Math and Science Storytimes

We aren’t doing rocket science…but we are helping create tomorrow’s rocket scientists
Math and Science at Storytime
Mary Landrum
Lexington Public Library
Northside Branch
mlandrum@lexpublib.org

Why Math and Science?
Math and science jobs are good jobs!
BUT American students perform poorly in these fields, compared to their international peers
Early intervention can give children the skills and confidence they need to succeed in STEM fields.
What in the world are STEM fields?
Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics

How Storytime Builds Math and Science Skills
The story provides a context for math and science concepts
The activity lets children practice math and science skills
Math and science help children make sense of their world
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What Will We Learn Today?
Some basic math and science concepts
Some books that can introduce those concepts to young children
Some activities that will help children develop their math and science skills

Examples of how to include math and science in your storytime
3-2-1…BLASTOFF!

Fingerplays Teach Math Skills
Many fingerplays involve counting
Other math skills
Number sense
One-to-one correspondence
Adding and subtracting

Nursery Rhymes Teach Math, Too
“One, Two, Buckle My Shoe.”
“Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”
Recommended book: Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
Science Concept: Predicting the Outcome
What will happen when all those animals fill up Mr. Gumpy’s boat?

Mr. Gumpy’s Activity: Float or Sink?
Science Concept: Predicting the Outcome
Will the duck float or sink?
Science Concept: Identifying an Item’s Attributes
Why do you think the duck will float?

Lunch by Denise Fleming
Science Concept: Identifying an Item’s Attributes
Attribute: characteristic, “what makes it special”
In this case, the attribute is color
Don’t be shy about using the word attribute!

Sorting our Dessert—Candy!
Science Concept: Sorting Items by their Attributes
The color of the candy wrapper was our attribute we used for sorting

Counting and Comparing our Candy Stashes
Math Concept: Counting
How many suckers does Willow have?
Math Concept: Comparing Quantities
Who has more suckers?
Who has the same number of suckers?

Building and Construction
Math Concepts:
Recognizing shapes in structures
Recognizing patterns and symmetry
Counting
Measuring
Science Concepts:
Understand the different properties of different building materials

Building Houses for the Pigs!
Math Concept: Recognizing shapes
What shape is the roof?
What shape are your walls?
Math Concept: Spatial Relations
Math Concept: Measurement
Science Concept: learning what attributes make a structure strong

Conclusions and Questions
These are only a few examples of a few concepts.
Seek out opportunities and resources for further exploration of math and science concepts
Public libraries as essential partners in school readiness
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