This document outlines a webinar on incorporating early math talk into the classroom or home. It discusses the importance of early math skills and how math occurs everywhere, not just during designated math time. The webinar defines early math talk and different types of math talk like counting, operations, shapes, and patterns. It provides examples of using math talk in various classroom areas like blocks, water play, and story time. Attendees are encouraged to think of their own math talk examples to use. The presentation aims to help educators and parents recognize opportunities for enriching children's math learning through everyday conversations.

1. Penn Foster Webinar Series
Fun and Easy Ways
to Incorporate "Math Talk"
Into Your Classroom (or Home)
Teresa Gonczy
Wednesday, Oct 5th
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2. Early Math Talk - Overview
- Introduction
- Research Background
- Types of Early Math Talk
- Math Talk in Classroom Areas & Activities
- Math Talk in Your Classroom (or Home)
- More Early Math Resources
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3. Early Math Talk - Intro
Who am I?
Teresa E. Gonczy
* Researching early math at Harvard
* Previously owned early learning center
* Run the @earlymath Twitter community
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4. Early Math Talk - Intro
Who are you?
* Teacher, Administrator, Student, Parent
What ages do you work with?
* Infant/Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten
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5. Early Math Talk - Intro
Where does math happen
in your classroom or home?
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6. Early Math Talk - Intro
Where does math happen
in your classroom or home?
Block area
During math curriculum time
Water play
Kitchen area
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7. Early Math Talk - Intro
Where does math happen
in your classroom or home?
Everywhere all the time!
Dramatic play, snack time, story time,
arrival & departure, outside play, etc.
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8. Early Math Talk - Research
Why is early math important?
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9. Early Math Talk - Research
Why is early math important?
Research shows that early math skills are just as
predictive, and possibly more predictive, of later
academic success than early literacy skills.
Duncan, G.J., Dowsett, C.J., Claessens, A., Magnuson, K., Huston, A.C., Klebanov, P., Pagani, L.S., Feinstein, L., Engel, M., Brooks-Gunn, J., Sexton, H.,
Duckworth, K., and Japel, C. (2007). School readiness and later achievement. Developmental Psychology, 43(6).
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10. Early Math Talk - Research
Why is early math important?
Research shows that early math skills are just as
predictive, and possibly more predictive, of later
academic success than early literacy skills.
And yet many early childhood classrooms devote much
more time to literacy than to math.
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11. Early Math Talk - Research
So if early math is so important, how do we
incorporate it into our classrooms?
Not through worksheets and flashcards!
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12. Early Math Talk - Research
So if early math is so important, how do we
incorporate it into our classrooms?
Through math games, high quality curriculum, and
throughout the day with
Early Math Talk
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13. Early Math Talk - Research
What is early math talk?
Early math talk is language used by teachers and parents
that includes numeracy, spatial concepts, patterns,
measurement, ordering, and so much more!
Klibanoff, R.S., Levine, S.C., Huttenlocher, J., Vasilyeva, M., & Hedges, L.V. (2006). Preschool Children's Mathematical Knowledge: The Effect of Teacher
"Math Talk". Developmental Psychology 42-1, 59-69.
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14. Early Math Talk - Research
What is early math talk?
Early math talk is language used by teachers and parents
that includes numeracy, spatial concepts, patterns,
measurement, ordering, and so much more!
You don't need to know algebra or calculus to talk
mathematically with young children! :-)
Klibanoff, R.S., Levine, S.C., Huttenlocher, J., Vasilyeva, M., & Hedges, L.V. (2006). Preschool Children's Mathematical Knowledge: The Effect of Teacher
"Math Talk". Developmental Psychology 42-1, 59-69.
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15. Early Math Talk - Research
Why is early math talk important?
Children who had more early math talk in their
preschool classrooms showed larger gains in an early
math knowledge assessment over the school year.
Klibanoff, R.S., Levine, S.C., Huttenlocher, J., Vasilyeva, M., & Hedges, L.V. (2006). Preschool Children's Mathematical Knowledge: The Effect of Teacher
"Math Talk". Developmental Psychology 42-1, 59-69.
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16. Early Math Talk - Research
Why is early math talk important?
In the home too!
Children who heard more early math talk from a parent
showed greater gains in early math ability a year later.
Susperreguy, M. I., & Davis-Kean, P. E. (2016). Maternal math talk in the home and math skills in preschool children. Early Education and
Development, 1-17.
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17. Early Math Talk - Research
So we know early math talk is important..
How do we incorporate more math talk into our
children's worlds?
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18. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Early math talk includes learning to count.
“How many cookies do you have? Let's count –
1 cookie, 2 cookies, 3 cookies, 4 cookies –
you have four cookies altogether”
University of California, San Diego. (2013, October 28). One, two, buckle my shoe: Importance of language to learning math. ScienceDaily.
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19. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Early math talk includes learning to count.
But also so much more than counting!
.
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20. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
One-to-One Correspondence / Equivalence
“Do you have the same number of dollies and dresses?
