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Series: Focus on the Child
Benchmarks of 5 and 10 with Child 39
March 22, 2022
This child uses the visual arrangement of a ten frame to conceptually subitize quantities into the teen numbers. He recognizes a full row as a unit of 5 and uses that to derive larger numbers…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 39
Series: Focus on the Child March 22, 2022
Solving a Problem with Both Parts Unknown with Child 39
This child encounters a new type of problem situation: a part-part-whole story where both parts are unknown. He is uncertain how to model the problem at first but has some success with adult support. Focus…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 39
Series: Focus on the Child March 22, 2022
Solving a Part-Part-Whole Problem with Child 39
This child uses cubes to model a part-part-whole problem where the whole is unknown. He uses a counting all strategy. He counts out each part and then counts them altogether, starting from one. Focus on…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Child 39
Series: Racial Justice February 28, 2022
RJEM in 12: Dr. Jennifer McCray on Why Racial Justice in Early Mathematics Matters
We are excited to launch RJEM in 12, a series of short and insightful interviews with researchers, teachers, community members, and other stakeholders whose work advances racial justice in early mathematics. Our first guest is…
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners
Series: Focus on the Lesson April 13, 2021
Rekenrek Chart for Voting in the Classroom
Looking for new rekenrek activity ideas? Try voting with a rekenrek chart. In this video, we see a rekenrek chart used to solve a dilemma common to early childhood classrooms: choosing between two favorite books…
- Topic: Number Sense, Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Subitizing, Rekenrek
Series: Focus on the Lesson March 17, 2021
Making the Number Ten on a Rekenrek
A good sense of the number ten is critical for building young children’s reasoning strategies. Here we see kindergarteners making the number ten on a rekenrek, a tool with red and white beads in groups…
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Subitizing, Rekenrek
Series: Hear from the Experts August 24, 2020
Family-Centered Approach to Picture Books with David Purpura
David Purpura, PhD, of Purdue University describes his team's research and intervention designed around picture books and their effectiveness in homes.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Family Math, Promising Math
Series: Hear from the Experts February 18, 2020
Two Ways That Language Scaffolds Understanding of Cardinality
At Promising Math 2019, Kelly Mix gave a talk about how language promotes the development of numerical cognition in young children. Dr. Mix is the Chair of the Human Development and Quantitative Methodologies department at…
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners
- Tags Cardinality, Promising Math
Series: Focus on the Lesson January 28, 2020
Launch Problem Solving with Understanding Using Three Reads
In this lesson launch, we see a third-grade teacher using reading comprehension strategies to help children understand a math story problem using a Three Reads strategy.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts January 21, 2020
Co-Design Process for Math in the Neighborhood with Omo Moses
Omo Moses, founder of MathTalk, and his colleague, Keith Griffin discuss how they connected over basketball and went on to find local, culturally-relevant ways to engage families in math learning in their own neighborhood.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Family Math, Promising Math
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