Content Format: Video
Math-related resources and free stuff for teachers.
Series: Hear from the Experts
Creating Opportunities for Early Math with Rodrigo Gutiérrez
October 23, 2018
The role of play and importance of shared experiences in early math is discussed with Rodrigo Gutiérrez, Co-Director of the Center for Retention-Recruitment for Math Teachers at University of Arizona.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Culture, Promising Math
Series: Focus on Play September 26, 2018
The Match ‘Em All Game
This bingo-like game allows children to think about numbers in different ways. It focuses children on the attribute of quantity of small sets and helps them build a more robust number sense.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Unifix Cubes, Subitizing, Games, Dice
Series: Focus on Play September 25, 2018
The Hoop Game
This game played with a hula hoop and bean bags demonstrates all the math that can be explored with a simple tossing game. Each round gives children practice seeing and naming smaller parts of a…
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Subitizing, Games, download
Series: Focus on the Lesson August 17, 2018
Dot Card Transition Activity
Transition time is a great time for mathematizing a daily routine. This dot card transition is a relatively simple routine that builds number sense in a concrete way, allowing them to subitize.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Subitizing, Dot cards
Series: Hear from the Experts June 22, 2018
Instructional Tools to Integrate Language and Math Concepts with Halla Jmourko
Halla Jmourko discusses two innovative instructional tools for integrating language and math concepts in the classroom, The Cubing Game and Three Way Tie.
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Games, Promising Math
Series: Focus on Play July 25, 2017
A Race to Ten, Both Fun and Mathematical
Creating grid games from classroom materials can be a great opportunity for fun and mathematical discussions involving small sets.
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Subitizing, Games
Series: Focus on Play July 25, 2017
A Grid Game: The Math in Ten
Grid games can be some of the earliest experiences children have with board games. And they can be both fun and mathematical.
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Subitizing, Games
Series: Focus on Play March 30, 2017
Developing Ideas of Attribute While Reading to Babies
Before true mathematical thought develops in childhood, babies explore precursor concepts that can be nurtured, including during reading time.
- Topic: Precursor Concepts
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers
- Tags Babies, Toddlers
Series: Focus on Play March 28, 2017
Early Exploration of Attributes with an Avocado
This charming interaction between caregiver and a toddler reveals a number of very early or "precursor" concepts of math.
- Topic: Precursor Concepts
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers
- Tags Babies, Toddlers
Series: Focus on Play March 27, 2017
Comparison Using Tubes with Toddlers
A moment between adult and toddler using balls and tubes can be a nice opportunity to explore important "precursor" concepts of math.
- Topic: Precursor Concepts
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers
- Tags Babies, Toddlers
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