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This work is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation Grants 2015-023, 2016-13, 2019-1396, 2021-2871, 2022-3381, 2023-4803, 2024-5011 and Overdeck Family Foundation Grant 2019-1396; and by the National Science Foundation Grants DUE1348564, DRL 1907904. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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The Robertson Program for Inquiry-Based Teaching in Mathematics and Science. Making playful, engaging math and science accessible to all teachers and students.

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Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative

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Book

Our new book extends professional knowledge for mathematics teaching to educators who work with the very youngest learners. How do babies and toddlers understand the precursors of math?

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The Erikson Institute Early Math Collaborative is transforming the understanding, teaching and learning of early mathematics from the ground up.

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Our self-guided modules provide materials, strategies, and expert guidance for working with adult learners to explore foundational mathematics. Whether you are working with childcare providers, in-service teachers, or pre-service teachers, modules give you what you need to support professional learning in your local context.

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Children love to count. Counting helps them make sense of the world and to find out how many of something. With time and practice, children develop an understanding of the "rules" or principles of counting.

From an early age, children notice and appreciate patterns in the world around them. Patterns and sequences of different kinds begin to pop up all over the place, especially in the books that children love.

Teachers in four schools recently experimented with a "problem stem" protocol for helping their children understand the math going on in the word problems they face in class. This was part of our Big Shoulders...

In May of 2023, a diverse group of six kindergarten teachers from across the United States were selected from a national pool of talented and committed kindergarten teachers to participate in the RJEM Teaching Fellowship....

From a racial justice centered perspective, books can be powerful tools to engage children in mathematics learning. The worlds, stories, adventures, characters, and possibilities that are made available through books - explicitly math focused and...

RJEM at Work highlights the everyday efforts of caregivers, community organizations, teachers, researchers, and educational institutions to promote racial justice in the mathematical experiences of children. For the RJEM Local Planning Committee, there are multiple...

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Early Math Collaborative at Erikson Institute

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The Early Math Collaborative works to improve math instruction for young children in three ways: professional development, research, dissemination.

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Early math education lays an important foundation for future math and school success. One of the objectives of the Critical Transitions in Early Math Community of Practice is to develop high-quality free resources for educators and parents. This blog will be added to as resources are released. Feel free to share resources with colleagues and parents in your school community.
Click on the download button at the bottom of the page to access the PDF of the Building Math into Your Day resource.
Happy early math teaching!

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Building Math into your day: Math-y activities for little learners, their family and friends

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Early math education lays an important foundation for future math and school success. One of the objectives of the Critical Transitions in Early Math Community of Practice is to develop high-quality free resources for educators and parents. This blog will be added to as resources are released.

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We learn a place and how to visualize spatial relationships, as children, on foot and with imagination. Place and the scale of place must be measured against our bodies and their capabilities. (Sny…

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We are the Play Learning Lab, run by Dr. Angela Pyle at the

University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Great news to see our continuum of play-based learning featured in the Early Years Study 4! Take a look at chapter 2, " Play With Purpose," to read about the value of play-based learning in Canada's early childhood education.

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We are the Play Learning Lab, run by Dr. Angela Pyle at the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Great news to see our continuum of play-based learning featured in the Early Years Study 4! Take a look at chapter 2, " Play With Purpose," to read about the value of play-based learning in Canada's early childhood education.

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Kindergarten

Mathology Kindergarten is comprised of:

16 Little Books, with corresponding annotated Teacher's Guides

Digital versions of the Little Books, with audio and an interactive activity

Digital versions of the Teacher's Guides with modifiable line masters and assessment masters, and the student story with and without words for projection

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Mathology by the Grades | Pearson in Canada

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Mathology Kindergarten is comprised of: 16 Little Books, with corresponding annotated Teacher's Guides Digital versions of the Little Books, with audio and an interactive activity Digital versions of the Teacher's Guides with modifiable line masters and assessment masters, and the student story with and without words for projection

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10 Math Concepts that Children Learn from Puddle Play

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“Childhood is that state which ends the moment a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.” K. Williams Puddle pla...

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TVO Learn mPower can transform how students learn math. The games make learning fun while integrating fundamental math and STEM concepts into simulated real-world settings that foster curiosity about Ontario, different career paths, and the world around us. Games build upon previously learned skills, strengthening students' math confidence and skill mastery as they progress.

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Daily Estimation Tasks for Early Elementary

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See below for math activities for Teachers and Parents!

Some lesson plans were developed from a collaboration between the MKN and London District Catholic School Board.

Count on MKN filmed videos for a teacher to go along with the Lesson Plans! Click the links below to watch:

For teachers and parents, see below for weekly 15 minute drop-in video sessions designed to help you understand how to implement the lessons and to allow you to ask any questions you may have!

If you are a teacher and would like to have one of our teacher candidates join your virtual classroom to help out with the implementation of any of our lesson plans, please send an email to bdickso9@uwo.ca for English classrooms and kjohn283@uwo.ca for French classrooms.

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Lesson Plans for Primary, Junior and Intermediate!

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See below for math activities for Teachers and Parents! Some lesson plans were developed from a collaboration between the MKN and London District Catholic School Board. Count on MKN filmed videos for a teacher to go along with the Lesson Plans!

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Math Happens in Kindergarten

The videos in Math Happens in Kindergarten and the accompanying Facilitators' Guide are intended to provide opportunities to consider questions educators have been asking about mathematics in the Kindergarten context. The videos will help you as an educator to frame and extend your thinking, and will provide further strategies you can use to create a mathematically rich environment for your children. Use the Facilitators' Guide to support you in your viewing of the videos.

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Math Happens in Kindergarten The videos in Math Happens in Kindergarten and the accompanying Facilitators' Guide are intended to provide opportunities to consider questions educators have been asking about mathematics in the Kindergarten context. The videos will help you as an educator to frame and extend your thinking, and will provide further strategies you can use to create a mathematically rich environment for your children.

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Which One is Different and Why with Interactive Slides for Virtual Learning

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Steve Wyborney\\\'s Blog: I\\\'m on a Learning Mission.

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission

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Steve Wyborney is on a learning mission to spread math joy to classrooms everywhere! On this blog you'll find math resources for teachers and for kids of all ages.

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Welcome to Math Talks for Slides!
This site was created to fill a need for finding ready-to-use slides that can easily be copied and pasted into my daily meeting slide decks for distance learning. I wanted to have a hub of these engaging resources that I could access for distance learning as well