Early Childhood, from birth to age 8, is an important period for developing math skills. Learn More with videos and activities that provide families with information about how to support young children with math skills at home.

Watch the 3- minute video for “two classroom strategies to reduce students’ math anxiety.” 

Resources at a Glance:

1. Numbers and Operations
   • Recognizing small numbers
   • Counting
   • Comparing
   • Problem-solving
2. Geometry, patterns, measurement, and data analysis
   • Recognizing, naming, comparing shapes
   • Identifying and creating patterns
   • Measuring 
3. Support math throughout the day 
   • Play games to teach math concepts
4. View and describe the world mathematically 
   • Model problem-solving
   • Ask open-ended questions
5. Observe and build on what your child knows