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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:
Baby Got Math 0-2 years
Baby Brains are hard-wired for Math 0-2 years

Making the Most of Math: Math in the Early Childhood Program

0-6 years
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
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
Children’s Reading and Mathematics Achievement in Kindergarten and First Grade 5-7 years
5-10 years
5-11 years
5-11 years
5-11 years
5-11 years
5-11 years
5-11 years
5-12 years
5-13 years
5-15 years
8-11 years

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Activities Age Level:
Learning Numbers Through Play 0-5 years
New Ready At Five Parent Tips for Math 0-5 years
Math Out Loud: Math and Oral Traditions 0-8 years
Patterns and Picture Books 0-8 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
Mathematical activities for parents and their children 2-5 years
Vege Garden: Stage of Math Development (Cognitive Domain) 2-6 years
Math on the Move...Math Activities for Preschoolers 3-5 years
Count with Caillou 3-5 years
Numeracy: Preschool Profile 3-5 years
New Peep and the Big Wide World Math and Science Games 3-5 years
Fun Activities to Promote Math Skills 3-6 years
Rapid Naming 3-6 years
Playing at Math 3-6 years
Meangingful Math 3-6 years
Games at Sesame Street 3-6 years
Perpetual Preschool, Math Ideas 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
Data Gathering and Analyzing 3-8 years
Computation and Picture Books 3-8 years
Let's Play Store 3-9 years
Illuminations, Math Lessons from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 3-17 years
New Illuminations, Math Activities 3-17 years
Preschool/Kindergarten Activities 4-6 years
Daisy Maths 3-12 years
Alfy 4-6 years
Math Songs 4-11 years

Number time games

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
Manny’s Rumba 5-7 years
Paso Partners: Integrating Mathmatics, Science and Language (with Spanish version) 5-8 years
Pattern Blocks: Exploring Fractions with Shapes 5-8 years
What can I do to help my child get the most out of math? 5-8 years
Figure This! Family Math Challenges 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
A Math Dictionary for Kids 5-10 years
Bitesize Maths 5- 10 years
Ten Math Activities for Parents and Kids 5-11 years
Math Playground 5-11 years
Kidport 5-12 years
Probabllity/Patterns Learning Units 5-12 years
Arithmetic Learning Units 5-12 years
Balanced Math Assessment Tasks 5-12 years
Figure This! Math Challenges for Families 5-13 years
AAA Math 5-13 years
Math Cats 5-13 years
Data Analysis Learning Units 5-13 years
Geometry Learning Units 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
Create a graph
8-12 years
Primary Math Games
8-12 years

Special Needs Age Level:
Dyscalculia at an Early Age: Characteristics and Potential 0-8 years
Connecting Teachers to Strategies that Help Students with Special Needs 3-17 years
Helpful Hints about Dyslexia 4-11 years
Easy to Make Games for Learning 5-10 years
Free Songs and Games 5-10 years
Educational Aspects of Mathematics Disabilities 5-11 years
Number Sense: Rethinking Arithmetic Instruction for Students with Mathematical Disabilities 5-11 years
The Inclusive Classroom: Teaching Math and Science to English Language Learners 5-12 years
Teaching Mathematics and Science to English-Language Learners 5-13 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
Learning Disabilities in Mathematics 5-18 years
Making Mathematics Meaningful for Students with Learning Problems: Powerful Teaching Strategies that Work, Webinar (audio – video) 5-13 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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