Making Math Fun for Early Learners: Researchers in Conversation
In The News Piece in Medium
Feb. 9, 2023
New America Learning Sciences Exchange Fellows were cited in an article by Medium about the how and why to make math fun for early learners and their families.
“Kids benefit when parents introduce them to early math concepts through play and conversation, but families are more likely to incorporate math into their daily routines if it does not feel like a burden,” said Dominic Gibson, a Senior Researcher leading the Conceptual Development Lab at foundry10.
A group of cross-disciplinary fellows in the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) at New America recently collaborated on The Playful Learning Challenge, a project featuring 10 free gamified activities for young children, using simple materials at home to build early math skills and confidence. Parents were encouraged to make little videos of playing these fun conceptual math games with their children and to share on social media.
The research-based games and activities in the Playful Learning Challenge Pre-K and Kindergarten Math Kit developed by New America LSX Playful Learning Challenge fellows Puja Balachander, Jack Graham, Elizabeth Gunderson, Jeff Kleeman, and Cathy Mitchell can be played in pre-K and kindergarten classrooms, or at home with children and their caregivers
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