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  • 1.  Math Picture Book of the Month

    Posted 05-05-2023 10:46 AM

    The Early Math Interest Forum (EMIF) facilitators sponsor a Math Picture Book of the Month post for the Hello community. Below is the post for May, 2023.

    Book: Count on Me, by Miguel Tanco

    https://migueltanco.com/portfolios/count-on-me/


    In Count on Me, by Miguel Tanco, a young child describes the unique passions, interests, and activities enjoyed by family members and peers at school. But alas, none of these passions are a good fit. However, this child knows one thing she really is drawn to and loves: math. Through beautiful illustrations and text, math is depicted as all around us, both in plain sight and hidden as a joy to find.

     

    Suggested Activities for Count on Me:

    1. Download a free activity book and story guide from Stanford University's DREME (Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education) Family Math - https://familymath.stanford.edu/activity/storybook-guide-based-on-miguel-tancos-count-on-me/

    2. Look for math in the outdoors like the child in the book.

    • Go on a 'math walk' with students; students could be challenged to look for numerals around them, or the class could go on a shapes scavenger hunt.

    • On the playground, students could look for something that comes in a pair, or to find a set of a particular number of objects (two flowers, three trees, or four shovels, for example).

    • Students could look for patterns on natural objects like leaves or bark, or around the school building like on a sidewalk or paved path.

    • Identify items that are curved or have straight sides.

    1. Have a chat about math during a morning meeting (depending on student ages and understanding of math as a subject)

    • How have you used math today?

    • Are there times when you use math to solve a problem?

    1. Download the free activity math journal (featured in the book) from the author's book website (https://migueltanco.com/portfolios/count-on-me/) and share with students.

    2. Students in classrooms can keep their own math journals as an open-ended way to draw, tally, or write about the math they find in their world.



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    Stephanie Calabrese
    Doctoral Student, Early Childhood, Teacher Education, and Mathematics
    George Mason University
    VA
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  • 2.  RE: Math Picture Book of the Month

    Posted 05-14-2023 12:11 AM

    Thank you for sharing, I purchased it and recommended it to other teachers. There's so much you can do with it. 



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    Anita Hernandez
    CA
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