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October 31, 2024

Make a Map!

A brilliant math idea my wife had for our 5-year-old this Halloween: make a map! She drew a quick sketch of the neighborhood, and he tried to plan a trip that [...]

Posted In : , Early Family Math, Math at Home
February 23, 2023

Family Math Night Resources

[Want to get right to it? This Dropbox folder has all the activities and PDFs linked below.] Teachers, administrators, and students all spend the bulk of their [...]

Posted In : , Early Family Math, Game, Math at Home
January 5, 2023

Another 21st Century Pattern Block Play Idea

I got a fun note from a friend yesterday, who has been playing with 21st Century Pattern Blocks with his 3.5 year old daughter. He had an idea for 21st Century [...]

Posted In : , 21st Century Pattern Blocks, Early Family Math, Game, Math at Home
January 4, 2023

Math Play Every Day!

I’ve been following the #MathPlayEveryDay challenge from @EarlyFamilyMath on twitter. If you have or work with young kids, you should too! Day 1 – [...]

Posted In : , Early Family Math
December 12, 2022

Counting with very young children

Our 3.5 year-old son is suddenly counting everything, all the time. I’m trying to remember what, if anything, we did to support his early mathematical [...]

Posted In : , Early Family Math
March 18, 2022

Waxing Philosophical

I just received this lovely reflection from the Early Family Math newsletter. I’m now on the board at Early Family Math, and I recommend you check it [...]

Posted In : , Announcement, Early Family Math