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Math and Young Children

"Quality preschool mathematics is not elementary arithmetic
pushed onto younger children. Instead, it invites children to experience
mathematics as they play in, describe, and think about their world." --Clements, 2000

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What We Know Age Level:
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins, Mathematics 2-5 years
Great Beginnings, Early Math Development 2-6 years
Why Teach your Preschoolers Math 3-5 years
Earliest Steps Can Play a Role in How Well Preschoolers Learn Math 3-5 years
Numeracy Development 3-5 years
* Learning and Teaching Preschool 3-5 years
Helping Children Learn at Home: Math and Science Tips for Young Children 3-6 years
Math, Science and Girls: Can We Close the Gender Gap? 3-6 years
* Learning to Guide Preschool Children’s Mathematical Understanding: A Teacher’s Professional Growth 3-6 years
Doing Mathematics with Your Child 3-7 years
Helping Your Child Learn Math 3-8 years
Children's Literature in Mathematics Instruction 3-8 years
Math Standards for Pre-K through Grade 2 3-8 years
Math and the Myth of 1,2,3 3-8 years
Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics 3-10 years
Adding it Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics 3-13 years
Before It's Too Late: A Report to the Nation from The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century 3-18 years
Children’s Reading and Mathematics Achievement in Kindergarten and First Grade 5-7 years
Computer-Assisted Instruction and Mathematics
5-10 years
Literature-Based Mathematics in Elementary School
5-11 years
Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics: Part 1 Research Findings
5-11 years
Improving Student Achievement in Mathematics: Part 2 Recommendations for the Classroom
5-11 years
The Mathematics and Reading Connection
5-11 years
Doing Mathematics with Your Child
5-11 years
The Effects of Homogeneous Groups in Mathematics
5-11 years
* Reading and Understanding Written Math Problems
5-12 years
* Teaching Mathematics and Science to English-Language Learners
5-13 years
* Teaching Mathematics and Science to English-Language Learners
5-13 years
newEvidence-based Practices in Mathematics and Science
5-15 years
Math Standards for Grades 3-5
8-11 years

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Activities Age Level:
Learning Numbers Through Play 0-5 years
Books for Math Concepts 2-5 years
Math Activities for Your Day 2-5 years
Early Childhood: Where Learning Begins, Mathematics 2-5 years
* Vege Garden: Stage of Math Development (Cognitive Domain) 2-6 years
Math Readiness Games 3-5 years
Math on the Move...Math Activities for Preschoolers 3-5 years
Count with Caillou 3-5 years
Numeracy: Preschool Profile 3-5 years
Fun Activities to Promote Math Skills 3-6 years
newPlaying at Math 3-6 years
Meangingful Math 3-6 years
* Games at Sesame Street 3-6 years
Perpetual Preschool, Math Ideas 3-6 years
* Math Games for Young Kids 3-6 years
* National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics 3-8 years
Math on the Go...Math Activities for the Whole Family 3-8 years
Things to do While You're Waiting: Math 3-8 years
Sesame Street 3-8 years
newEarly Childhood Mathematics 3-8 years
Let's Play Store 3-9 years
Educational Activities for Children Ages 3-10 3-10 years
* Illuminations, Math Lessons from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 3-17 years
* Illuminations, Math Activities from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 3-17 years
Preschool/Kindergarten Activities 4-6 years
* Daisy Maths 3-12 years
Alfy 4-6 years
Classroom Math Ideas 4-7 years
Math and Science Activities 4-8 years
Math Songs 4-11 years
* Woodlands Math Zone: Interactive Activities 7-11 years
Fun Brain 4-16 years
Kindergarten Mathematics Games 5-6 years
S.M.A.R.T Student Mathematics Activity Resource Tools for Kindergarten 5-6 years
Kindergarten Math Center Activities 5-6 years
PBS TeacherSource for Math 5-8 years
Paso Partners: Integrating Mathmatics, Science and Language (with Spanish version) 5-8 years
* Pattern Blocks: Exploring Fractions with Shapes 5-8 years
Books to Teach Concepts 5-10 years
Base 10 Blocks 5-10 years
* ABC Teach Math 5-10 years
* Math Activities for Grades K – 5th 5-10 years
Ten Math Activities for Parents and Kids 5-11 years
* Math Playground 5-11 years
Kidport 5-12 years
AAA Math 5-13 years
Math Cats 5-13 years
Lesson Plan Ideas from the Commonwealth of Knowledge 5-18 years
First Grades Mathematics Game 6-7 years
Developing Mathematical Reasoning Within the Context of Measurement 6-7 years
Elementary Activities 6-8 years
* Learning About Time 6-10 years
* Learning to Use Money 6-10 years
Mega Mathmatics: Math Problems for Elementary Students 6-10 years
Mungry Math 6-10 years
* Math Games for Kids 6-12 years
Math Baseball 6-13 years
* A+ Math 6-13 years
Second Grade Mathematics Games
7-8 years
Math at the Market
7-9 years
Third Grade Mathematics Games
8-9 years
* Primary Math Games
8-12 years

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Special Needs Age Level:
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics 3-8 years
* Connecting Teachers to Strategies that Help Students with Special Needs 3-17 years
* Helpful Hints about Dyslexia 4-11 years
Math Extensions and Adaptations 5-10 years
Educational Aspects of Mathematics Disabilities 5-11 years
Mathematics and Dyslexia 5-11 years
Number Sense: Rethinking Arithmetic Instruction for Students with Mathematical Disabilities 5-11 years
Mathematics for Second-Language Learners 5-11 years
The Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Math and Science to English Language Learners 5-12 years
Learner Accomodations and Instructional Modifications for Students with Learning Disabilities 5-14 years
Learning Strategies and Mathematics 5-14 years
Concrete-Representational- Abstract Instructional Approach 5-14 years
Misunderstood Minds 5-17 years
Developing Fluency with Basic Number Facts: Intervention for Students with Learning Disabilities 5-18 years
Learning Disabilities in Mathematics 5-18 years
Mathematical Disabilities: What We Know and Don’t Know 5-18 years
* How to Help Children Focus Their Attention when completing a Math Worksheet 6-10 years
Adapting Mathematics Instruction in the General Education Classroom for Studens with Mathematics Disabilities 6 years & up
Math Learning Disabilities All Ages

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