Early math skills can unlock powerful opportunities for children. Research has found that if you give your children a strong math start by the age of five, then you're setting them up for all kinds of success.
The tools below will help stations and organizations facilitate young children's and families' development of math knowledge, interest, positivity, and leadership skills by supporting family engagement around math in both at-home and out-of-home settings.
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Number sense is about understanding quantities and concepts like more and less. The resources below will help your child master numbers and counting using everyday objects and activities that turn math into fun learning experiences.
Sorting and collecting has to do with identifying and categorizing objects based on attributes like color, shape and size. The resources below will help you playfully build your child’s skills for sorting while preparing them for kindergarten.
Shapes are everywhere! Shapes are geometric figures like triangles, circles, or squares. The resources below will help you build your child's understanding of shape attributes and geometry as they apply them to objects and materials in their everyday world.
A pattern is a sequence of things in our world — like numbers, colors or shapes — that repeats over and over. The resources below will show you simple ways to nurture your child’s skills for identifying and creating patterns every day.
From birth, young children learn about location and position by exploring the world around them. The resources below will help you grow your child's knowledge of location and position words — such as beside, under, over and behind.
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#FamilyMathPBS is a new resource to help families and caregivers of young children guide little ones in learning early math skills. Through games, activities, and videos, parents and caregivers will find opportunities to share math experiences with young learners.
On or around launch
#FamilyMathPBS is a new resource to help families and caregivers of young children guide little ones in learning early math skills. Through games, activities, and videos, parents and caregivers will find opportunities to share math experiences with young learners.
On or around launch day
Matematicas en familia es un nuevo recurso para apoyar a los padres y cuidadores a guiar a los niños pequeños en el aprendizaje de matemáticas, como patrones. Ve nuestras actividades divertidas para compartir experiencias matemáticas con los niños en el hogar. #FamilyMathPBS
Matematicas en familia es un nuevo recurso para apoyar a los padres y cuidadores a guiar a los niños pequeños en el aprendizaje de matemáticas, como patrones. Ve nuestras actividades divertidas para compartir experiencias matemáticas con los niños en el hogar. #FamilyMathPBS
#FamilyMathPBS is a new resource to help families and caregivers guide little ones in learning early math skills, like numbers, patterns, and shapes. Through games, activities, and videos, parents and caregivers will find opportunities to share math experiences with young learners. More info at the link in our bio.
On or around launch
Check out #FamilyMathPBS! Our new resource helps families and caregivers of young children guide little ones in learning early math. Through games, activities, worksheets, and videos, parents and caregivers will find opportunities to share math experiences with young learners. More info at the link in our bio.
On or around launch
‘Matemáticas en familia’ es un nuevo recurso para apoyar a los padres y cuidadores a guiar a los niños pequeños en el aprendizaje de matemáticas, como números, patrones y figuras geométricas. Ve nuestros juegos, actividades y videos para compartir experiencias matemáticas con los niños pequeños. ¡Haz clic en el enlace del perfil! #FamilyMathPBS
On or around launch
‘Matemáticas en familia’ es un nuevo recurso para apoyar a los padres y cuidadores a guiar a los niños pequeños en el aprendizaje de matemáticas. Ve nuestros juegos, actividades y videos para compartir experiencias matemáticas con los niños pequeños. ¡Haz clic en el enlace del perfil! #FamilyMathPBS
On or around launch
Build your child’s early math skills with the Family Math music videos, which cover topics like shapes, sorting, patterns, and much more. English and Spanish videos are available at the Family Math YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@familymathkids
Los videos musicales de ‘Matemáticas en familia’ les enseñan a los niños pequeños sobre figuras geométricas, números, patrones, y mucho más. Los videos en inglés y en español están disponibles en el canal de YouTube de “Family Math”. https://www.youtube.com/@familymathkids
Build your child’s early math skills with the Family Math music videos, which cover topics like shapes, sorting, patterns, and much more. English and Spanish videos are available at the Family Math YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/@familymathkids
Los videos musicales de ‘Matemáticas en familia’ les enseñan a los niños pequeños sobre figuras geométricas, números, patrones, y mucho más. Los videos en inglés y en español están disponibles en el canal de YouTube de “Family Math”. https://www.youtube.com/@familymathkids
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety's Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Senior Entertainment Writer Angelique Jackson, each half-hour episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work. Get an insider’s look into the creative process and what it takes to finely hone the craft of acting.
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Threads or multi-image posts in support of all episodes are other great ways to support your broadcasts.
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SOCIAL HANDLES
Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Secret Level”) & Patrick Schwarzenegger (“The White Lotus”), Seth Rogen (“The Studio”) & Jason Segel (“Shrinking”)
Sterling K. Brown (“Paradise”) & Natasha Rothwell (“How to Die Alone,” “The White Lotus”), Kathryn Hahn (“Agatha All Along,” “The Studio”) & Kate Hudson (“Running Point”), Kathy Bates (“Matlock”) & Billy Bob Thornton (“Landman”)
Javier Bardem (“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”) & Diego Luna (“La Máquina,” “Andor”), Kristen Bell (“Nobody Wants This”) & Adam Scott (“Severance”), Lisa Kudrow (“No Good Deed”) & Parker Posey (“The White Lotus”)
Danny DeVito (“It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) & Colin Farrell (“The Penguin”), Keri Russell (“The Diplomat”) & Scott Speedman (“Grey's Anatomy”), Charlie Cox (“Daredevil: Born Again”) & Joe Locke (“Agatha All Along,” “Heartstopper”)
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On a new season of @Variety Studio: #ActorsOnActors, TV’s most talked-about stars sit down for new candid conversations on their craft, work, and lives. Check it out starting [INSERT BROADCAST INFO] or any time on the PBS App.
Before the season starts
On a new episode of @Variety Studio: #ActorsOnActors, our first father/son duo, Arnold @schwarzenegger and @patrickschwarzenegger look back on Arnold’s career and ahead at Patrick’s, and @sethrogen and Jason Segel discuss the “bag of tricks” that is being an actor. Watch it at [INSERT BROADCAST INFO] or any time on the PBS app.
On a new episode of @Variety Studio: #ActorsOnActors, @sterlingkbrown and @natasharothwell examine the power of writing, @motherhahn and @katehudson reminisce on their (multiple!) shared past projects, and Kathy Bates and Billy Bob Thornton remember their reunion making Bad Santa, years after they worked together on Primary Colors. Watch it at [INSERT BROADCAST INFO] or any time on the PBS app.
On a new episode of @Variety Studio: #ActorsOnActors, @diegoluna_ reveals how @bardemantarctic inspired his career choices, @kristenanniebell and @mradamscott reflect on their time in Veronica Mars and Party Down, and @lisakudrow and @itsparkerposey bond over being “Nora Ephron girls.” Watch it at [INSERT BROADCAST INFO] or any time on the PBS app.
On the next episode of @Variety Studio: #ActorsOnActors, Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito exchange notes on playing the Penguin, @scottspeedman and Keri Russell give us the Felicity reunion of our dreams, and Charlie Cox and @joelocke03 discuss playing characters that are different from themselves. Watch it at [INSERT BROADCAST INFO] or any time on the PBS app.