Math-related resources and free stuff for teachers.
June 30, 2016
At Chase Elementary in Chicago, teachers from PreK to 5th grade meet regularly in grade level teams with the goal of sharing their practice.
Students create visual representations of different numbers. All children will benefit most from exploring number arrangements by beginning with 3 and moving up from that.
Phil Daro compares and contrasts the answer-getting learning style of the United States with the collaborative learning style of Japan.
On April 21, 2016, the Early Math Collaborative was invited to the White House to attend its Symposium on Early STEM.
In a Gallery Walk, students walk around the classroom and describe their math thinking in depth, reflecting on the ideas of their classmates.
Children, even at a very young age, have an incredible understanding of spatial relationships. Jan de Lange brings up the idea that elementary school classrooms might consider starting their math curriculum with spatial reasoning. Ideas…
This second grader demonstrates an interesting choice for a mathematical model by graphing.
Summing up the point of the day's lesson with the whole class is an extremely important, yet often neglected part of any math lesson.
This third grade teacher leads a gallery walk with her students with the purpose of having children explain their thinking with peers.
Students roll a die and mimic animal movements to connect counting words, visual number arrangements, and actions.