This comes from a site called A Magical Childhood. It is brilliant. What should a 4 year old know? I was on a parenting bulletin board recently and read a post by a mother who was worried that her 4 1/2 year old did not know enough. “What should a 4 year old know?” she asked. […]
Although I have been focusing this blog on “all things math and young children” for the past 2 years, this time of the summer reminds me of the years when I was getting ready to go back to school. I have such vivid memories of the late summer when I was growing up. There were feelings […]
Yesterday, while walking my pugs I saw these chalk drawings. I love how you can see what the adult has drawn and what the child has drawn. The bottom picture is a “mandala” – the first symbolic representation children draw. They are often circular with lines intersecting the edges, looking like rudimentary suns. Sometimes, children’s mandalas are triangular, […]
Before you get worried, this is a spoof, a satire. However as funny as it is, it forces us to think, doesn’t it? Thoughts?
I was doing some research about new and exciting ways that educators are getting parents more involved in their children’s math education and I came across Project EQUALS from the University of California at Berkeley. Project EQUALS provides workshops (not really helpful unless you live in the Bay Area) and curriculum materials for teachers, parents, […]
It was a big weekend for a couple of Chicago’s favorite ball players. Frank Thomas, also known as the Big Hurt, and Greg Maddux received baseball’s highest honor when they were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. If you’ve never been to Cooperstown, the Hall of Fame is actually a “hall” in a larger […]
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have developed these Principles for School Mathematics. What do you think of the following: NCTM PRINCIPLES FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Equity: Excellence in mathematics education requires equally high expectations and strong support for all students. Curriculum: A curriculum is more than a collection of activities; it must be coherent, […]
Yesterday, one of my dearest friends sent me a link to this article from the New York Times ; Why do Americans Stink at Math? It is long. So go and get yourself a good cup of strong coffee and pull up a chair. This article not only explores the reasons why Americans suffer from […]
We write math sentences from left to write and use mathematical symbols and words to communicate a mathematical problem (or situation). Once children are in grade school they will read and write math sentences for years. So how do we prepare them for this eventuality? I bet most of you already use math sentences with your children […]
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