Comments on: Avoiding the Summer Slide https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Melissa L. https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-14553 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:21:13 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-14553 I love math, and it always breaks my heart a little when someone says they hate math, be it a child or an adult. I’ve found that this “hate” usually stems from a feeling of not “being good at math.” I love the ideas in this blog, the ways pointed out of making connections to everyday activities that actually includes math. I would like to help the people who struggle with the concept of math as a whole to see that they are much better at math than they think they are, as they may not realize that they are incorporating different mathematical processes all the time. Math is everywhere and in everything, not simply numbers and other symbols written out on a piece of paper!

Sorry to go on like that, haha! Math is just really beautiful. I also find it interesting that there are multiple ways to get to a correct answer, and that you’ll always get an answer, even if it’s not right! (Or even “I don’t know!”) The key is to make sure the kids (and even adults – sometimes ESPECIALLY the adults) know that it is okay to ask questions and to ask for help.

Anyway, loved the ideas, the game recommendations, and the additional resources (no pun intended)! Thank you for this insightful entry!

-Melissa L. @ PCDCC

]]> By: Melissa L. https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-14552 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:05:44 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-14552 <3

I love math, and it always breaks my heart a little when someone says they hate it, be it a child or adult. This was a very insightful blog! I appreciate the ideas and the additional resources!

-Melissa L @ PCDCC

]]> By: Madison https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-12938 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 22:36:13 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-12938 Math is very important in a child’s learning, using different ways of play to help incorporate those things are very important!

]]> By: Sarah https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-12306 Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:02 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-12306 It can be easy to forget to include lessons throughout the summer vacation so that ‘slide’ doesn’t happen. These suggestions though are simple and interactive, making it not even seem like ‘work’!

]]> By: Lisa QuiBelle https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-12203 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:49:26 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-12203 these are a great way to keep children learning math.

]]> By: Olga Miklasz https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-7166 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:47:50 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-7166 Loved this article about all the possibilities of adding math into summertime or can be used in the classroom.

]]> By: jennifer https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-6086 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 01:57:40 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-6086 great ideas

]]> By: Jeaneice Morrow https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-898 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 15:20:08 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-898 these are great and children will have fun doing them

]]> By: Michelle https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-858 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 21:25:17 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-858 yes! Make it fun that way it doesn’t feel like they are actually doing math!

]]> By: CATRINA (TINA) MILLER https://earlymathcounts.org/avoiding-the-summer-slide/#comment-826 Tue, 29 Aug 2017 03:00:55 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=9921#comment-826 These are all awesome ideas that are fun and interactive so it doesn’t even seem like ‘learning’!

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