Actividades, ideas y debates que ayudan a los profesores a reflexionar sobre las matemáticas en las aulas.
septiembre 26, 2024
Una forma segura de calentar la actitud de los niños hacia las matemáticas es crear actividades y lecciones matemáticas a partir de los libros que les gusta leer. Cuando empezamos a clasificar los libros que podrían utilizarse de esta manera, surgen tres categorías.
Mary Hynes-Berry, a founding member of Erikson’s Early Math Collaborative, donated hundreds of thoughtfully curated math-inspired picture books to the Edward Neisser Library at Erikson Institute. You can find an inventory of the complete collection…
Measurement is a topic with a lot of early math big ideas and books are wonderful portals to explore them. Plus, children’s books provide an easy platform for repeated, playful conversation. When reading books about…
Counting is a part of young children’s everyday life. They love to count everything from the stairs they climb to the crackers they eat. But what is counting? To adults, counting seems very simple, but…
In May of 2023, a diverse group of six kindergarten teachers from across the United States were selected from a national pool of talented and committed kindergarten teachers to participate in the RJEM Teaching Fellowship.…
From a racial justice centered perspective, books can be powerful tools to engage children in mathematics learning. The worlds, stories, adventures, characters, and possibilities that are made available through books – explicitly math focused and…
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…
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.
Early childhood center leaders play a crucial role in improving and sustaining program quality. New research supports the idea that involving center leaders in PD initiatives is a way to produce lasting systemic change. Research…
One important component of racial justice work is the commitment to continuous learning and reflection. Regardless of how long you have been engaged in racial justice in early math, there is always something interesting, relevant,…