Last year I posted a list of 10 Things to be Thankful for this Thanksgiving – the Early Childhood Edition so I challenged myself to think of 10 new things to be thankful for this year. That makes 20 things to focus on as we move into this holiday season. 10. Everyday small, chubby, soft […]
Did you know that there is an excellent resource on the PBS website specifically designed for teachers of young children? You can choose the age group you work with and then choose from a drop-down list to see specific areas you want to investigate further. The categories are: The Arts, Health and Fitness, Math, Reading […]
At the Museum of Math there is an exhibit about tessellations. Do you know what a tessellation is? A tessellation is created when a plane is covered by repeating shapes that leave no gaps or overlays. Tile floors are tessellations as are honeycombs. You can tessellate with very simple shapes (rectangles and triangles) as […]
What are your earliest memories? Not the memories you think you remember but actual memories? Sometimes, we think we remember people or events because we have heard the stories of those happenings throughout our lives. But they are actually false memories, fleshed out with details by older relatives and then supported with photographs. Most of […]
Last month, I visited my son in New York City for his fall break from school. The only thing on our agenda was to visit the Museum of Math. You may remember that I wrote about this museum when it first opened after I saw a segment about it on a news program. I was […]
I am a big fan of PBS. I watch it, my husband watches it and my children watched a whole lot of it when they were little. Some of our favorites were “Arthur”, “Caillou”, and “Clifford: The Big Red Dog”. Did you know that PBS also hosts a great web site chock full of interactive […]
For the most part, most of us approach problem-solving in much the same way: 1. identify the problem 2. consider options for solutions 3. noodle through the possibilities and pick one 4. try it out 5. and find out if it worked. Sounds easy enough, right? As intuitive as this approach sounds to our seasoned […]
2 days ago, Springfield finally sent out some good news. Even though the roll back will not change the child care support system for some families, many more will receive benefits than originally thought. Take a look at the full article here.
Last week I wrote about Tana Hoban, children’s author extraordinaire, and today I wanted to introduce all of you to the another wonderful children’s book author, Ann Morris. This short bio comes from her Amazon page. Ann Morris’s many books include Families, Bread Bread Bread, Hats Hats Hats, On the Go, and Loving. She lives […]
One of Math at Home’s readers, Lynn Kuske, responded to my last post about Subitizing. and wanted to share her thoughts and methods about how she approached subtizing. The following is her letter. You can find out more about Kuske Math and 4-Group Math by clicking here. Dear Jen, Here are my thoughts on subitizing […]