Talk, Read, and Sing - Talking is Teaching
October 2022 - Let's Talk About Adding & Subtracting!
Created by Great Lakes Bay Parents - Informing parents since 2012!
You are your child's lifelong teacher.

"Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" is a public awareness and action campaign that helps parents recognize their power to boost their children’s early brain and vocabulary development through simple, everyday actions ... "
LET'S TALK ABOUT ADDING & SUBTRACTING!
Let’s Talk, Read and Sing about ADDING & SUBTRACTING! Addition and subtraction are important building blocks of math, and by talking with your baby about these concepts you’re preparing her for kindergarten and beyond. During diaper time, wiggle and count your baby’s fingers and toes. “1..2..3..4..5! You have five toes on your foot!” 

Talking is Teaching has pulled fun tips and resources grounded in the best science, to help you talk, read, and sing with your child every day.
LET'S TALK TOGETHER
Activities For You & Your Little One
Let's Talk About Adding & Subtracting
Talking is Teaching

Let’s talk about ADDING & SUBTRACTING by turning everyday moments into math moments! When you are at the grocery store count together the items, like apples, that go in your cart.
Let's Talk About Math
Talking is Teaching
Add It Up
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The world is full of opportunities to practice addition and subtraction! As you go for a walk with your little one, ask your child to count the steps between two stores. Then, count the steps between two streetlights. Which took more steps? Which distance is farther?

VIEW & PRINT TIP PAGE: ADD IT UP
Let's Talk About Math
Talking is Teaching

Research tells us that exposing children to math early improves their success in school. Talking to young children about numbers helps their brains develop and improves their confidence with math later on. So, get counting! These ideas will help spark your child’s math interest while you talk, read and sing throughout your day together!

View & Print Tip Sheet: LET'S TALK ABOUT MATH
Talking is Teaching Activity Calendar
View & Print: MATH CALENDAR
LET'S READ TOGETHER
Talking is Teaching READING Book & Video Recommendations
Cuddle up with your little one with a book or a video about ADDING & SUBTRACTING! Books are a great way to start a conversation about a specific topic with your young child. Talking is Teaching has an amazing list of book and video recommendations on the subject of adding and subtracting. If these are not available, visit your local library and ask the librarian for help.  
Visit Your Local Library and Ask a Librarian

Contact your local library to learn about the FREE resources available to you and your child.

Birch Run - Thomas E. Fleschner Memorial Library 989-624-5171

Breckenridge -  Howe Memorial Library 989-842-3202

Bridgeport - Bridgeport Public Library 989-777-6030

Chesaning Township - River Rapids District Library 989-845-3211

Frankenmuth -  Frankenmuth Wickson District Library 989-652-8323

Hemlock -  Rauchholz Memorial Library 989-642-8621

Merrill -  Merrill District Library 989-643-7300

Saginaw - Public Libraries of Saginaw 989-755-0904

  • Butman-Fish Library 989-799-9160
  • Rudolph C. Zauel Memorial Library 989-799-2771
  • Ruth Brady Wickes Library 989-752-3821

Saint Charles -  Saint Charles District Library 989-865-9371
LET'S SING TOGETHER
Sing & Dance with Sesame Street
Sesame Street: Adding Song with Bert and Ernie

Join along with your little one as Sesame Street characters sing about adding. Ernie is singing a song to show Bert how fun adding numbers can be! But Bert would rather Ernie practice subtraction!
THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING TO YOUNG CHILDREN
Video: Everyday Fun with Addition and Subtraction
Too Small to Fail & Zero to Three
This is a part of a series of videos Too Small to Fail developed with ZERO TO THREE highlighting the foundation of early math skills in the first five years of life, and fun, everyday activities parents and caregivers can use to support this learning.

An early understanding of addition and subtraction can be seen when children experiment with:
  • Counting the number of items in a group of objects
  • Adding objects to a group
  • Removing objects from a group
  • Comparing groups of objects to figure out which has more or if they have the same amount.
PARENT SUPPORT & CLASSES
MSU Extension - Parent Workshops
ONLINE EXTENSION EXTRAS PARENTING HOUR
Extension Extras Parenting Hour
WHEN: Tuesdays at 8 - 9:30 PM

October 25 - How Children Develop
November 1 - Essential Skills For Learning and Life
November 9 - Positive Discipline
November 15 - ABC's of Early Literacy
November 22 - Responding to Your Child's Cues
November 29 - Together We Can: Co-Parenting

ONLINE EXTENSION EXTRAS FAMILY
FAQ's Talking With Kids About Grief and Loss
October 20 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

FAQ's Sibling Squabbles
November 11 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

TTHE PARENT TALK SYSTEM WEBINAR SERIES - SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER
November 3 – December 15 at 7:30 - 9 PM

GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PARENTING WEBINAR SERIES - OCTOBER
November 9 - December 7 at 11:30 AM - 1 PM

LUNCH & LEARN
Mindfulness for Parents and Caregivers Monday
November 14 at 11:30 AM - 12:30P M
Learn More & Register: MSU EXTENSION PARENT CLASSES
RESOURCES
STEM Passport App
STEM Pipeline
The Great Lakes Bay Region is home to a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) destinations and programs. The Great Lakes Bay Region STEM Passport is a learning resource for 19 different hands-on, dynamic STEM organizations in the community. Now locating them is easy! 

Learn More: STEM PASSPORT APP
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*This newsletter was supported by the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five Initiative (PDG B-5), Grant Number 90TP0055-01-0090TP0002, from the Office of Child Care, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

**Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Office of Child Care, the Administration for Children and Families, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.