Little Minds Big Thinkers 62. Limited to Limitless with Emily Jenkins
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Mar 28, 2025 
Emily Jenkins, a passionate kindergarten teacher from Illinois, discusses the transformative power of thinking classrooms in early math education. She shares how her curriculum choices inspire young learners and foster community engagement through fun, relatable activities. With an emphasis on social-emotional learning, Emily highlights the importance of embracing mistakes while encouraging collaboration among students. Her innovative strategies, including the use of manipulatives, create an engaging environment that nurtures a love for mathematics in her classroom.
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March Mathness Family Night Anecdote
- Emily celebrates her March Mathness Family Night, engaging kindergarteners and families with math games.
- It’s a joyful event with volunteers and resources that promotes math learning and fun community involvement.
Use Number Sense Routines
- Introduce number sense routines such as 'Which One Doesn’t Belong?' and 'Numberless Word Problems' to strengthen math thinking.
- Use proven routines to engage young learners in flexible mathematical thinking and collaboration.
From Limited to Limitless Thinking
- Building Thinking Classrooms transforms young students from limited to limitless in math thinking ability.
- Kindergarteners gain confidence, share multiple approaches, and embrace challenge without fear of wrong answers.
