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2nd Grade Math

Series: Book Ideas

Good Books Are Good for Math

September 26, 2024

We find that one sure fire way to warm up children’s attitude towards mathematics is to build math activities and lessons out of the books they all love to read. When we start to sort through books that could be used in this way, three categories emerge.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Animals, The Talking Eggs, Hippos Go Berserk, Doggies, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Arlene Mosel, Tikki Tikki Tembo, The Doorbell Rang, Robert San Souci, Sandra Boynton, Pat Hutchins, Books
Up to my Knees by Grace Lin
Series: Book Ideas May 1, 2024

From Sunflowers to Friendship: Four Meaningful Math Books on Measurement

Measurement is a topic with a lot of early math big ideas and books are wonderful portals to explore them. Plus, children’s books provide an easy platform for repeated, playful conversation. When reading books about…

  • Topic: Measurement
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
  • Tags Family Math, Measurement, math
rjem reading
Series: Racial Justice August 10, 2023

The Power of Books to Support Racial Justice-Centered Math Teaching and Learning

From a racial justice centered perspective, books can be powerful tools to engage children in mathematics learning. The worlds, stories, adventures, characters, and possibilities that are made available through books – explicitly math focused and…

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
mathematical language routine
Series: Ideas at Work June 6, 2022

How to Use Digital Photos to Build a Mathematical Language Routine for Kids

It turns out that mathematical thinking is developed in conversation with others; asking students “how do you know that?” will reveal a child’s mathematical reasoning skills. The ability to explain one’s thinking is a cognitive…

  • Topic: Sets, Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags English Language Learner, Number Talks
kitchen math, mathematical structures
Series: Ideas at Work January 26, 2021

3 Ways to See Mathematical Structure in Everyday Kitchen Math

Cooking with kids is a natural way to do math together. But we're not talking about turning meal preparation into a formal math lesson. Cooking together presents an opportunity that is more about noticing and…

  • Topic: Pattern, Measurement
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Family Math
early childhood coaching strategies
Series: Adult Learning January 18, 2021

4 Key Findings for Early Childhood Coaching Strategies with Teachers

Instructional coaching is central to the Collaborative's professional development efforts. There is a lot to learn from what works and what doesn't when it comes to early childhood coaching strategies, particularly when focused on the…

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
early childhood teachers, covid, remote
Series: About Early Math December 27, 2020

Early Childhood Teachers Look Back on a Year Like No Other

The Collaborative interviewed three Chicago-area early childhood teachers who spoke honestly about the challenges and rewards of teaching during the pandemic.

  • Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
outside activities for kids math obstacle course
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: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Play, Family Math
Math Card Games playing cards
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…

  • Topic: Counting, Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Subitizing, Play, Games, Family Math, En Español, download
Crazy Train Games to Play at Home
Series: Ideas at Work May 25, 2020

Games to Play at Home Using Attributes for Math Thinking

Language and math have a lot in common! For example, every time you describe something—as red, tall, sticky, or loud, for example—you are helping to define and categorize things. And defining and categorizing is huge…

  • Topic: Sets
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Games, Sorting, Attribute, Family Math, En Español
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