Errata- Over the past several months I have written about Sid the Science Guy only to discover last week that it is actually Sid the Science Kid! I apologize to all of Sid’s fans out there. This is a nice game that fits in perfectly with the April’s Thursday Theme of Weather. Sid the Science […]
Last week I wrote about Goal 8 – Identify and describe common attributes, patterns, and relationships in objects. This week I am going to explore Learning Standard B, which only has one Benchmark, so it is fairly straightforward. Learning Standard B – Describe and document patterns using symbols. Benchmark 8.B.ECa – With adult assistance, represent […]
This kit is a really nice way to support patterning and sequencing in your program. I think young children might find it interesting, since it has small spaces that can be open and closed, and you can change up the patterns by inserting a different card. I was thinking it would be nice to create […]
Recently, an article was making its way around the internet called “What if Everybody Understood Child Development”. I read this article with a bit of skepticism as I have found that even amongst practitioners, deep and meaningful understandings of child development is a lifelong quest. I am continually considering how my understandings of development are […]
Call it a coincidence, or call it karma, but this morning’s post about the “Relativity in the Weather” was written before this most recent bout of weather that Chicago and the surrounding area is enjoying. If I were the weather person today, I would be using words like “the rainiest”, “the darkest”, “the yuckiest”, the […]
Sometimes it is easier to think about the weather in relative terms, since temperature may be an ambiguous concept for children. However, if asked in the right way, children might be able tell you if today is sunnier than yesterday was, or if it is colder. This is a great place for adults to use […]
Here’s another one from the one and only Sid the Science Guy. In this game, children click on the weather wheel which spins around and around. When it stops, Sid tells the children what kind of weather it is outside. There are all sorts of weather-specific clothes hanging near Sid and children have to dress […]
Goal 8 of the Early Learning and Development Standards is to Identify and describe common attributes, patterns and relationships in objects. Learning Standard A — Explore objects and patterns. Benchmarks 8.A.ECa – Sort, order, compare and describe objects according to characteristics or attributes. 8.A.ECb – Recognize, duplicate, extend and create simple patterns in various formats. Example […]
Most of the Blog readers on the Early Math Counts site are Chicagoans. In Chicago, we have been living with the reputation of being the most dangerous city in the country for well over a year. We have earned this distinction because of the widespread gun violence that is an ever growing epidemic. We wake […]
We might all agree that young children begin to develop geometric concepts when they are able to identify simple shapes, not simply by memorizing the words of the shapes but by recognizing the attributes of a shape by its characteristics (a triangle has 3 sides- and is therefore, by definition a Triangle). Solid shapes are […]