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Math Card Games playing cards
Series: Focus on Play

How to Adapt Math Card Games to Children’s Skill Level

June 5, 2020

En Español También. Card games provide meaningful practice of the basic number combinations. These common card games that children learn in school or at home can be revisited many times and can be adapted to children’s own math skills as they develop over time.

  • Topic: Counting, Number Operations
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Subitizing, Play, Games, Family Math, En Español, download
Fingerplay songs for Preschoolers 2
Series: Ideas at Work May 27, 2020

Math at Your Fingertips: Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers

Do you remember enjoying fingerplay songs like 5 Little Monkeys or Un Elefante Se Balanceaba when you were young? You may not have realized that sharing these songs is a great way to bring math…

  • Topic: Number Sense, Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Gesture, Games, Family Math, En Español
Number Sense Activities spinner diy
Series: Ideas at Work May 26, 2020

Get on the Right Path: Make Your Own Number Sense Activities

En Español También. Path games are fantastic ways for families to spend time together and have fun while doing math. Path games develop number sense, counting skills and, depending on children’s ages and the tools…

  • Topic: Number Sense, Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade
  • Tags Games, Family Math, En Español
Crazy Train Games to Play at Home
Series: Ideas at Work May 25, 2020

Games to Play at Home Using Attributes for Math Thinking

En Español También. Language and math have a lot in common! For example, every time you describe something—as red, tall, sticky, or loud, for example—you are helping to define and categorize things. And defining and…

  • Topic: Sets
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Games, Sorting, Attribute, Family Math, En Español
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Series: Ideas at Work April 28, 2020

Dishing Up the Math: Tasks at Home Can Become Math Time

En Español También. Every day dishes need to get cleaned, and every day dishes need to get put away. By involving children in tasks like doing the dishes, you can help them see mathematics in…

  • Topic: Measurement, Spatial Relationships
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Family Math, En Español
math talk_636x363
Series: Ideas at Work April 26, 2020

We’re Going on a Math Walk, Going to Find Some Math Talk

En Español También. Going for walks is an excellent time to talk about math with your child. You’ll be surprised how much math talk you can have when you look for the math in your…

  • Topic: Number Sense, Counting, Spatial Relationships, Shape
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Family Math, En Español
Series: Ideas at Work April 25, 2020

Let’s Wash that Math Right Into Laundry Day

En Español También. Whether you have a machine at home or visit a laundromat, there is all kinds of math involved in doing laundry. And there are all kinds of ways that children of all…

  • Topic: Sets
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Estimation, Comparing, Attribute, Family Math, En Español
diy puzzles spatial thinking
Series: Ideas at Work April 24, 2020

DIY Puzzles Develop Spatial Thinking

En Español También. Jigsaw puzzles are a great way for children to develop their spatial thinking and problem-solving skills. Children enjoy doing all kinds of puzzles and making ones from materials found around the house…

  • Topic: Spatial Relationships
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
  • Tags Games, Family Math, En Español
Take Home Activity Counting Cards
Series: Book Ideas March 24, 2020

At-Home Activity Cards: Counting

Activities related to counting books can spark a lot of conversation and creativity. These English and Spanish-language activity cards are great for printing and using at home and school.

  • Topic: Counting
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Eric Carle, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Denise Fleming, Mitsumasa Anno, Donald Crews, Cynthia Weill, Count!, Anno’s Counting Book, Ten Black Dots, Count and See, Count Me In!, Mouse Count, 1, 2, 1-2-3 to the Zoo: A Counting Book, Fish Eyes, download
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Series: Book Ideas March 23, 2020

At-Home Activity Cards: Shapes

Books can illustrate kindergarten and preschool shape concepts while introducing foundational Big Ideas of math. These activity cards can help take the learning to the home environment where parents and caregivers can spark such discussion.

  • Topic: Shape
  • Age/Grade Level: Pre-K, Kindergarten
  • Tags Lois Ehlert, Tana Hoban, Roseanne Thong, Shapes Shapes Shapes, Round as a Tortilla, Color Farm, Color Zoo, Cubes Cones Cylinders & Spheres, download
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