{"id":786,"date":"2021-02-25T12:43:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/?p=786"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:36:54","slug":"fun-with-mathu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/vi\/fun-with-mathu\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn and Have Fun with Mathu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/butterflysmilecover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"934\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/butterflysmilecover.png 934w, https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/butterflysmilecover-480x376.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 934px, 100vw\" \/>This year, MASFEC has benefited from the creative and joyful approach of virtual educator-and-author-in-residence Mathangi Subramanian, Ed.D., author of several books for children and young people and known to friends as Mathu. Web posts by Mathu overflow with delightful ideas for hands-on learning with young children. Here are all of her posts to date, for you to enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-Literacy and Exploring Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/a-rhyming-picture-book-roundup\/\">A Rhyming Picture Book Round-Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/painless-pre-writing-activities\/\">Painless Pre-Writing Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/an-election-reading-list\/\">An Election Reading List<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/a-reading-list-for-lunar-new-year\/\">Reading List for Lunar New Year\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/an-indigenous-reading-list-for-thanksgiving\/\">An Indigenous Reading List for Thanksgiving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/night-activites\/\">Night Activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/online-resources-for-curious-kids\/\">Online Resources for Curious Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/picture-books-about-gender\/\">Picture Books About Gender<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hands-On Math and Science<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/super-symmetry-symmetry-activities-for-preschoolers\/\">Super Symmetry: Symmetry Activities for Preschoolers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/snow-science-for-preschoolers\/\">Snow Science for Preschoolers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/when-youre-stuck-inside\/\">When You&#8217;re Stuck Inside<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/fall-science\/\">Fall Science for Preschoolers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/monster-math\/\">Monster Math<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/diwali2020\/\">Diwali: Bringing Light Into the Darkness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social-Emotional Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/self-regulation-activities-for-young-children\/\">Self-Regulation Activities for Young Children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/building-empathy-in-young-children\/\">Building Empathy in Young Children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/small-children-big-feelings\/\">Small Children, Big Feelings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For those who are interested in Mathu&#8217;s own books, including her collaboration with artist Lavanya Naidu, Butterfly Smile (pictured above), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathangisubramanian.com\/books\">check out her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='author-shortcodes'>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-inner'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='author-image'>\n\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Coimbatore1_Santhosh-Ramdoss-Photographer-scaled-272462_60x60.jpg' alt='' \/>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-overlay'><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='author-info'>\n\t\t\t<p><strong>More About Mathu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mathangi Subramanian, Ed.D., believes stories have the power to change the world. Her middle grades book, Dear Mrs. Naidu, won the South Asia Book Award, and her picture book A Butterfly Smile was inducted into the Nobel Museum by Laureate Dr. Esther Duflo. Her novel A People\u2019s History of Heaven was longlisted for the PEN\/Faulkner award, a finalist for the LAMBDA literary award, and named a Skipping Stones Honors Book.<\/p>\n<p>A former public school teacher, senior policy analyst at the New York City Council, and Fulbright Scholar, she currently consults for Sesame Workshop. 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