It can be difficult learning two languages at once. In the case of an English language learner, the two new "languages" are often English and math. Children in schools where most of the language spoken is not their dominant language have a number of additional challenges when it comes to math language. Educators who are cognizant of this fact are more likely to find successes.
February 24, 2013
A child identifies two-dimensional shapes.
A kindergartner explores weight with a pan balance.
Sharon Hogan and her preschool class at Peterson School had all kinds of fun with the way Eric Carle’s The Secret Birthday Message plays with the two main faces of geometry—shapes and spatial sense.
In this video, a preschool-age English Language Learner uses direction words to tell a story about finding a lost teddy bear.
Wanda Ocasio of Inter-American School saw the opportunity to use a Three Bears sorting lesson to investigate her preschoolers’ understanding of sorting, as well as explore this Big Idea in the context of a multilingual…