Social Media Ideas for Early Math

How to Build Early Math Skills Before Kindergarten: Everyday Play Strategies

A child can recite numbers to 20 and still struggle to give you exactly five blocks. Another child may not care much about number words but can build an elaborate bridge, spot a re...

How Pattern Play Builds a Math-Ready Brain

Early math often gets reduced to counting. Parents hear a child recite numbers to 20 and naturally assume that is where mathematical learning begins. But long before children add,...

Early Math at Home: 9 Kitchen Activities That Teach Numbers Naturally

Cooking and food preparation provide an ideal environment for hands-on mathematical learning. Incorporating kitchen activities that teach numbers allows children to gain a concrete...

How Sorting and Matching Build Math Foundations

Parents often look for counting games when they want to support early mathematics. Yet a child who can recite numbers may still struggle to compare two groups, recognize a pattern,...

How to Talk About Math During Daily Routines

Parents are often told to practice early math at home, but that advice can sound like one more lesson to plan. Most households do not need extra worksheets, number cards, or a spec...

Math Centers to Help Kids Learn

Pairing learning with activities and games is the best way to get kids to learn, and there are a lot of ways to make math centers to help kids learn numbers, number order, one to o...

How Money Play Introduces Real-World Math

A child may be able to count to 20 and still struggle to use those numbers when making a choice. Give that child a pretend budget, a few priced objects, and a reason to buy somethi...

Best Math Apps for Kindergarten and Early Grades

Quick answer: For kindergarten, the best math apps start with counting and number recognition: Khan Academy Kids and Moose Math are strong, genuinely playful, and free or low-cost....

What Is Number Sense and How Do Kids Develop It?

A child counts six toy cars correctly. When the cars are spread farther apart, the child counts them again and announces that there are now more. Another child sees four crackers a...

What Is Subitizing? The Hidden Math Skill Your Child Uses Every Day

The clatter of plastic dice hitting the wooden table. A preschooler takes one glance at the dotted face, doesn’t even raise a finger to point, and shouts, “Five!” He didn’t count t...

What Is Numeracy? A Plain Guide for Parents

A child may count confidently to 20 but struggle to hand you five blocks. Another child may not count as far, yet immediately notices which plate has more crackers. This is where m...

Math Puzzle: Baby bottle mix-up

Solve a new-parent dilemma with this math puzzle

How To Teach Simple Addition With Objects

Learning how to teach simple addition with objects can begin with something as ordinary as a handful of crayons. Place two on the table, add one more, and ask your child how many t...

What Comes First: Counting or Number Names?

Your child can sing the numbers to ten, but calls three blocks “five.” Or they barely join in the song, yet bring you exactly two shoes when you ask. If you are weighing counting v...

10 Best Math Apps for Elementary Students for Everyday Practice

Finding the best math apps for elementary students starts with knowing where a child needs help. I look for a clear match between the activity and the learning goal. A kindergartne...

Math Centers

What is the one question I get asked more than any other? How do you set up centers for kindergarten?  (or any grade!)  In particular, math and literacy centers.  It seems there is...

How Block Play Predicts Later Math Success

A child building a tower is doing more than stacking toys. The child must choose suitable pieces, compare their sizes, judge where each one belongs, and change the design when the...

America Is Ready for Family Math. Let’s Make It the Next Parenting Habit

Kreider and Torgerson: Just as pediatricians advise parents to read to their children, they should encourage simple math activities. The post America Is Ready for Family Math. Let’...

How Play-Based Learning Helps Children Practice Math and Literacy Skills

See how elementary teachers use play-based learning to reinforce math and literacy instruction.

What Is a Growth Mindset in Early Math?

One difficult puzzle or a faster classmate can lead a child to say, “I’m not good at math.” Adults may reassure them, but “Of course you are” offers little help when the next probl...

Pumpkin Find and Color the Number: A Fun Pumpkin Number Sense Activity

Looking for engaging kindergarten number-sense activities that help students build counting skills and practice number recognition? This Pumpkin Find and Color the Number activity...

Don’t Count Them Out: Dyscalculia Support from PreK-Career

Don’t Count Them Out: Dyscalculia Support from PreK-Career

The Surprising Reason Some Children Struggle With Math, According to Science

Language and reasoning skills help predict math performance, offering clues to the learning difficulties that a test score alone may miss. Why do some students grasp mathematical c...