Education Development Milestones: Kindergarten ReadinessIt's that time of the year! Parents are preparing their children to return to school, or in some cases, prepare for preschool enrollment to begin school for the first time. The following is a list of Kindergarten readiness skills across various domains. Mastery of these skills prior to starting Kindergarten…
Winter Preschool Math ActivityWhen teaching math to young children, we often think of number-related concepts, such as counting forward, counting backward, simple addition, and simple subtraction. However, there are a lot of mathematical concepts that can be taught to preschool-age children that are not necessarily related to numbers and operations. Image courtesy of…
5 Simple Preschool Math Activitiesparenting • ages and stages • education
Before young children are able to perform simple mathematical operations, like addition and subtraction, they must first understand that the visual representation of a number, the way it is written, represents a set or quantity. For example, if I see the number 5 written on a piece of paper,…
Thanksgiving Math ActivitiesIt's so much fun to come up with creative learning activities to fit a specific theme! Thanksgiving has lots of iconic images of Pilgrims, Native Americans, corn, and pumpkin pie, but I thought this turkey themed math activity would be perfect. Thanksgiving Themed Math Activities for Preschool and Elementary Kids…
