Early Math Resources for Teacher Educators
Supporting Dual Language learners (DLLs) in our classroom is a valuable opportunity to focus on the importance of language, think beyond…
This paper elucidates the Common Core’s vision of sound Mathematical Practices for young children, including reasoning abstractly and…
This article provides some background information about dual language learners (DLLs) in early childhood classrooms in the United States…
The following activity helps participants notice and support children’s sense-making about the actions involved in the operations:…
These tasks are designed to help you assess an individual child’s understanding of patterns.…
A story of how Teachers Angela and Patrick learned from the children about calendar activities.
One of our main goals is to help participants understand the importance of assessing children’s thinking. The activity described…
One of our main goals is to help participants understand the importance of assessing children’s thinking. This activity engages…
Learning to count is more than memorizing the words from one to ten. Memory is crucial, but so are ideas. Ben’s…
Supporting children to notice and describe what they notice is a productive way for teachers to leverage the ways in which children…
We know data involves math, but what does data’s math look like? This handout explores mathematics and representations…
How Teacher Julia and Teacher Isaac reengaged children in pattern activities, but lost the pattern unit! Getting back on track with…
Ever wonder how a pattern identification activity and a pattern extension activity differ? Explore these terms and more!
These tasks are designed to help you assess children’s concepts of addition and subtraction. …
This article highlights the importance of both language and ideas for understanding and expressing spatial relations. Integrating…
This article explains the basic math underlying the patterns that children encounter in their everyday lives and in preschool. . One key…
Additional videos related to how teachers support children's learning of patterns and algebra.
This activity for teacher educators will help practicing and prospective teachers look carefully at the processes of interviewing and…
A story of how teachers Angela and Patrick observe the children in their classroom and notice them using time and time tools throughout…
The following handout presents an accessible overview of the mathematics of measurement. It provides important information on the…
This resource provides an overview of how teacher educators can engage participants in Describe, Draw, Describe (DDD). The…
This resource provides additional activities to support participants to engage more deeply with the activity of Counting Collections.
Although children accurately perceive shape and space in their everyday environments, preschool children need to learn to …
This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and geometry and spatial relations and…
Different approaches to learning what children know about shape and space. This article shows how participants can use observation,…
This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and patterns and provides tips for…
This resource provides an overview of the connections between executive functioning (EF) and mathematics.
This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and mathematical operations and…
This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and measurement and provides tips for…
This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and counting and provides tips for…