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Activities, ideas, and discussion helping teachers think through maths in classrooms.
Series: Ideas at Work
Games to Play at Home Using Attributes for Math Thinking
May 25, 2020
Language and math have a lot in common! For example, every time you describe something—as red, tall, sticky, or loud, for example—you are helping to define and categorize things. And defining and categorizing is huge in mathematics!
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags En Español, Family Math, Attribute, Sorting, Games
Series: Ideas at Work April 28, 2020
Dishing Up the Math: Tasks at Home Can Become Math Time
Every day dishes need to get cleaned, and every day dishes need to get put away. By involving children in tasks like doing the dishes, you can help them see mathematics in this work.
- Topic: Measurement, Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Family Math, En Español
Series: Ideas at Work April 26, 2020
We’re Going on a Math Walk, Going to Find Some Math Talk
Going for walks is an excellent time to talk about math with your child. You’ll be surprised how much math talk you can have when you look for the math in your very own neighborhood.
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting, Spatial Relationships, Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Family Math, En Español
Series: Ideas at Work April 25, 2020
Let’s Wash that Math Right Into Laundry Day
Whether you have a machine at home or visit a laundromat, there is all kinds of math involved in doing laundry. And there are all kinds of ways that children of all ages can join…
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Estimation, Comparing, Attribute, Family Math, En Español
Series: Ideas at Work April 24, 2020
DIY Puzzles Develop Spatial Thinking
Jigsaw puzzles are a great way for children to develop their spatial thinking and problem-solving skills. Children enjoy doing all kinds of puzzles and making ones from materials found around the house keeps it fresh…
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Games, Family Math, En Español
Series: Hear from the Experts February 19, 2020
How Children Learn about Numbers: A Conversation with Kelly Mix
In her presentation “Cognition and Early Childhood Numeracy: How Number Concepts are Built and Why Input Matters,” Kelly Mix bridged research and practice in her discussion of math language and learning.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Cardinality, Promising Math
Series: Hear from the Experts January 22, 2020
MathTalk Leaders Illustrate How Efforts Can Transform Neighborhoods
Early Mathematics Learning in Family and Community Contexts was the 2019 topic of the Promising Math biennial conference. Framing the event were three plenary presentations that brought cognitive, contextual, and collaborative lenses to the topic.…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Promising Math, Family Math
Series: Book Ideas January 8, 2020
8 Counting Books For School and Home That Tackle Big Ideas
To encourage and develop children’s counting knowledge, here are eight books (with an accompanying download) that are common to preschool classrooms.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Cynthia Weill, 1 2 3 to the Zoo, Cuenta Conmigo, Fish Eyes, Mouse Count, Count Me In!, Count and See, Ten Black Dots, Anno’s Counting Book, Count!, Animals, Donald Crews, Mitsumasa Anno, Denise Fleming, Tana Hoban, Lois Ehlert, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Eric Carle, Books
Series: Book Ideas December 11, 2019
5 Kids’ Books that Involve Sets and Sorting
Children look for ways to organize and make sense of their world through play at school and home, as well as at clean-up time. Sorting items into groups by specific attributes gives children the opportunity…
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Family Math, Cynthia Weill, Stuart J Murphy, Emily Jenkins, A Pair of Socks, Exactly the Opposite, Opuestos/Opposites, Five Creatures, Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?
Series: Ideas at Work October 30, 2019
All Sorts of Families: Connecting School and Home with Math
All members of a household have things in common and things that set them apart. Exploring the important ways that loved ones go together and what makes them unique involves both mathematical thinking and a…
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Family Math, Emily Jenkins, Five Creatures
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