This resource explores connections among executive functioning (EF) and measurement and provides tips for early childhood educators to support EF while engaging in measurement.
Here is a detailed description of one round of the Shape Touch activity described in Teaching about Shape when we used it as part of a university course titled “The
We describe a way to engage participants in learning about patterns and algebraic thinking in Teaching Algebraic Thinking to Young Children. Here is a description of how we used the
This resource provides a range of ideas that may be useful for teacher educators as they design their professional development and early childhood courses. The goal of using these ideas
As a preservice teacher educator working with students who are just beginning their preschool teaching careers, I have three main goals: (1) to help students draw on their own experiences
Non-standard measurement is a regular part of many preschool classrooms. This 2-3 hour session focuses on engaging participants with non-standard and standard measurement: what the different kinds of measurement mean,
As a pre-service teacher educator working with students who are just beginning their preschool teaching careers, I have three main goals: (1) help students draw on their own experiences in
The initial 2-hour session focuses on supporting participants to notice patterns in their environment and consider what young children may notice. The second 2-hour session focuses on deepening understanding of
These tasks are designed to help you assess a child’s understanding of data. The protocol begins with sorting and reading simple graphs and moves on to creating graphs.
