This summer I wrote blog posts for parents. As I spent time with my own children over the past two weeks I thought I would share a few ideas.
How does a parent cultivate a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts without using a textbook? Winter break is the most wonderful time of the year to meaningfully apply math!…
It’s the middle of July and right about now there are thousands of children repeating, “What can I do now? I’m bored.” Here are a few mathematically meaningful and engaging ways to resolve that situation.
Wait until it’s a really HOT day. Crack an egg on a part of the sidewalk that’s in the sun.…
I’m glad the parent blogs have been so well received! If you’re an educator reading this blog you can use all of the ideals with your students in small groups. The concepts explored in today’s blog deal with the prerequisites for counting and are appropriate for Pre-K, K, and 1st grades.…
Yea, parents!!! Due to your overwhelmingly positive (and rapid) response to the parent ideas, I’m posting resources for parents on the FREE RESOURCES page of my web site. Just click on this link and download the first two activities:
https://glennatabor.com/free-resources/
The next blog about number sense will be posted tomorrow.…
