Exploring Unit Block Relationships
Examining sets of unit blocks challenges educators to think about relationships since all the blocks are fractional units or multiples of one another. A deeper understanding of the features of unit blocks empowers teachers to support children in ways that promote joyful math learning.
Adult learning videos are portions of professional development sessions designed to engage adults in a meaningful way. They are not activities meant for recreating with children. Learn more about our Whole Teacher Approach and Learning Labs.
Why is this important?
We believe that young children need opportunities to play with blocks so that they discover and construct their own ideas about shapes, spatial relationships, and equivalence. Likewise, we take a constructivist approach in working with educators of young children. Adults need to engage in math learning practices in ways that are consistent with best practices for teaching children, but at their own level.
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The Early Math Collaborative works to improve math instruction for young children in three ways:
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