This article outlines three important areas in early math educational support for parents of young children; activities in the home, working with your child’s teacher, and projects for parental involvement. Although the references are a bit dated, the information is still good. Check it out here.
Some of you might have seen this posted this week, but I couldn’t resist sharing it with you again here. This article describes a new video game that teaches algebra – even if the designer says it doesn’t. It’s an app called “Dragon Box” and it sounds very interesting. Check out the article here, Check […]
Turning an ordinary activity like “Find a Shape” into a game like “Shape Scavenger Hunt” is pretty easy to do, and much more fun for children to engage in. Frequently, while visiting centers, I hear teachers ask the children, “Who can find something in our room that is a circle?” or “Who can find something […]
Tomorrow commemorates “Cinco de Mayo,” the day the Mexican Army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. This is a day of great celebration for Mexico and Mexican people living outside of their home country. Tomorrow, celebrations will be taking place all around the Chicagoland area as we honor our […]
Yesterday, I wrote about subtraction and how it is harder for children than addition since counting backward is not as common as counting forward. I found this interesting lesson on this interesting website called Illuminations which is a website dedicated to teaching mathematics. Everything on the site connects to the Common Core, the NCTM Standards, and […]
I have been busy these past couple of months writing some online training modules for early childhood practitioners about young children and math. These will eventually be available through the INCCRRA/Gateways training site and will be free of charge. Should be cool. One of the things I keep reading about is how certain skills and […]
Subitizing is one of those words that nobody has ever heard of, even teachers of young children and mathematicians. However, readers of the Early Math Counts blog will now know it and teach it to others, because it is a very important early math skill and we should be very deliberate in teaching it. Remember […]
Last week I was visiting a student at her center so I could observe an activity that she planned. While observing my student at one table with several children, a 3 or 4-year-old girl was very busy at the table behind me, organizing and sorting, and lining up all sorts of small math counters. It […]
My guess is that most of you are familiar with the Zero to Three group which is a national organization that is focused exclusively on the health and welfare of infants and toddlers and families. Their website is really informative for both parents and caregivers. According to the website, ZERO TO THREE is a national, […]
Have you ever considered the ways in which toddlers play and explore and how those very actions are often mathematical? When a toddler takes two objects and brings them together to play, he is creating a relationship between them. Sometimes, the two objects are not meant to go together; think – a small wooden block […]