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Series: Ideas at Work
Chores for Kids Can Help Them Find Math Around the House
October 14, 2020
With young children at home, there’s always cleaning to be done. So why not include them in completing the chores? Chores can engage everyone in the household in a little “math all around us” problem-solving.
- Topic: Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: 0-3, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math
Series: Ideas at Work September 11, 2020
Homemade Playdough Recipe for Shape Fun
Stamping or imprinting with a homemade playdough recipe using everyday household items is an active way for children to explore the big ideas of shape.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: 0-3, 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math
Series: Hear from the Experts August 25, 2020
Families are Pivotal in Designing Math Picture Books for Children
How do you design a better picture book for children? How does consulting with families along with research help us to understand what makes educational children's books effective and engaging?
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, Promising Math
Series: Hear from the Experts August 24, 2020
Family-Centered Approach to Picture Books with David Purpura
David Purpura, PhD, of Purdue University describes his team's research and intervention designed around picture books and their effectiveness in homes.
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, Promising Math
Series: Book Ideas August 11, 2020
3 Children’s Books Where Small Numbers Matter
As children start using number words, they don’t always have a sense of what those words really mean. Early on, we guide children to develop a meaningful number sense by focusing on small numbers.
- Topic: Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, More Fewer Less, Pat Mora, Sergio Ruzzier, Subitizing, Tana Hoban, Two Mice, Uno Dos Tres/One Two Three
Series: Ideas at Work July 29, 2020
Putting Groceries Away is Hands-on Shape Activity for Young Children
Putting groceries away is necessary work for families. Sharing this work with our children turns an everyday task into a hands-on shape activity.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math
Series: Ideas at Work July 13, 2020
Taking Math Out for a Spin: Outside Activities for Kids That Have Math
Warm weather and more daylight hours mean now is a great time to take advantage of outdoor spaces. There are so many ways to incorporate math into your child’s outside activity.
- Topic: Measurement, Spatial Relationships
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, Play
Series: Focus on Play June 7, 2020
Quantity Cards
Quantity is a particular amount of something, expressed as a number. Quantity cards for young children can have pictures of small sets such as dots, finger patterns, or 5- or 10- frames. The ones we have available on our site use a variety of pictures or "suits," since matching quantities such as fingers and dots can help develop ideas about equivalence.
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, Games, Play, Subitizing
Series: Focus on Play June 5, 2020
How to Adapt Math Card Games to Children’s Skill Level
Card games provide meaningful practice of the basic number combinations. These common card games that children learn in school or at home can be revisited many times and can be adapted to children’s own math skills as they develop over time.
- Topic: Counting, Number Operations
- Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags Family Math, Games, Play, Subitizing
Series: Ideas at Work May 27, 2020
Math at Your Fingertips: Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers
En Español También. Do you remember enjoying fingerplay songs like 5 Little Monkeys or Un Elefante Se Balanceaba when you were young? You may not have realized that sharing these songs is a great way to bring math to life.
- Topic: Counting, Number Sense
- Age/Grade Level: Kindergarten, Pre-K
- Tags En Español, Family Math, Games, Gesture
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