1. EARLY LEARNING LINKAGES
Winter Workshop 2011
Math and More

2. MATH AND MORE Welcome Mini – Early Math Matters Breakout Sessions
Closing and Evaluations
Thank you Dr. Mendoza and also Laurie and the LRE staff for letting us use your school.
So happy all here
Hope enjoyed dinner had a chance to chat, meet and grab resources
A few housekeeping things:
will be in gym for first part of workshop – then we will move to breakout sessions
breakout session descriptions in your folders. We chose topics that connected math to other domains,

3. EARLY MATH MATTERS What matters most? Foundational skills
Social emotional resilience
Patterns of engagement
Can’t just choose one…

4. EARLY MATH MATTERS Why? Children’s natural interest and abilities
Complex understanding
Sequential development
Adult’s comfort level with math
Early math skills are an important predictor of later math….and literacy skills
Sequence of development
when children explore different objects – recognize similarities and differences
when notice similarities and differences – they can classify
when they can classify – they can notice similarities and differences well enough to recognize patterns
when they can recognize patterns – they can copy, extend and create patterns
they can copy, extend and create patterns – they can match objects one to one
when they can one to one - they can compare sets , more and less
when they can compare sets – they can see the manyness in a set and get number concepts

5. WHAT WORKS? Language Balance
Children’s natural interests and abilities
Connect across other domains
Deep and sustained interaction
Known relationships and sequences of ideas
Observe, document and share progress
Individualize instruction to child’s needs

6. WHAT CAN WE DO?
Adults can enhance children’s mathematical development by:
Providing environments rich in language
Encouraging thinking
Valuing uniqueness
Supporting exploration
And most importantly…
Knowing what children can learn and are able to do

7. MATH’S BIG IDEAS
Number
Operations
Algebra
Geometry
Measurement
Data

8. QUICK WAYS TO MAKE MATH MEANINGFUL AND FUN!
Dice
Math throughout the day
Add math to:
Dramatic Play
Sensory table
Block Area
Writing Area
Library
What else?

9. WHAT MORE CAN YOU DO? Choose a breakout session to attend!
Sign up for Early Math Matters
Look online
Utilize the resource room and lending library
Ask questions!