's intentional teaching and efforts to differentiate for students of varying ability and confidence resulted in a rich math lesson. Based on Audrey Wood's classic book The Napping House, students created their own…
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Food, Books, Audrey Wood, The Napping House
Series: Ideas at Work October 3, 2014
First Grade Number Talks Ideas from a First Grade Teacher
This blog post provides some great ideas for first grade Number Talks sessions. These 10-15 minute activities can be centered around the rekenrek or dot cards and are designed to reinforce students’ understanding of number…
- Topic: Number Sense, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade
- Tags Number Talks, Rekenrek, Dot cards
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