I have written about Sid a couple of times (remember, I kept called him ‘Sid the Science Guy’ instead of ‘kid’?). This article describes not only what I believe – that Sid is cool – but that we as adults can learn from him as well. Check it out here.
This article Promising Trends, but Discouraging Numbers, in Early Childhood Education Workforce published on the New America Foundation blog outlines the current workforce issues in early education and care with specific references to Home-Based Child Care providers. The data comes from a paper entitled: The early childhood care and education workforce from 1990 through 2010: […]
This website offers explorers a way to look up practically any mathematical concept imaginable. It is a virtual dictionary of math terms, but the real reason I like it is that it is ILLUSTRATED so that visual learners (like me) can make sense of the definitions. For example, I picked a random mathematical term […]
The fourth area addressed in the Mathematics Core for kindergarten is “Measurement & Data”. I will unpack this one over this week and next since it is broader than the 2 previous areas. Describe and compare measurable attributes. CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single […]
Welcome to Early Math Counts’s 2nd Year! I feel like eating cake. This month Early Math Counts is going to explore Math as a language unto itself. On Tuesdays I am going to finish unpacking the Common Core (Sorry, but it’s got to happen!). On Wednesdays, I am going to introduce some websites that explore […]
The 3rd Standard in the Core focuses on early concepts in Base Ten. Work with numbers 11-19 to gain foundations for place value. CCSS.Math.Content.K.NBT.A.1 Compose and decompose numbers from 11 to 19 into ten ones and some further ones, e.g., by using objects or drawings, and record each composition or decomposition by a drawing or equation […]
Well, it is really the anniversary of our birthday – Early Math Counts was born one year ago today. I’d like to take a minute to thank our loyal subscribers, readers, fans, supporters, and members of the Early Childhood Community who have made this project a great pleasure to work on. Here are a few […]
I was once told that the only reason for children to receive a weekly allowance was so that they could begin to learn about money. I believe that allowance should not be tied to chores, as chores are an integral part of family life and should not earn a wage. Paying children for household tasks […]
On June 13th, the New York Times outlined a promising look at the future of Preschool For All recognizing that in order for all children to have access to high-quality preschool, public dollars will have to be made available for children attending private or faith-based programs. One focus of the article is on Emmanuel’s plan […]
The 2nd section of the Kindergarten Mathematics Core is called “Operations & Algebraic Thinking” which sounds daunting, to say the least. However, once you actually read the content, you will see that it is only focused on Adding and Subtracting (not really sure why they don’t just say that.) Understand addition, and understand subtraction. CCSS.Math.Content.K.OA.A.1 Represent […]