My kids never tired of walking….OK- perhaps my memory is clouded and foggy, but I have such great memories of walking with my kids around the city both with the stroller and without it when they were older. I have always been a walker, I prefer it to all other modes of transportation. Walking is […]
When writing the math lesson plans (that can be found on the mathathome website) part of the process was to write a short letter to parents about the lesson that could be changed, or personalized. The goal of this was to create something that could support childcare providers as they communicate with the families in […]
Last week I wrote about the shift that happens in childcare when the weather warms up and older kids are out of school. It feels like “summer” and just because some young children are in childcare 52 weeks a year, that doesn’t mean that the summer can’t be different than the rest of the year. […]
Hopefully, you have now made the connection between this blog and the Early Math Counts website. Some of you may be accessing this blog directly, while others have found it through the website home page. Either way, we are glad you are here. Today we are going to take a look at the “Increase Your […]
If you want to get frequent updates from the Early Math Counts project, sign up via email by going to the Early Math Counts site, which can be found at www.mathathome.org. Once there, click on the Math blog page, scroll to the bottom and you can put your email address in the box provided. Hope […]
Parents are tough. Some parents are almost impossible. I have worked with some gracious and wonderful parents (mostly) and some who have made it hard to remain a professional. I’ve had parents yell at me (in front of their kids, in front of other parents). I had a dad who raised a hand to me […]
Now that we’ve been up and running for nearly two weeks, I thought I should let you know a little bit about myself. My name is Jen and I am an Associate Professor at Harold Washington College in Chicago. I have been a member of the City Colleges team for nearly 13 years. Before that […]
Some programs shift their focus slightly in the summer and incorporate more of a summer “camp” atmosphere to their program. Hopefully, this means much more outdoor play time, more water play, more nature play and more free play. Water provides us with a bountiful resource with which to explore one of the main areas of […]
The Early Math Counts website is very easy to navigate and user-friendly. Today I thought I could give you some tips for exploring the site. The Home Page has a navigation bar along the top that links to the various areas of the site (these are in small green boxes). The first one on the […]
Young children develop ideas and concepts about mathematics quite naturally. They think about size, shape, quantity, order, and speed throughout the day as they play and explore. We, as teachers of young children, need to tap into these natural curiosities and make mathematics intentional. Intentionality is acting with knowledge and purpose. It is the opposite […]