Math in the Mail

“The Roots of STEM Success”... This report found that different types of play are essential for developing skills critical for STEM fields, like curiosity, questioning and analysis. 8 ways to introduce kids to STEM at an early age: hechingerreport.org/eight-ways-int… #STEM #STEMed

Check out some of Tre's favorite books about zoos! #MathintheMail #Trelovesmath!

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5 Compelling Reasons For Teaching Spatial Reasoning To Young Children: ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017… #earlyed #kinderchat #earlymath

Tre loves this fingerplay featuring 5 enormous dinosaurs! #MathintheMail

This free app, designed by @DREMEmath and @TeachersCollege's Herb Ginsburg, combines fun math learning with reading and play. dreme.stanford.edu/news/3-interac… #parenting #earlyed #athome #earlymath #kinderchat

Let's play a counting games using only fingers with your #youngchildren #mathisfun #earlymath #makeitmath Number, Number 1,2,3, How many fingers do you see? buff.ly/3bBMzQs Thank you @SuhsieRose Intrux in multiple languages here buff.ly/2qKmDvM

Ten frames are tools for helping young learners develop number sense. Use counters (or any set of objects interesting to your child, such as rocks or toy trucks) to represent a number up to 10 on the ten frame. Ask "Can you put 3 ___ on the ten frame?" #MathintheMail

Children need to think about what makes a story a NUMBER story. Activity idea: Mouse Collections. How can you adapt for home use? earlymath.erikson.edu/mouse-collecti… #kinderchat

#MathMonday Look at the signs around you. What shapes are they? Square? Rectangle? 8-sided octagon (stop sign)? What shapes can you find around you? More ideas to help #youngchildren learn early geometry here #iteachmath #EarlyMath #makeitMath buff.ly/2R97Eue

By using multiple representations of the numbers 1 through 4, this game focuses children on the attribute of quantity of small sets and helps them build a more robust NUMBER SENSE. Match ‘Em All: earlymath.erikson.edu/match-em-all-d…

How far can you kick a ball? Can you throw it farther? How can you measure how far it goes? Bring a clipboard outside and record your findings. What do you see/think/wonder? #joyfulmath buff.ly/3cIQ4oA @McLennan1977 #makeitmath

Children measure all of the time, even if they’re not using rulers or numbers while doing so. There are many great children’s books about measurement that spur on their natural fascination with the subject. Here are a few of our favorites. bit.ly/1JDERkL

Young children need opportunities to think through math and measurement concepts in everyday situations. One of the best ways to do this is through the books that they love to read... 4 Children’s Books that Explore Measurement Concepts: earlymath.erikson.edu/4-childrens-bo…

#MathAtHome can start with very simple household objects and chores (think: cleaning up toys) Sorting, for example, is an important #EarlyMath concept and in everyday task. #MakeItMath with #youngchildren #parentingtips #ECE #Parentingtips” buff.ly/2zII7kW

Examining specific ATTRIBUTES of everyday objects around the classroom or HOME can lead to a fruitful lesson in making PATTERNS, creating SETS, and SORTING. Sorting It Out with Buttons and Books: earlymath.erikson.edu/sorting-it-out… #earlyed #ECE #kinderchat

#mathMonday What are you singing today?What keeps repeating in the songs?Aren't you making patterns while singing?Make your own patterns in different ways: An example of pattern games here, also in Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic buff.ly/2yEkc5Q #youngchildren #makeitmath

Sets are basic to children’s thinking & learning. They are also basic to our number system. We often fail to appreciate how much of young children’s lives—and their play—involves thinking about & working with sets of things. Explore the Big Ideas of SETS: earlymath.erikson.edu/why-early-math…

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Pointing out the numbers in your family's daily routines will help support your child's math learning! #MathintheMail