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Links from around the web about teaching and math practice for kids.
Series: About Early Math
For Kids, Learning Math Comes Naturally
August 26, 2014
This RadioLab story asks whether one can live without using math. As babies and kids learning math and counting, do we understand complex concepts more than we think? Experts point out that babies seem to have the ability to do some math, namely logarithmic counting: the ability to discern between "one," "some" and "many."
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Hear from the Experts August 14, 2014
With Second and First Grade Math Activities, Study Finds Concepts Matter
This study done by Vanderbilt University and the University of Louisville examined children's ability to learn just math skills and procedures versus explaining the underlying concepts beforehand. It found that children were more likely to…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: About Early Math August 5, 2014
Teacher Support Needed for Common Core Success
This article from The New York Times looks in depth at the United States' less-than-perfect history of math education reforms and suggests that for any reform to be truly successful, stronger teacher support is necessary.
- Tags Common Core, CCSS
Series: Ideas at Work July 16, 2014
8 Tips for Teaching Math Strategies and Concepts
In this blog post, a mother details her exploration in teaching math strategies to her children. Teaching math strategies such as these at an early age sets up children for a successful time in preschool…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: About Early Math July 11, 2014
For Early Learning in Math, Common Core Standards Present Opportunities, Struggles
In this article of the Harvard Education Letter, Collaborative staff and others discuss the changes taking place in early math. Common Core standards and their implementation are influencing the curriculum and lesson planning, particularly in choosing…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Common Core, CCSS
Series: About Early Math June 30, 2014
Teaching Math Strategies to Struggling Students
A new study from the Department of Education and the National Institutes of Health finds that many teachers are not using the most effective strategies for their students. Tailoring teaching strategies to individual student needs…
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade
Series: About Early Math June 20, 2014
Deborah Stipek: When Learning Numbers Kids Should Be Building Core Concepts
What "early math" really means is explored in this Q&A with Deborah J. Stipek, Professor of Education at Stanford University and Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts June 17, 2014
Is Overcoming Math Anxiety A Way To Improve Student Performance?
In this downloadable pdf article, professors Sian Beilock of the University of Chicago and Daniel Willingham of the University of Virginia explore overcoming math anxiety, its importance in the math classroom, and implications for preparing…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Math Anxiety
Series: About Early Math April 29, 2014
Study is Evidence that Asking Children to Explain Math Thinking Can Help
This new study helps support the belief that when children explain math thinking and how they come to a solution, it can enhance their ability to understand basic cause and effect relationships.
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Ideas at Work April 21, 2014
Teacher Tom Delves into a Math Activity for Preschoolers
This counting activity for young children is low stress and explores all the small things that really matter when trying out a new math activity for preschoolers.
- Topic: Counting, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
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