The Early Math Project Newsletter
May 2023 - Volume 1
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2023 Early Math Symposium: Free Virtual Event You’re invited!
Register for the Free Early Math Symposium at https://registration.socio.events/e/earlymathsymposium
When: June 23, 2023, 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. PACIFIC Time (California) Look for the time where you are.
Our symposium celebrates promising practices, activities, resources, and strategies. It’s for everybody who works with children from birth to Grade 3.
Certificates of Participation are available.
Keynotes from:
Linda Platas
Child and Adolescent Development Department, San Francisco State University
JaNay Brown-Wood
Children’s Author, Poet, Teacher/Researcher at CSU Sacramento
Breakout Sessions from two dozen top math presenters…more to come
Topics:
The Amazing Mathematical Capacity of Children and Adults
Counting Collections
Geometry and Spatial Thinking
Routines to Promote Logical Thinking
Data and Graphs with Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts
Preschool and Elementary Math Activities
Nurturing Children’s Mathematical Thinking
Early Math in the Library
Diversity in Children’s Literature
Equity in Early Math
Math Installations and Community Engagement
Integrating Math and Play
Math in Family Child Care Settings
Everyday Math with Infants and Toddlers
New Resources and Activities
Creative Uses for a Sheet of Paper
This quick video shows how to register for the upcoming symposium.
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes! Read All About Them!
Books About Shapes and EMP Resources
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert Color Zoo
Circle! Sphere! by Grace Lin Circle! Sphere!
The Shape Song Swingalong by Stevesongs The Shape Song Swingalong
Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes
Color Farm by Lois Ehlert Color Farm
What’s important about shapes:
Help children identify and categorize objects by visual characteristics
Reinforce a child's understanding of similarities and differences, which are foundational skills for sorting, categorizing and problem solving
Support children's recognition of letters and numbers, which are made up of a variety of shapes and lines
Free Early Math Project book guides and original activities for books about shape at www.earlymathca.org
It’s Time for a Shape Safari!
This fun video is one of the Early Math Project’s favorites! Join Jake and his dad as they go on a shape safari. Make your next outing a shape safari!
The I’m Ready! video series was created through the California Early Math Initiative, led by the Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. The videos were created in partnership with film director Les Mayfield.
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