NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Herbert P. Ginsburg – Teachers College Press, 2025
Explore young children's remarkable everyday math that can lay the groundwork for formal math education in kindergarten and beyond. Readers will learn how math is embedded in children's everyday lives, how daily routines contribute to the development of important math concepts, and what adults can do to foster the joy of early math learning.…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers
Fromboluti, Carol Sue; Magarity, Diane, Ed.; Rinck, Natalie – 1999
Noting children's inclination for things mathematical, this booklet of activities was written to help parents: use home activities to challenge their children's minds; to help parents and children enjoy mathematics; and to help parents ask their children questions that will get them thinking. The activities in the booklet require no special…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Learning Activities, Learning Processes
Greenes, Carole – 1998
What should constitute a preschool mathematics program for children ages 3 and a half to 5 years? What mathematical ideas could youngsters explore? This paper discusses six broad mathematical concepts for investigation by preschoolers: number, space and location, shape, patterns, measurement, and permutations. For each big idea, activities are…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Curriculum
Taylor-Cox, Jennifer – Eye on Education, 2005
Why should your school have a Family Math Night?: (1) Help students learn essential math concepts; (2) Give parents a chance to serve as models of motivation, persistence and competence; and (3) Promote math success in a supportive setting. With its step-by-step directions and suggestions for both teachers and parents, this book takes the worry…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 5, National Standards, Parents
Church, Lisa R. – 1998
Noting that parents are their children's first teachers, this book presents activities to help parents prepare their children for school. The chapters are: (1) "Getting Started," which discusses chores, hobbies, television viewing, socialization, preschool, learning styles, supplies, work area, and motivation; (2) "Reading,"…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Childrens Writing
Maffei, Anthony C.; Hauck, Teresa M. – 1992
Noting that the preschool years play a crucial role in cognitive development, this book offers Piagetian-based educational activities for parents or teachers and preschool children that can be integrated into daily routines in a variety of everyday settings. The book is divided into two parts, the first describing cognitive development from a…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Day Care
Vogel, Nancy – 2001
This document is comprised of 12 issues of a High/Scope newsletter designed to give parents information on child development and to provide suggestions for ways parents can support their preschool child's development at home. Each issue focuses on one aspect of development or learning. The topics for the 12 issues are: (1) dramatic play; (2)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childrens Art