Will all of your dollies be able to wear dresses? Will
you have any extra dresses?”
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21. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Number Operations – Basic Addition and Subtraction
“You have two paper plates for snack time and Sally has
two. Can you figure out how many paper plates you
have all together?”
.
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22. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Ordering & Seriation
“Whitney is first in line, then Peter is second, and
Quincy is third.”
.
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23. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Geometry – Shapes
“The crackers we're eating today are circles. Do you
remember the crackers we had yesterday? They were
rectangles with four sides and four corners.”
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24. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Spatial Relationships
“Your bear is on top of the house. Oh and now, you put
him inside the house.”
Pruden SM, Levine SC and Huttenlocher J. 2011. Children's spatial thinking: Does talk about the spatial world matter? Developmental Science (14):
1417-1430
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25. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Patterns and Change
“Tommy's shirt has a pattern – do you see the stripes?
The pattern goes white, blue, white, blue, white, blue”
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26. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Measurement
“The box is heavy to move with all those books in it. If
we take some books out, the box will be lighter and
easier to move.”
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27. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Classifying and Sorting
“Thanks for cleaning up the block area. I see how you
put all the straight blocks together and all the curved
blocks together.”
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28. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
Counting & Number Sense
1-to-1 Correspondence - Number Operations
Ordering & Seriation - Geometry & Shapes
Spatial Relationships - Patterns & Change
Measurement - Classifying & Sorting
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29. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Everywhere!
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30. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
At the Block Center
“You're building with the rectangle blocks – see they
have four sides and four corners. Oh now you put a
triangle on top – that's a triangle because it was three
sides and three angles.”
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31. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
At the Water Table
“Wow you're pouring water from the big container to
the smaller container. Do you think all of the water will
fit? Oh look, the water spilled out.”
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32. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Snack Time
“Can you set the table for yourself and your friends?
How many cups will you need? How many napkins will
you need?”
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33. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Circle Time
“We have eighteen children in our class, but Robbie is
out sick today and Rita is visiting her grandparents. So
how many children are sitting on the carpet?”
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34. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Story Time
“Do you remember what happened in the book? What
was the first part? And then what came next?”
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35. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
At the Dramatic Play Center
“Are you doing a pattern with your cooking? I saw you
stir and pour and then again stir and pour. Are you
going to continue your pattern or do you think you'll
change and make a new pattern?”
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36. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Outside on the Playground
“I see you climbing so high. Now you are on top of the
slide. Are you going to come down to the bottom of the
slide?”
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37. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Arrival and Departure Time
“Sally and Peter – you two go get your coats. Melissa,
Sam, and Willy – you three can go next.”
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38. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Everywhere and all the time!
We build literacy-rich environments for our kids.
How can we create math-rich environments as well?
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39. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where can we talk about math?
Everywhere and all the time!
And for all children – both boys and girls!
Talk with girls in block and other STEM areas.
Talk with boys in dramatic play and reading areas.
Simpson, A., & Linder, S. M. (2016). The indirect effect of children's gender on early childhood educators' mathematical talk. Teaching and Teacher
Education, 54, 44-53.
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40. Early Math Talk – For You
Now let's try it out...
Pick a number from 1-9
and pick a letter from A-H
Type it into the chat...
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41. Early Math Talk - Types
What kinds of early math talk are there?
(1) Counting & Number Sense
(2) 1-to-1 Correspondence - (3) Number Operations
(4) Ordering & Seriation - (5) Geometry & Shapes
(6) Spatial Relationships - (7) Patterns & Change
(8) Measurement - (9) Classifying & Sorting
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42. Early Math Talk - Areas
Where and when can we talk math?
(A) Block Center - (B) Water Table
(C) Snack Time - (D) Circle Time
(E) Story Time - (F) Dramatic Play
(G) Outside Play - (H) Arrival & Departure
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43. Early Math Talk – For You
Now let's try it out...
Using your number and letter, come up with an example
of early math talk of that type and for that area/routine
that you could use in your classroom.
Type your example into chat so we can all share ideas.
(No right or wrong answers!)
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44. Early Math Talk – Other Ideas
More Resources
-Check out the @earlymath Twitter feed for more
articles and pictures from classrooms.
-Path to Math Tip Sheets
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/tipsheets/math-word.htm
-Talk Read Sing about STEM
http://toosmall.org/community/resources
.
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45. Early Math Talk – Other Ideas
More Resources
-NAEYC Math Talk Tips
https://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-
development/music-math-more/support-math-readiness-
through-math-talk
-How to Count for Grown-Ups
https://kidsquadrant.com/2014/07/11/how-to-count-a-
guide-for-grownups/
.
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46. Early Math Talk - Review
Conclusion
* I used to think... Now I think...
* Where & when will you use math talk
in your classroom this week?
Write out some examples beforehand.
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47. Early Math Talk - Review
Feel free to contact me...
Teresa E. Gonczy - teresaeg@gmail.com
Twitter @earlymath
Slides will be available
on my blog at www.teresaeg.com/blog
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