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Summer is winding down with Labor Day right around the corner and parents nationwide are preparing for their children to go back to school. My own teen 10th grader and identical kindergarten twins have already started their new school year here in Florida.
To help get kids ready for the back to school season, Discovery Familia, the only Spanish-language network fully dedicated to serving the needs of Hispanic moms that live in the United States and their preschool children, has created special educational programming targeted towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Starring is a new program called MATEMONSTRUOS. The show is about a group of very special creatures on a mission: to get kids interested in math at an early age. Starring Max, Lily and Gú, the new animated series demonstratesmath is everywhere and can be used to solve any problem. In every episode kids will be able to explore the world of counting, calculating, measuring and identifying geometric shapes. MATEMONSTRUOS will air on Discovery Familia Monday through Friday at 5PM E/2 PM PM.
With MATEMONSTRUOS, Discovery Familia joins “Connect the Dots,” a corporate initiative launched by Discovery Communications this year to promote the importance of educational programming and careers related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students and their parents. According to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, the United States will have to produce approximately one million professionals in STEM careers in the next decade if it wants to remain competitive economically, and Hispanic students are vital to meeting this goal.
“By 2040, Hispanics are expected to account for 30 percent of the U.S. population. However, Hispanic participation in STEM careers is way below desired levels,” commented Bilai Joa Silar, Vice President of Content at Discovery Familia. “To narrow this gap and ensure that our kids become future leaders, it is critical that we inspire in them a love for and interest in mathematics, science and technology from an early age. We are proud to be able to collaborate in this initiative through our children’s programming, which aims to encourage kids to think independently and help them acquire skills and habits that will be useful throughout their lives.”
DID YOU KNOW?
- Women hold only 24% of STEM jobs in the United States.
- 81% of teen girls see themselves as “smart enough to have a career in STEM”, yet only 13% consider it their number one career option.
- The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimates that the United States needs to produce approximately one million more STEM professionals over the next 10 years, which equates to increasing the number of students earning STEM degrees by nearly 35% per year over current rates.
Sources: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
New York Academy of Sciences and Girls Scouts of the USA
MATEMONSTRUOS the series will children foster a love for mathematics. Along with the main characters Max, Lily and Gú, children will learn to solve day to day problems using math skills. The MATEMONSTRUOS are mad for math and all things “mathy”: counting, measuring, sizing, sorting and exploring shapes and patterns.
In addition to MATEMONSTRUOS, Discovery Familia’s special back-to-school programming will include the curriculum based series Artzooka!, Mister Maker and Word World, designed to prepare preschoolers for the world that surrounds them. The network will also air thematic spots and the informative shorts “Back to School with Jeannette Torres,” in which Jeanette, an expert in early childhood education and the network’s official brand ambassador, shares useful tips for easing the transition and returning to routine.
This special programming will air for two weeks at 10AM ET/ 7AM PT and 3PM E/12PM PT starting August 19.
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Con mis nietos, utilizo crayolas, libros de cuentos, lapices de colores, una pizarrita para que aprendan a contar y se familiaricen con las ciencias y las matematicas. Gracias por el sorteo Joscelyn!
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We try to get our daughter interested in math by incorporating in our playing like playing store or Monopoly. We also work on fractions when cooking.
By encouraging them to take interest as it’s part of nature and so much to learn about & explore and get to know
When my kids were small, I took them on nature walks and trips to the science museum. We also played lots of games that involved math.
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This is wonderful! I loved Science and Math as a child, and I’m thankful my children seem to enjoy it as well! I plan to take them to Planetariums and Nature walks to keep them interested in STEM. 🙂
I have always taught my kids about nature and respecting it. We have gone on many nature outings
I encourage by playing math games and making the learning process fun
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I would set up interesting kid-friendly science experiments and take several trips to the science museum.
They do math camp in the summer and play in home with colors , animals and numbers
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We do science experiments at home to get interested in science. For Math we play math games like Uno.
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Using math manipulatives that she loves and doesn’t realize she is learning
We like to do hands on activities like experiments and word problems.
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My kids love watching videos and shows about nature and science topics which I encourage them to do.
My hubby loves to do little experiments with them that he sees online. They are very interested in seeing how things work or react. My girls also love (loved) to play school. We use the whiteboard to do math problems all of the time. My youngest does her math homework on the whiteboard like she it teaching a class. Thank you!
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Science and math were my stronger subjects (I was a computer science major) so we do a lot of education in those topics through computer programs and other educational programming.
My kids love to learn math, We encourage them by adding and subtracting everything around us , French fries, blocks etc
We participate in science family activities such as ones that are offered at our local chick fil a by a time for science and the kids love it and with math they love putting money in their piggy bank and watching it grow so that helps with a love of math by keeping up with their earnings
We love playing games like Life and we participate in a time for science offered by our local chick fil a
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We take nature walks and I explain the things in science and nature that are exciting to me.
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show them how it’s useful in every day tasks
My 4 year old is very interested in both math and science. We do hands on projects together so he can see up close how science works. We make it fun and a game. Any time we go shopping I let him help me out, he counts for me and he really enjoys it. Will do the same when the youngest gets older.
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I Incorporate math and science in every day activities.
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We encorperate Science while cooking !!
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Getting the kids involved in science experiments. Being hands on really helps.
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we try to play math games
we cook together. the way flour eggs and baking powder react is science, and it’s fun to watch them enjoy what they have learned
We look up cool and interesting things online that get them excited about learning about all subjects, including science and math(:
I point out math and science in everyday life. And, we make learning about math and science fun by playing games.
I encourage them by watching science tv shows and by talking and reading about science , Also almost everything we do includeds using some type of math.
By going into the woods & introducing them to nature
We do mini experiments all the time when it comes to Science like a potato top in water or just seeing how water becomes ice. I use math by counting everything from how many veggies are on there plates to using a giant calender to see how many days are left for a special occasion or holiday.
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Going to the science museum
We watch science shows/cartoons and do fun science activities.
By making studying into a game.