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Series: Book Ideas
4 Fun Books that Explore Math, Patterns, and Sequences
January 11, 2019
From an early age, children notice and appreciate patterns in the world around them. Patterns and sequences of different kinds begin to pop up all over the place, especially in the books that children love.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags patterns
Series: Focus on the Child December 12, 2018
Transforming Three-Dimensional Shapes with Child 36
This child successfully attempts to match geo-solids using triangular prism-shaped blocks. Focus on the Child videos are taken from one-on-one interviews with individual children. The interviews are designed to elicit evidence of children’s mathematical thinking. They are not teaching episodes or formal assessments.
- Topic: Shape, Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Child 36, English Language Learner
Series: Focus on the Child December 8, 2018
Counting a Large Collection with Child 14
A second grader has a partial understanding of counting in equal groups. Focus on the Child videos are taken from one-on-one interviews with individual children. The interviews are designed to elicit evidence of children’s mathematical thinking. They are not teaching episodes or formal assessments.
Series: Focus on the Child November 17, 2018
Subtraction as the Inverse of Addition with Child 5
This second grader uses a known number combination (3 + 9) to solve a subtraction problem, showing an understanding of how addition and subtraction are related as inverse operations. Focus on the Child videos are taken from one-on-one interviews with individual children. The interviews are designed to elicit evidence of children’s mathematical thinking.
- Topic: Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
- Tags Child 5
Series: Ideas at Work November 7, 2018
Counting on Good Food for the Holidays
Traditions around food and feasts provide rich opportunities to connect math at school with children’s experiences at home. From Diwali to Thanksgiving, fall is a season of special meals with loved ones.
Series: Hear from the Experts October 24, 2018
Measuring Math Understanding of ELLs with Barbara Sarnecka and David Purpura
A panel of early math experts engage with the audience at Promising Math 2017 to consider the challenges of getting a true picture of what young children understand about numbers.
Series: Hear from the Experts October 23, 2018
Creating Opportunities for Early Math with Rodrigo Gutiérrez
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: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
Series: Book Ideas October 22, 2018
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: Hear from the Experts October 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: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten
Series: Hear from the Experts October 21, 2018
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: Kindergarten, Pre-K
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