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Activities, ideas, and discussion helping teachers think through maths in classrooms.
Series: Book Ideas
Good Books Are Good for Math
September 26, 2024
We find that one sure fire way to warm up children’s attitude towards mathematics is to build math activities and lessons out of the books they all love to read. When we start to sort through books that could be used in this way, three categories emerge.
Series: Hear from the Experts August 8, 2024
Looking Back to Look Forward; a Conversation with Mary Hynes-Berry
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…
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners
- Tags 0-3, collaboration, Books
Series: Book Ideas May 1, 2024
From Sunflowers to Friendship: Four Meaningful Math Books on Measurement
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…
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
- Tags math, Measurement, Family Math
Series: Ideas at Work January 23, 2024
What Do We Mean by Counting Principles and What Do Early Childhood Educators Need to Know?
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…
Series: Racial Justice August 14, 2023
RJEM Project Announces the 2023-24 Teaching Fellowship Cohort
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.…
Series: Racial Justice August 10, 2023
The Power of Books to Support Racial Justice-Centered Math Teaching and Learning
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…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Ideas at Work February 22, 2023
What is a Number Path and How Does It Build Number Relationships?
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…
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Games
Series: Book Ideas September 28, 2022
4 Playful Counting Books That Bring Numbers to Life
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.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Family Math
Series: About the Collaborative July 26, 2022
Collaborative Math: Creating Sustainable Excellence for Head Start Programs
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…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K
Series: Racial Justice July 20, 2022
Racial Justice in Early Math Resource List
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,…
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners
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