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Mixing Colors

My second son Louie attended the most wonderful little preschool when he was 4 years old. It was nurturing, warm, and inviting. Each and every part of the program was thoughtfully planned and executed.  It was a joy. This week I received the above card from them.  According to the card: “Our curriculum goal for this project presented […]

Domain General Skills

Last week I attended a very interesting presentation at the Thompson Center, hosted by the Institute of Government and Public Affairs out of the University of Illinois.  The speaker, Dr. Daryl Greenfield from the University of Miami, presented his research on science education and school readiness. One of his assertions is that teachers of young children […]

Worms, Worms, Worms

Last week, three of the Early Math Counts folks (including me) went to Dallas for the NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo.  We spoke on Wednesday to a wonderful and receptive audience of about 45 attendees.  We began by detailing the history of the Early Math Counts project and spent a little bit of time presenting […]

Bedtime Math Redux

Early Math Counts’s Dr. Kathleen Sheridan sent me this link last week.  It will take you to a pretty cool website called “Bedtime Math”.  Founded by parents, this not-for-profit organization is funded by private donors who simply want to increase math opportunities for young children in school and at home.  This is not unlike the […]