Discover what math teaching and learning look like in the playful, emergent environment of the early childhood classroom. Every day, children explore math concepts in their conversations and interactions.
There are many different types of questions you can ask to encourage children to share their ideas and to guide them toward greater STEAM knowledge and inquiry skills.
These kinds of conversations and interactions are laced with language-supporting activities, including activities that promote vocabulary and world knowledge accumulation.
From the moment they are born, babies begin to form ideas about math through everyday experiences and, most important, through interactions with trusted adults.
In our research we had the opportunity to investigate the The PBS KIDS Play & Learn Science app with the help of 32 families each of whom had at least one 3-, 4-, or 5-year-old child at home. We asked parents to use the resources in the app with their chi
In this article, we share ideas for how to integrate math, science, and literacy during shared reading. These ideas are inspired by our research project Story Time STEM, a collaborative effort by a team of preschool and elementary grade teachers, children
Is your goal to encourage children’s creativity through developmentally appropriate art experiences? Review the differences between process- and product-focused art to help you get started.
Using books as inspiration for nurturing children’s early math language and understanding of math concepts is a natural fit for early education settings.
Developing a sense of place through geographic experiences helps build the social and emotional foundation children need and will one day use as adults.
You don’t have to have a background in science to support children’s ability to think deeply about problems, develop and test hypotheses, and share their discoveries.
NAEYC promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
Authored by
Authored by:
Jessica Mercer Young, Kristen E. Reed
