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Count the Bananas

This is a another good one.  Champ the monkey is eating lots of bananas.  He needs help counting how many bananas he is eating.  Not only can children see him take bananas one-by-one out of the bunch, but he also throws the peel to the ground so children can count them there as well. This […]

The Election

Are you going to have a mini-vote in your center or classroom tomorrow?  Young children don’t need to take on the adult worries of the actual election, but having a small election for something small and meaningful to them is a great way to introduce the democratic process, teach them about the “majority,” and offer […]

Nesting Rings

These nesting rings are a traditional first sequential toy for infants.  They are usually made of plastic so they can be gummed and chewed to an infant’s content.  Much like the nesting dolls and nesting blocks of the past 2 Mondays, these rings provide the youngest children with a toy that supports sequencing. Most infants […]

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Exploring the Family

November’s Focus on Families is going to take a look at studying the family unit as a means of mathematical exploration. All children have some definition of family, even though those definitions can be as different from each other as there are children in your care. If you haven’t already done so, try to get […]