parenting • education
by Dr. Carrie Wells on August 1st, 2024 | No Comments »
It's that time of the year! Parents are preparing their children to return to school, or in some cases, 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 would assist your child in…
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parenting • education
by Dr. Carrie Wells on January 4th, 2018 | 2 Comments »
When 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.
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parenting • ages and stages • education
by Dr. Carrie Wells on July 18th, 2017 | No Comments »
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,…
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mom • education
by Dr. Carrie Wells on November 6th, 2015 | No Comments »
It'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…
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