Early child-parent relationships, often called “attachments” form the foundational basis for the child’s emotional and social functioning later in life. The lifelong emotional ties between children and their parents is usually developed during the first year of life. It is not unusual for children to develop attachments to several adults including grandparents, child care providers, […]
This blog takes a look at nearly every aspect of education imaginable. There are posts about early childhood and development as well as school policy, educational politics and kindergarten readiness. If you simply browse the list of tags to the right of the Home Page, you will see the range of posts, many (most) of […]
This past weekend I stopped by a two-year old’s birthday party. The weather was holding out even though storms were predicted for the entire day. My friend Jessie built this Cookie Monster Corn Hole Game that was the hit of the party. She admitted to stealing the idea off of Pinterest, but who cares […]
There are three areas in the Domain of Counting and Cardinality. Today, I am looking at the very first one “Know Number Names and the Count Sequence”. The 3 specific standards associated with the first domain are described below. Know number names and the count sequence. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.2 Count […]
One of the biggest issues in working with and engaging families is that they often do not feel that the curriculum that is offered at their children’s program reflects the reality of their lives. The day-to-day stresses of raising young children while working full-time are a reality for many families. Knowing your families is the […]
Many, many months ago, I wrote an Afternoon Snack (re)introducing Fibonacci to the Early Math Counts readers. Since we are looking at flowers as a theme for teaching mathematical concepts, I thought we could revisit the idea that there are patterns that occur in nature if we simply look for them. Fibonacci (re)discovered that the […]
I may be late to the party because you might know this site already, but I just found the Child Care Lounge. This is a GREAT website. It is written in Pennsylvania, but you can choose topics and trainings based on your state. There are articles that are pertinent and timely, ideas for curriculum, and […]
The mathematics standards in the Common Core for kindergarten focus on 5 key areas; Number and Cardinality, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Numbers and Operations in Base Ten, Measurement and Data, and Geometry. According to the website: In Kindergarten, instructional time should focus on two critical areas: (1) representing and comparing whole numbers, initially with sets […]
I don’t know what these manipulatives are actually called so I am calling them “Acropeople.” I saw these while visiting a student at her center, and the children were so excited to play with them, I thought they were worth exploring. The Acropeople come in 3 sizes – small, medium and large. They come in […]
I found this list of assumptions about families that I thought was interesting and pertinent. It comes from the Iowa Early ACCESS group. The list helps us know what we actually believe about parents and families. After answering the questions for yourself, you could ask of your staff what they believe about families. This might […]