https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Mon, 30 Dec 2019 23:07:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-1321 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:02:03 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-1321 I try and incorporate math vocabulary in to my daily routine.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-1147 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 02:33:38 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-1147 We try to use math words as often as possible, such as position, size differences, counting, weight, measuring words.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-1135 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:05:38 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-1135 positional words are one of my favorite activities with my students as it is something we work on all day long! “Put your coats ON the hook”, “Put your papers IN your cubby”, etc….

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-1072 Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-1072 As a grandma and a trachers aide for prescool this reminded me to “use my words”

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-1011 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 02:14:01 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-1011 I agree Thanh. Word usage for early math is extremely important to use when talking to young children. We should start at infancy if possible, and use as many words to describe daily interactions with them. Ex. Here’s a big hug. Do you want to eat? Yummy good. Do you want more. Open wide. Does that taste good? Do you want some more?. Word usage and early math doesn’t start when children enter school. But when their enter the world>

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-998 Sun, 22 Oct 2017 17:20:39 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-998 comparing long and short big and small help build math vocabulary for young toddlers

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-905 Sat, 30 Sep 2017 16:47:11 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-905 The more vocabulary, the better for problem solving and reasoning! Keep asking those questions and using those words!

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/speaking-the-language-of-math/#comment-874 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:23:36 +0000 http://www.mathathome.org/blog1/?p=4124#comment-874 you have two feet . you need two socks and two shoes for your two feet.

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