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.
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…
At Chase Elementary in Chicago, teachers from PreK to 5th grade meet regularly in grade level teams with the goal of sharing their practice.
Students create visual representations of different numbers. All children will benefit most from exploring number arrangements by beginning with 3 and moving up from that.
The sessions included an overview of foundational math concepts as well as hands-on early math games and activities for the classroom.
The Early Math Collaborative went to the White House to take part in the conversation about how to improve early STEM learning in the United States.
Outlined in this The Atlantic article is growing evidence that using fingers to count is an important part of a child's development of number concepts.
The Early Math Collaborative's Assistant Director of Instruction, Lisa Ginet, appeared on WBEZ this week to provide her thoughts on the opportunities to explore the math in many popular children's books. Ginet's segment starts around…
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…
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.