Check out Engineering Explorers, our newest online resource!

Blog Archive

What is Math?

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, […]

10 Math Story Books to Gift Children at the Holidays

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 – […]

Math Can Be Learned Through the Feet

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 […]

Engage Creative Children in Math Class with Tessellations

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. […]

How (and Why) to Introduce Tesselations to Preschoolers

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 […]

What to do when you don’t know how to do the problem – Math Resources for Parents and Caregivers

posted by Sasha Fajerstein One of the most common complaints I hear from friends with young children is that they have no idea how to help their children with math homework. I’ve heard many parents say that while they can solve the problem, they do not understand the process that is being taught to their […]