For the most part, most of us approach problem-solving in much the same way: 1. identify the problem 2. consider options for solutions 3. noodle through the possibilities and pick one 4. try it out 5. and find out if it worked. Sounds easy enough, right? As intuitive as this approach sounds to our […]
2 days ago, Springfield finally sent out some good news. Even though the roll back will not change the child care support system for some families, many more will receive benefits than originally thought. Take a look at the full article here.
Last week I wrote about Tana Hoban, children’s author extraordinaire, and today I wanted to introduce all of you to the another wonderful children’s book author, Ann Morris. This short bio comes from her Amazon page. Ann Morris’s many books include Families, Bread Bread Bread, Hats Hats Hats, On the Go, and Loving. She lives […]
One of Early Math Counts’s readers, Lynn Kuske, responded to my last post about Subitizing. and wanted to share her thoughts and methods about how she approached subtizing. The following is her letter. You can find out more about Kuske Math and 4-Group Math by clicking here. Dear Jen, Here are my thoughts on subitizing […]
Over the past few years I have explored several children’s books hoping to uncover/discover their mathematical potential. There are the obvious counting and number books – those that anyone would recognize as books that support math. Then there are the not-so-obvious choices; ones that reveal patterns, rhythm, prediction, and sequences, but are equally valuable in terms […]
Young children develop subtizing skills much like they learn to read sight words. The ability to take a mental snapshot of letters or objects and know what the number or word is comes because of opportunity, exposure and reinforcement. Eventually young children learn to recognize the number of small groups of objects simply by sight (we […]
When you engage in something “just for fun” they call it recreational. Here is an op-ed piece about recreational math. Imagine that! Math that is just for fun. Now you may think that because I blog about math that I am a math wizard (or wizardess) but alas, I am not. I am not even particularly […]
Yes – this is another article on the importance of outdoor, gross motor play and how it looks in Denmark. Citing the research that we all know but seldom see in practice, recess and active outdoor play may be more important for the longterm academic success of children than just about anything else that happens in […]
Take a look at this math blog. It is called Math For Love and I do not know how I didn’t know about it before today. Most of the writing is not intended for the audience of Early Math Counts but if you dig through it, you will find some gems. Take a look at […]
Thanks to my friend and colleague Carrie Nepstad for sending me this article from KQED.org. The title, How Adding Math to a Child’s Routine Can Advance Achievement, gives you a pretty good idea about the context, but it may even be one of those articles that you actually copy and give to parents because it describes […]