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Mistakes in Early Childhood Math Learning – Obstacles or Opportunities?
Hear from the Experts
February 2026
Playing with Math to Build Autonomy, Focus on Understanding, and Increase Joy
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August 2025
The Five Principles of Anji Play
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July 2025
The Center for Family Math: Building a Movement
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April 2025
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Early Childhood Teachers Look Back on a Year Like No Other
About Early Math
December 2020
The Importance of Spatial Reasoning in Classrooms
About Early Math
January 2017
Value of Blocks in Kindergarten
About Early Math
July 2016
Importance of Early Math Often Overlooked
About Early Math
July 2016
Five 3s or Three 5s, the Common Core Questions Continue
About Early Math
March 2016
Spatial Reasoning Skills Predict Later STEM Success
About Early Math
January 2016
U.S. Achievement Gap Begins in the Early Years
About Early Math
December 2015
Math in School Shaped by Politics
About Early Math
December 2015
Collaborative Director Reflects on Teaching Math to Preschoolers
About Early Math
November 2015
High Score: Using Math Video Games in the Classroom
About Early Math
August 2015
Children’s Math Anxiety May Stem from Parents
About Early Math
August 2015
Math Opportunities Hidden in Geocache App
About Early Math
May 2015
Rote Memorization Hinders Math Performance
About Early Math
May 2015
Teachers’ Perspectives on Math and Language Arts Instruction
About Early Math
May 2015
There’s No Such Thing as “Bad at Math”
About Early Math
March 2015
Making “Math for Fun” a Reality
About Early Math
March 2015
Blocks: Low-Tech Toys with High Learning Potential
About Early Math
March 2015
The Role of Play in Pre-K Development
About Early Math
December 2014
Attribute: A Building Block for All Mathematics
About Early Math
December 2014
Preschool Math Curriculum Needs Plenty of Time for Play
About Early Math
December 2014
Reflections on Early Childhood Learning at 2014 NAEYC Conference
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November 2014
Math Ideas Abound at 2014 NAEYC Conference
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November 2014
Beyond Base-10: Three Unusual Counting Systems
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October 2014
Math Images: Understanding via Visualization
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October 2014
