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Series: Book Ideas

4 More Kids’ Books Packed with Geometry

July 25, 2016

For kids books, geometry doesn't have to just be reciting the shapes. Here are books that can begin rich geometrical discussions.

  • Topic: Spatial Relationships, Shape
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Lois Ehlert, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lucy Micklethwait, Color Farm, Color Zoo, Block City, Animals, Blocks, Grandpa's Quilt, Arts, I Spy Shapes in Art, Pat Hutchins, Daniel Kirk, Betsy Franco
Series: About Early Math July 19, 2016

Importance of Early Math Often Overlooked

This article, which includes powerful words by our own Dr. Jie-Qi Chen, describes the importance of early math, how it is often shortchanged in classrooms, and explains techniques that are becoming increasingly common for bringing…

  • Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: Focus on Collaboration June 30, 2016

Teachers Learning from Other Teachers

At Chase Elementary in Chicago, teachers from PreK to 5th grade meet regularly in grade level teams with the goal of sharing their practice.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Series: About the Collaborative May 11, 2016

Collaborative Travels to Canada to Share Early Math Games and Activities

The sessions included an overview of foundational math concepts as well as hands-on early math games and activities for the classroom.

  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags English Language Learner, Games
Series: Hear from the Experts May 7, 2016

“Ooh-Ooh Culture”: Answer-Getting Versus Collaborative Learning

Phil Daro compares and contrasts the answer-getting learning style of the United States with the collaborative learning style of Japan.

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Culture, Phil Daro
Series: Focus on the Lesson April 7, 2016

Preparing for a Gallery Walk

In a Gallery Walk, students walk around the classroom and describe their math thinking in depth, reflecting on the ideas of their classmates.

  • Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Gallery walk
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Series: About Early Math March 21, 2016

Five 3s or Three 5s, the Common Core Questions Continue

This article from Scientific American dissects one of many homework assignments that have outraged parents recently, often with blame falling to the Common Core State Standards.

  • Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Common Core, CCSS
Series: Hear from the Experts March 18, 2016

Spatial Reasoning with Jan de Lange

Children, even at a very young age, have an incredible understanding of spatial relationships. Jan de Lange brings up the idea that elementary school classrooms might consider starting their math curriculum with spatial reasoning. Ideas…

  • Topic: Spatial Relationships
  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Jan de Lange
Series: Focus on the Child March 15, 2016

Second Grade Problem Solving with Child 5

This second grader demonstrates an interesting choice for a mathematical model by graphing.

  • Topic: Pattern, Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Problem Solving, Child 5, Correction
Series: Hear from the Experts March 13, 2016

Discussions that Advance Mathematical Learning with Diane Briars

Summing up the point of the day's lesson with the whole class is an extremely important, yet often neglected part of any math lesson.

  • Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Diane Briars, Planning
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