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Age/Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Activities, thoughts on teaching third grade, and online math games third grade and below.
Series: Book Ideas
3 "Mathical" Books for More Advanced Counting
September 11, 2018
Along with being "mathical" award winners, these books provide compelling contexts that help primary grade children understand why more advanced counting is useful and that it isn’t always efficient to count by ones.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten
Series: Ideas at Work January 29, 2018
Exploring the 3-Reads Math Protocol for Word Problems
Teachers in four schools recently experimented with a "problem stem" protocol for helping their children understand the math going on in the word problems they face in class. This was part of our Big Shoulders…
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
Series: Book Ideas October 24, 2017
5 Children’s Books About Food for the Holiday Season
The holiday season usually brings with it any number of family dinners and communal feasts. For young children, this is a great time to engage in math.
Series: Book Ideas October 20, 2017
A Holiday with Too Many Tamales
How is it possible to have too many tamales? Well, Maria finds out in the holiday storybook Too Many Tamales by author Gary Soto.
Series: Ideas at Work September 20, 2017
A Flurry of Ideas for Winter Math Activities
It’s autumn, which means there’s a feeling that cold weather is on its way. A small comfort in the changing weather is that it offers some opportunities for winter math activities.
- Topic: Measurement, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Home, Nature, Seasonal
Series: Focus on Collaboration April 11, 2017
Focusing on What Teachers Learn From Student Work
Analyzing student work has many benefits, from better understanding children's current mathematical thinking to considering how to adjust instruction.
Series: Book Ideas February 1, 2017
5 Books for Valentine’s Day That Inspire a LOVE for Math
Every Valentine’s Day children talk about caring, friendship, and love. They can also explore math concepts in the books that are read this time of year.
Series: Book Ideas October 25, 2016
4 Books That Can Expand Children’s Spatial Sense
A great way for kids to explore spatial relationships is to read books that call for them to think about where objects are in relation to something else.
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Books, Seasonal
Series: Book Ideas August 4, 2016
The Math in Learning Names
Do the children in your classroom know each other’s names? At winter break, are they still pointing to “that girl?” Doing activities in the early weeks of school that use the children’s own names will do wonders for building your classroom community. At the same time, you can be doing math—as well as literacy!
- Topic: Data Analysis
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Books
Series: Book Ideas July 25, 2016
4 More Kids’ Books Packed with Geometry
For kids books, geometry doesn't have to just be reciting the shapes. Here are books that can begin rich geometrical discussions.
- Topic: Shape, Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Animals, Arts, Blocks, Pat Hutchins
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