posted by Lisa Ginet It is hard to know what is going on in anyone’s brain. Even when asked to explain ourselves, we cannot always express our ideas clearly. Young children, who are still developing both their communication and reasoning abilities, have an especially hard time explain their own thinking in words or “showing their […]
posted by Lisa Ginet “Let’s do math!” I often say at the start of a workshop. This may lead to some panicked looks or trips to the bathroom. If I say, “no pencils or calculators involved,” then a few people will laugh, and most will look more willing to try what I suggest … What […]
posted by Lisa Ginet When you hear or see the word “math,” what do you think of? Your high school algebra class? Balancing your checkbook? A geeky engineer with pocket protectors? When you add “early childhood” to “math,” what do you think of then? A little one learning to say, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, […]
The holidays are nearly upon us and for that reason, our guest blogger’s posts will appear over the course of the next two months as we send out 2016 and welcome in 2017. Let’s welcome Lisa Ginet to the Early Math Counts blogoverse. Lisa comes to us from the Early Math Collaborative at the Erikson […]
Information and ideas presented in story form often stick better than rote memorization. As you plan for the holidays this year, consider adding any one of these charming and engaging children’s math picture books to your family library. Visualizing large numbers, understanding fractions, having fun with division, or just fine-tuning how you approach problems – […]
10. In addition to our 3 square meals, we get to eat snack twice a day. 9. We don’t have to wear pantyhose, ever. 8. Our work includes snuggling. 7. We don’t have to worry about the Common Core. 6. We know what “ooblek” is even if our smartest friends don’t. 5. Our workday includes […]
posted by Emily Grosvenor Q & A: For dancer, educator and homeschooling mom Malke Rosenfeld, math can be learned through the Feet Educator Malke Rosenfeld believes she had a typical relationship to math as a child. “I went K-12 through public school disenchanted with math, never feeling personally connected,” Rosenfeld said. “I always […]
For math teachers and at-home educators looking to bring some creativity into the classroom, tessellations offer a lot of fun activities and possibilities. For some students, they might be just the right lesson to get students thinking about the practical applications and design possibilities of math. I should know. I was one of those students. […]
posted by Emily Grosvenor When I wrote my math picture book Tessalation!, I had a specific reader in mind: My son, who was 6 at the time. I was sure he was just the right age for learning to identify what a tessellation is (a tiled interlocking pattern with no spaces in between). But something […]
This month, Emily Grosvenor is joining Early Math Counts as our guest blogger. Emily discovered Math math Home and contacted us last year to tell us about her new book called Tesselation! You can’t imagine how excited I was when I heard about her book as most Early Math Counts readers know that I love […]