Coaching to Support Early Math Instruction
Explore this in-service suite to learn more about the use of Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) to improve early math learning.
Mathematics Development
Find resources to support preschoolers’ understanding of numbers and quantities, their relationships and operations, shapes and their structure, reasoning, measurement, classification, and patterns.
Mathematics development is a preschooler subdomain of the cognition central domain in the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). Other ELOF domains include approaches to learning; social and emotional development; language and literacy; and perceptual, motor, and physical development.
Exploring Math with Infants and Toddlers
Discover the math component of STEAM. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Find out how infants and toddlers explore everyday math concepts during daily routines and interactions.
Infant/Toddler Cognition: Supporting Early Math
Find out how infant/toddler teachers and family child care providers can help very young children learn early math concepts and skills. Hear from experts who share information on early math development.
Preschool Cognition: Supporting Early Math
Hear from experts about early math development. Find out how to integrate early geometry concepts into everyday teaching practices to help very young children begin to develop their math skills.
Differentiating Learning Opportunities in Early Math
View this video for an introduction of the 15-minute In-service Suite on differentiating leaning opportunities in early math.
Infant/Toddler STEAM Series
Explore ways to support STEAM learning for infants and toddlers. In each episode, find an overview of the STEM component and tips for using art to help children explore concepts and skills.
Preschool STEAM Series
Discover strategies to support STEAM learning for preschoolers. In each episode, there's an overview of the STEM component and tips for using art to help children explore concepts and skills.
Doug Clements: Math is Fundamental for Development
Doug Clements discusses the ELOF and mathematical thinking.
Math: Number Recognition and Subitizing
Learn more about number recognition and subitizing. Discover why this important math competency is the foundation of math learning. Find ways to support number recognition and subitizing for children birth to 5.
Research on the Go: “M” in STEAM
Stereotypes about who is "good at math" are everywhere. Discover how to help shift the narrative and find strategies for helping even the youngest learners embrace their inner mathematician.