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Family Math

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There is a lot of discussion around “family math,” yet different organizations may define it differently. It can generally refer to math-related activities that happen outside the classroom and within the context of family relationships and everyday life.

Given findings that early math achievement at preschool entry is predictive of later school success, and that there is an opportunity gap for children from under-resourced communities, we need to know more about how to activate and celebrate math learning in diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic family and community contexts.

Here we have a growing number of resources dedicated to expanding resources for families, both directly as well as research and resources for educators.

Promising Math

Family and community math was the topic of our biennial Promising Math conference in 2019. The resources found on the event page and ongoing resources on our website here are meant to further the discussion and push the topic in helpful directions.

Promising Math 2019

reading books about numbers with 1 Smile 10 Toes
Series: Book Ideas

4 Playful Counting Books That Bring Numbers to Life

September 28, 2022

Counting books that offer children opportunities to participate bring play into math learning. These books engage children physically, cognitively, and emotionally—making them favorites that children will ask to read again and again.

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Family Math
same and different math babies and toddlers
Series: Focus on the Child July 19, 2022

Noticing Same and Different: The Concept of Comparison with Infants and Toddlers

“More” is often one of children’s first words. Infants attend to differences, though they don’t yet discriminate between "more" as quantity or magnitude/size or intensity of sensation. Toddlers are beginning to differentiate between attributes and…

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers
  • Tags Comparing
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
Series: Focus on Play November 17, 2021

Quantity Cards for Subitizing

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…

  • Topic: Number Sense
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Family Math, En Español, Subitizing, Play, Games
data collection activities
Series: Book Ideas May 5, 2021

Early Childhood Data Collection Activities Are for the Birds

Children are naturally interested in birds, so springtime is the perfect opportunity for early childhood data collection activities. Here are some favorites, along with book recommendations.

  • Topic: Data Analysis
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Family Math, Birds, Kevin Henkes, Animals, Asia Citro, Susan Edwards Richmond
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
preschool math games, remote
Series: Focus on Play December 29, 2020

New Use of Quantity Cards for Remote Preschool Math Games

Whether teaching in-person with social distancing or online, the number one question we hear from teachers is how to adapt preschool math games for remote learning. Here are some game ideas that work equally well…

  • Topic: Counting, Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Play, Games, Subitizing, Family Math
more more more, more and less, best books for toddlers
Series: Book Ideas November 11, 2020

Best Books for Toddlers to Spark More Talk about More and Less

It’s easy to turn reading books with toddlers into conversations about the math that is all around us. The idea of more and less comes into all kinds of books and finger plays toddlers love—including…

  • Topic: Precursor Concepts
  • Age/Grade Level: Toddlers
  • Tags Family Math
i love all of me Lorie Ann Grover, Best Books for Babies
Series: Book Ideas November 3, 2020

Best Books for Babies to Find Math in Their World

Books are great for babies. Research clearly supports this. What are the best books for babies? We use our Precursor Concepts as a framework for discussing math thinking during the ages of 0-3.

  • Topic: Precursor Concepts
  • Age/Grade Level: Infants
  • Tags Family Math
Chores for Kids Help Find Math Around House
Series: Ideas at Work October 14, 2020

Chores for Kids Can Help Them Find Math Around the House

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: Precursor Concepts, Spatial Relationships
  • Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Family Math
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