There is a time and place for everything….Never is this more important to remember than when speaking with families. Today, I wanted to talk a little bit about informal communication. These are the moments before and after drop-off when you chit-chat and catch up with family members. It should be pleasant, engaging and friendly. Remember, […]
My friend John sent me this link yesterday to a great articled called “Bedtime Math“. I thought I would share it with you here. This would be great to do when putting kids down for their naps.
Many young children can count up to ten, twenty, fifty and even a hundred. They recite the words, one, two, three and so on, often while they are not actually counting something in particular. Don’t be fooled. Counting like this, is a memorization task, that requires many skills, none of which are mathematical. Learning the […]
You probably saw this and thought you knew what I was going to be writing about today, didn’t you? Well, it is Friday and that means “Friday’s Focus on Families”. So, although I have a LOT of rules when it comes to family communication the “GOLDEN” rule is “Thou Must Never Speak About Children in […]
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 […]
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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 […]