Series: Book Ideas
8 Counting Books For School and Home That Tackle Big Ideas
January 8, 2020
To encourage and develop children’s counting knowledge, here are eight books (with an accompanying download) that are common to preschool classrooms.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Animals, Books, Eric Carle, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Denise Fleming, Mitsumasa Anno, Donald Crews, Cynthia Weill, Count!, Anno’s Counting Book, Ten Black Dots, Count and See, Count Me In!, Mouse Count, Fish Eyes, Cuenta Conmigo, 1 2 3 to the Zoo
Series: Book Ideas December 11, 2019
5 Kids’ Books that Involve Sets and Sorting
Children look for ways to organize and make sense of their world through play at school and home, as well as at clean-up time. Sorting items into groups by specific attributes gives children the opportunity…
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Family Math, Cynthia Weill, Stuart J Murphy, Emily Jenkins, A Pair of Socks, Exactly the Opposite, Opuestos/Opposites, Five Creatures, Is it Red? Is it Yellow? Is it Blue?
Series: Focus on the Child December 5, 2019
Egg Carton Story with Child 15
The math story this second grader solves is a change unknown story. There was a full carton of a dozen eggs but some were eaten, leaving only 3 eggs. After making sense of the problem,…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Child 15
Series: Focus on the Child December 4, 2019
Teddy Bear Picnic Math Stories with Child 15
A second-grade student solves a variety of addition and subtraction math stories. Using his fingers as math tools, he is able to solve the stories, even as what is known or unknown shifts.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Child 15
Series: Focus on the Child December 3, 2019
Capture It with Child 15
A second-grader works on basic number combinations as we see him playing a comparison card game, Capture It. He is accurate when comparing sums but is still developing his efficiency and flexibility, key indications of…
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Child 15
Series: Ideas at Work October 30, 2019
All Sorts of Families: Connecting School and Home with Math
All members of a household have things in common and things that set them apart. Exploring the important ways that loved ones go together and what makes them unique involves both mathematical thinking and a…
- Topic: Sets
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Family Math, Emily Jenkins, Five Creatures
Series: Focus on the Child October 29, 2019
Why One-to-One Correspondence Matters
Children love to count. Counting helps them make sense of the world and to find out how many of something. With time and practice, children develop an understanding of the “rules” or principles of counting.
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Hear from the Experts October 21, 2019
Cardinality is Critical Preschool Concept with Barbara Sarnecka
After years of studying 3- and 4-year old children of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds, Barbara Sarnecka has zeroed in on the importance of cardinality.
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners
- Tags Subitizing, Cardinality, Promising Math
Series: Ideas at Work October 16, 2019
Counting Collections Builds Strong Counting Knowledge
There are all kinds of things to count in pre-k to second grade classrooms. Counting Collections is an activity that develops the Big Ideas of number sense and counting, such as cardinality, one-to-one correspondence, and…
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
- Tags Cardinality
Series: About the Collaborative September 11, 2019
New Book Tells Where to Find Math Fun in Books, Games, and Routines
Books, games, and routines are a natural entry point for math fun in the early years. A new book tells how to tap into children's curiosity to explore the math that is found in everyday…
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Games