Family Math

A family is doing laundry together to demonstrate how you can practice sorting and collecting at home

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Watch: Families Explore Sorting and Collecting with Laundry

In this short video, you'll see how children learn to sort with their families.

While doing laundry, a family talks about sorting socks.

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Sorting and Collecting: Glossary

Here are some key terms to remember when teaching your child about sorting.

little girl playing with Cardboard Box, into her new house.

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Four Easy Ways to Recycle Household Materials and Play with Math

Helping your child practice graphing, counting, sorting, identifying shapes and making patterns with old boxes and bottle tops is easier than you think!

Close up of a person's hands making snack boxes with fruit, nuts and sandwiches.

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Math is All Around Us: Simple, Everyday Games to Practice Creating Sets and Sorting with Kids

Here are three simple ways to turn daily tasks into playful games and show your child that math is everywhere and helps us in many ways throughout the day!

A small child smiles as she reads a book in a grassy place.

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How Two Brazilian American Kids Are Inspiring Little Ones to Love Math and Reading

More than just engaging children in everyday math, the book “Lia & Luís: Who Has More?” shows young people of color, or who grew up in a multilingual homes, characters who are like them.

A sheet of construction paper used to count out votes with the options as Big Bird or Elmo

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Voting Counts: Practicing Early Math Skills by Voting

Here are seven easy ways you can help your little one build math skills by voting.

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