https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/ Laying the foundation for a lifetime of achievement Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-12642 Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:57:44 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-12642 I never thought of playing in sand as a learning experience but I like that if children are building in the sandbox, it allows them to solve problems that may arise and learn to work with one another.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-11356 Wed, 02 Mar 2022 23:47:21 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-11356 I can just hear what my class would be saying if we could have a sandbox/ area close to our school or park. It is such a great way to let them explore so many concepts at once. I would love to have them problem solve a way to keep the castle up as they tried to build a basement/ tunneled area underneath. This has been the project on the edge of our snowpile here lately.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-8249 Mon, 08 Mar 2021 19:33:44 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-8249 Playing with sea shells is a great activity for recognizing patterns in nature.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-8106 Thu, 14 Jan 2021 02:55:06 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-8106 This was a great blog. A lot of fun ideas. So many math opportunities to explore and talk about, including measurment and comparing sizes.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-8063 Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:26:00 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-8063 It’s easy to presume it is just play. Thank you for opening the discussion for math terms, problem solving, reasoning, and other opportunities with these early learners.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-8007 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 22:05:29 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-8007 This would be such a great idea for children to learn sorting, along with building and graphing. This is a great imagination and learning tool.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-7736 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 17:09:19 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-7736 Love the ideas for sand play. Looks so inviting for children.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-7685 Tue, 22 Sep 2020 21:27:09 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-7685 The sandbox is a great area to do some sorting and graphing activities with the children using lots of different natural materials like rock, shells, sticks, acorns, etc.

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-7679 Sun, 20 Sep 2020 16:45:04 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-7679 Excellent ideas to play sand

]]> https://earlymathcounts.org/return-of-the-sand-gardens/#comment-7633 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:38:45 +0000 http://earlymathcounts.org/?p=12878#comment-7633 fun ideas involving numbers and outdoor adventures

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