April 15, 2013
A child identifies various shapes.
A child plays "hide-and-seek" with a group of bears to determine how many are missing from a larger group.
A child explains how he organizes a group of bears.
A kindergarten student uses blocks to make groups that are larger than, smaller than, and equal to the instructor's set.
Jennifer McCray, director of the Early Math Collaborative, provides a play-by-play narration as a pre-k teacher leads her students through a tower building exercise with blocks. McCray provides insights into the complexity and impact of…
A story about bears moving in and out of a cave provides an opportunity for math thinking.
A student determines the relative lengths of different objects.
The award winning classic children’s story Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina is one that preschoolers love to act out. Using discussion to make some connections to the children’s own lives, and to math, can…
A kindergartner demonstrates how high he can count.
A child counts forwards and backwards using a number line with hidden digits.