Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article: Paul , Annie Murphy (March 2, 2012), Why It’s Important to Talk Math With Kids, Mind/Shift, Retrieved on 2014-07-11Source Material [blogs.kqed.org]
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11 JUL 2014
How to Talk Math With Kids
Some simple ways to work numbers into the conversation: Note numbers on signs when you’re walking or driving with children: speed limits and exit numbers, building addresses, sale prices in store windows. Ask children to count how many toys they’re playing with, how many books they’ve pulled out to read, or how many pieces of food are on their plate. Use numbers when you refer to time, dates, and temperatures: how many hours and minutes until bedtime, how many weeks and days until a holiday, ...Work it into the day-to-day conversation.