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holiday activities for kids, childrens books about food
Series: Book Ideas

5 Children’s Books About Food for the Holiday Season

October 24, 2017

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.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Holiday, Ten Apples Up On Top, Books, Tana Hoban, Alison Jackson, Gary Soto, Cathryn Falwell, Dr. Seuss, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie, Too Many Tamales, Seasonal, So Many Circles So Many Squares, Food, Feast for 10
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: Number Operations, Measurement
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Graphing, Shoes, 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.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Hear from the Experts March 26, 2017

Tangram Puzzles: Make One For Your Kids

Instructor Lisa Ginet explains how to make tangram puzzles, an ancient Chinese game made from seven shapes cut from a square. Over 6500 different arrangements can be made from these seven simple shapes!

  • Topic: Spatial Relationships, Shape
  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Games
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.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Seasonal, P.D. Eastman, Holiday, A Mother for Choco, Grandfather Tang's Story, Keiko Kaza, Ann Tompert, Kevin Henkes, Lilly's Chocolate Heart, The Boy Who Loved Math, Deborah Heiligman, Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney, Are You My Mother?
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: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Mapping, Books, Eric Carle, Tana Hoban, Joan Sweeney, Marcia Vaughan, The Secret Birthday Message, We're Going on a Ghost Hunt, Me on the Map, Seasonal, Over Under and Through
Series: Hear from the Experts October 25, 2016

Language, Culture, and Math Through Storytelling with Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis

Sylvia Celadón-Pattichis advocates storytelling as a means to vary the context of word problems to make them more relevant and accessible to young, dual-language learners.

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Promising Math, Culture
Series: Focus on Play August 25, 2016

Matching Cards Game in PreK

A quick matching game with dot cards is a fun way for preschoolers to practice recognizing small sets without counting.

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
  • Tags Games, Dot cards, Subitizing
Measuring a Block Tower with Kindergartners measurement games measurement definition
Series: Focus on Play August 24, 2016

Measuring a Block Tower with Kindergartners

Building block towers provides a natural opportunity to measure height. In this scene, children use strings and a broom.

  • Topic: Measurement
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
  • Tags Blocks
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…

  • Topic: Data Analysis
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Alma and How She Got Her Name, Books, Kevin Henkes, Chrysanthemum, Juana Martinez-Neal
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