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The Magic of Schemas

When two-year-old Harrison entered our family childcare program, his comfort zone included drains. He was fixated on drains and loved to watch the water swirl around and around until it disappeared down the drain. Harrison loved that drain…and toilets… and bathtubs, and …oh, rotation! Harrison loved all things that included rotation. Harrison was a rotation […]

Math and Children’s Books: Fabulous, Fun and Fantastic! Part 2

The two books I am going to introduce to you today are quite different from one another. The first is a book titled BRICK: Who Found Herself in Architecture, written by Joshua David Stein and illustrated by Julia Rothman. This is a delightfully illustrated book that centers around a small red brick who grows up and […]

Math and Children’s Books: Fabulous, Fun and Fantastic! Part 1

I love children’s books. There are SO many to choose from. You can find children’s books about animals, friendship, sharing, being naughty, love, siblings, letters, being safe, being born, starting school, death…pretty much anything!  My latest passion is reading children’s books that foster mathematical thinking. There are two rather sophisticated, fun and fantastic books that […]

Dot Map

This next game is not only a great way to build your child’s spatial reasoning skills, but also helps them with the important life skill of reading maps. Mapping can help your children understand the world around them while strengthening their spatial thinking. Materials: Construction paper in four different primary colors Index cards or small […]