Thank you Shari Doherty for sharing!
I just finished watching the video you shared, and it made me realize, how similar my Polish upbringing was to the one described in your shared piece. I needed to see and hear it today as my level of energy before starting my day as a head teacher and the director of a small preschool, was very low. Now I feel re energized as I realize, how important approach to problem solving is, and how much of a predictor to solving it - it is.
I have always enjoyed math and focused on not being afraid of the unknown , as I have always trusted that solution can come from a calm and slow deliberation, and from trusting my skills and knowledge as well as from not being afraid that the result will come out incorrect. I passed this love of problem solving onto my own two kids, who are studying math and science today.
I am also hoping to instill this love for math in my little students!
Thank you,
I needed to hear this message today!
Malgorzata.
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Malgorzata Duda Baker
Suffield Cooperative Preschool
Suffield CT
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2019 08:46 AM
From: Shari Doherty
Subject: Ideas for engaging families in math?
Thoughts on math and young children was addressed in this fascinating NPR piece!
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/15/702521289/masha-gershman-what-can-we-learn-from-the-russian-approach-to-math-education
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Shari Doherty
Program Director
Child Find of America, Inc.
New Paltz NY
Original Message:
Sent: 03-17-2019 02:25 AM
From: Eva Arias
Subject: Ideas for engaging families in math?
It was a great information.
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Eva Arias
Child Care Aide
St Joseph Health Care
Paterson NJ
Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2019 07:51 AM
From: Annie Whitehead
Subject: Ideas for engaging families in math?
Hello...as a prek teacher I love your ideas. I am always looking for ways to include math daily. However, this is good information to pass on to my families. Thanks for sharing.
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Annie Whitehead
NC Pre-K Teacher
Care-O-World Learning Center
Washington NC
Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2019 09:44 AM
From: Tara Tuck
Subject: Ideas for engaging families in math?
Hello Alyssa!
Here are some of the activities I've suggested to parents about how to incorporate math into everyday activities. If you, or anyone reading this post, would like me to send dozens more directly to you, just let me know. I would be happy to do that.
- Count toys while putting them away.
- Sort toys: cars, dolls, animals, etc. Make cards with numbers and have your child label each set.
- Ask which is larger? Largest? Smaller? Smallest?
- Look for things with shapes: circles, squares, triangles.
- Make a "puzzle" on a piece of paper by tracing around shapes of small household items. Then put the items in front of your child so she can put each onto its shape on the paper.
- Ask, "How many corners on this shape? How many edges?"
- Match straws to juice cartons for one-to-one correspondence.
- Sort silverware into sets: forks, knives, spoons.
- Fold napkins into rectangles and triangles.
- Line up pots by size: largest to smallest.
- Find out how many cups it takes to fill a pot.
- Sort laundry: socks, shirts, pants, towels.
- Count stairs as you go up.
- Name places seen from the car in the order in which they were seen. (First we saw , then we saw .)
- Find things that come in twos (pairs): feet, eyes, ears, shoes, socks.
- Find things that come in fives: fingers, toes, gloves.
- Give choices: "You may have two cookies. Would you like the round ones or the square ones?"
There are so many wonderful ways to introduce little ones to mathematical concepts throughout each day. Parents and preschool teachers can easily prepare children to excel in math – and to love it!
Have fun!
Tara
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Tara Tuck
Owner/Author
The Joy of Language: The Guide to Language and Learning for Parents and Caregivers
Marco Island FL
Original Message:
Sent: 03-14-2019 12:18 PM
From: Alissa Lange
Subject: Ideas for engaging families in math?
What do you do to engage the families of the children in your early childhood classroom around the MATH? What are some of the challenges that you have faced (and overcome)? Have you had any particularly successful activities or events, or used any particularly effective strategies to share?
We had one mom tell us that she loved our project that used preschool number board games at school and at home. She said that although she knew that she was supposed to read at home, she had not be sure where to start and what to do with respect to math at home.
We would love to hear from you!
There are a number of great resources out there. Global Family Research Partnership has highlighted some of these (see links below):
Math in the Mail Delivers Fun Foundational Math to Homes of Three-Year-Olds
Finding Their Way: Family Engagement with Digital Math Activities Helps Children Develop Spatial Skills
Count on Families! Engaging Families in Math
Every Child Ready for Math
Know of others? Please share!
#Preschool
#Kindergarten
#Family
#Math
#Technology
#Research
#EarlyMathInterestForum
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Alissa Lange, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City TN
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