Long Beach City College Child Development Department

09/09/2026

📚 Early Math Books for Young Children l Everyday moments are math moments!

🔢 Numbers & Counting

🔴 Ten Black Dots — Donald Crews
🐭 Mouse Count — Ellen Stoll Walsh
🔢 Anno’s Counting Book — Mitsumasa Anno
🐛 The Very Hungry Caterpillar — Eric Carle
🌴 Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 — Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson & Lois Ehlert

🔺 Shapes & Spatial Thinking

🐭 Mouse Shapes — Ellen Stoll Walsh
🔵 Shapes, Shapes, Shapes — Tana Hoban
🌮 Round Is a Tortilla — Roseanne Greenfield Thong
🟨 Perfect Square — Michael Hall

🔁 Patterns

🐟 Pattern Fish — Trudy Harris
🐞 Pattern Bugs — Trudy Harris
🦓 Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes — Stephen R. Swinburne

📏 Measuring, Comparing & Size

📐 Inch by Inch — Leo Lionni
👣 How Big Is a Foot? — Rolf Myller
🐋 Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? — Robert E. Wells
⚖️ Just a Little Bit — Ann Tompert

💡 Problem-Solving & Mathematical Thinking

🔔 The Doorbell Rang — Pat Hutchins
🐌 One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab — April Pulley Sayre & Jeff Sayre
🤔 How Many? — Christopher Danielson
🧐 Which One Doesn’t Belong? — Christopher Danielson

09/09/2026

Prove me wrong!

09/09/2026

Ruby Bridges turns 72 today.

I think about her often, not just as a symbol, but as a six-year-old who walked past screaming adults into William Frantz Elementary School in 1960, escorted by federal marshals because her own government couldn't guarantee her safety without them.

We tell her story like it's settled history. But the same fear that turned grown adults into a mob outside an elementary school echoes today, in school board meetings, banned book lists, and fights over what children are allowed to learn about their own country.

Ruby said she prayed for the people outside that school. A six year old living a faith greater than fear.

Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges. Thank you for showing us what it looks like to keep walking anyway.

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A little Montessori…

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Such great examples and suggestion!
Thanks to Seed and Sew! 💙

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Dr. Sara Kuburic

09/06/2026

Babies need relationships to thrive. But the people building those relationships need support, too.

When families are facing chronic stress, financial strain or other challenges, even the everyday moments that help babies feel safe and connected can become harder.

That's why believing in babies means looking beyond what we ask of parents and caregivers. It means making sure they have the support and stability they need to nurture the relationships babies depend on.

Strong relationships build strong beginnings. And every baby deserves both. Get involved: https://bit.ly/40ETQdq