{"id":60053,"date":"2021-10-29T04:57:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=60053"},"modified":"2021-10-29T04:57:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T08:57:57","slug":"5-ways-sorting-halloween-candy-can-help-children-develop-mathematics-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/5-ways-sorting-halloween-candy-can-help-children-develop-mathematics-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways sorting Halloween candy can help children develop mathematics skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThinking back on Halloween, were you a \u201cdump all your candy into one bowl\u201d child? Or did you enjoy meticulously sorting your treats into a post-Halloween candy store and trading with others?<\/p>\n

If you were the sorting and arranging type, whether you realized it or not, you took advantage of the many informal and unintentional mathematics learning opportunities Halloween provides. These opportunities likely have\u00a0important long-term benefits for children\u2019s mathematical knowledge and confidence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Math\u00a0talk at home can promote early math learning<\/a>. Our research has consistently shown that\u00a0early exposure to math content at home predicts children\u2019s school mathematics outcomes<\/a>. In our latest work with\u00a0colleagues who are part of a language learning and mathematics achievement research group<\/a>, we are learning that when children are involved in second or additional-language learning, gaining math vocabulary\u00a0in the additional language is also important<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Counting and sorting Halloween treats \u2014 and other forms of household sorting that caregivers could lead, like sorting socks in the laundry \u2014 allows children to learn important skills that lay the foundation for higher-level mathematics.
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