Series: Focus on the Child
Growing Patterns with Child 30
February 28, 2013
A student identifies a pattern of increasing quantity.
- Topic: Pattern
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
- Tags Child 30
Series: Book Ideas February 27, 2013
Using Photobooks for Data Analysis
Tana Hoban and Ann Morris are both gifted children’s book authors who combine minimal text with wonderful photos that beg to be pored over again and again. Many of them are organized around ideas that…
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Infants, Toddlers, Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Shoes, Books, Tana Hoban, Ann Morris, Shapes Shapes Shapes, Cubes Cones Cylinders & Spheres, Shoes Shoes Shoes, Bread Bread Bread
Series: Ideas at Work February 27, 2013
Numbers and Fun with Anno’s Counting Book
After reading Anno’s Counting Book, Nancy Beza at Waters Elementary encouraged her preschoolers to make a list of objects that could be found in a winter scene—snowflakes, trees, etc. Each student created an object from…
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Seasonal, Nature, Mitsumasa Anno, Anno’s Counting Book
Series: Book Ideas February 25, 2013
The Math in Dots
Melinda Chum is one of many teachers who have found great ways to do math with Donald Crews’ wonderful picture book 10 Black Dots. Children love going through the pages, exploring how 2 black dots…
- Topic: Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Books, Numerosity, Donald Crews, Ten Black Dots, Press Here, Herve Tullet
Series: Book Ideas February 25, 2013
Finding Math in The First Day of Winter
As a little boy adds more and more trimmings to a snowman on each page, children can chant along and experience the growing pattern: “4 prickly pinecones, 3 striped scarves, 2 bright blue mittens, and…
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Seasonal, Nature, Books, Denise Fleming, The First Day of Winter
Series: Hear from the Experts February 25, 2013
Myths of Early Mathematics (Part 1)
Jennifer McCray, director of Erikson's Early Math Collaborative, addresses some myths about early math. Counting is, in fact, complicated!
- Topic: Number Sense, Counting
- Age/Grade Level: Adult Learners, Pre-K
Series: About Early Math February 25, 2013
Learning Math Early–It’s Big!
How many preschoolers long is a Tyrannosaurus Rex? Students in this video measure to find the answer. Fun maths games for kids can help bring out math concepts.
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags Big and Small, Animals
Series: About Early Math February 25, 2013
Building Mathematical Competencies in Early Childhood
This video deals with the "whys," "whats," and "hows" of including rich, developmentally appropriate mathematics experiences for young children in pre-kindergarten classrooms. It features Early Math Collaborative instructors discussing measurement. It is part of an…
- Topic: Measurement
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
Series: Focus on the Child February 24, 2013
Recognizing Shapes with Child 10
A child identifies two-dimensional shapes.
- Topic: Shape
- Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
- Tags English Language Learner, Gesture, Child 10
Series: Book Ideas February 24, 2013
Pete the Cat – I Love My White Shoes – Live Telling
Enjoy the myriad of repeating patterns in this storytelling clip.
- Topic: Pattern
- Tags Books, Pete the Cat, Eric Litwin, James Dean
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