Math is Everywhere

Join the Cambridge Early Childhood Math Group to find the joy in math! The Math is Everywhere social media campaign helps Cambridge caregivers and young children understand that math isn't just for school. It's everywhere, and it can be a lot of fun! 

Math is in the steps you climb, the snacks you share, and the shapes you spot on a walk. When caregivers point these moments out, something powerful happens. Children who explore math before they start school are better prepared when they get there — not just in math, but across the board.

Parents can support their young children in becoming lifelong math learners through joyful math play. Joyful math play is noticing and talking about math during everyday activities such as meal time, getting dressed, and going for a walk.

Math is everywhere once we start looking for it!

How to Participate in Math is Everywhere

1. Follow the Cambridge STEAM Initiative on Facebook (@CambridgeSTEAMInitiative) and Instagram (@CambMASTEAM)
   
   
2. Every month, we will share simple, fun activities that you and your child can do at home to experience the joy in math!
   
   
3. Like or share our posts and tell us what you and your child experienced while doing a Math is Everywhere activity.

Don't have social media? No Problem! You can download our flyer to access monthly Math is Everywhere activities.

Why is Math Important? Math is a Civil Right!

This campaign is part of our collective action work to make sure that all Cambridge families have the tools, support, and confidence to nurture their child's math thinking from the very beginning. Every child deserves a fair chance to learn math. Math skills shape a person's future—and when some kids don't get that chance, whole communities pay the price.

• Math affects your life opportunities. Kids who learn how to use math to solve everyday problems have better chances of finishing school and finding good jobs.
  
  
• Not everyone gets equal access. Research shows that many children—especially in underserved communities—don't get the math education they need.
  
  
• The gap hurts everyone. Unequal math education contributes to wider problems: income inequality, health disparities, and political division.
  
  
• Math literacy matters beyond the classroom. Understanding math helps people engage with issues like public health, climate change, and civic life.

Learning more math opens doors to:

• College
• Better jobs, including careers in science, technology, and engineering.
• Understanding the world, by reading data, following policies, and seeing how systems affect our community
• Being an active and informed community member. 

About the Cambridge Early Childhood Math Group

The Cambridge Early Math Group is a partnership of organizations who care about math as a civil right.

Together we work to support Cambridge families and young children around math literacy.  Our goal is that all children (birth to eight years) and their families will engage in joyful math play. This is one of the paths to developing a positive math mindset and becoming a life-long math learner.

About the Early Childhood Math Group