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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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The Center for Family Math: Building a Movement
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April 2025
What Do We Mean by Counting Principles and What Do Early Childhood Educators Need to Know?
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January 2024
What is a Number Path and How Does It Build Number Relationships?
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February 2023
How to Use Digital Photos to Build a Mathematical Language Routine for Kids
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June 2022
DIY Rekenrek Ideas for Home and School
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April 2021
3 Ways to See Mathematical Structure in Everyday Kitchen Math
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January 2021
Chores for Kids Can Help Them Find Math Around the House
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October 2020
Homemade Playdough Recipe for Shape Fun
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September 2020
Putting Groceries Away is Hands-on Shape Activity for Young Children
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July 2020
Taking Math Out for a Spin: Outside Activities for Kids That Have Math
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July 2020
Math at Your Fingertips: Songs and Fingerplays for Preschoolers
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May 2020
Get on the Right Path: Make Your Own Number Sense Activities
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May 2020
Games to Play at Home Using Attributes for Math Thinking
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May 2020
Dishing Up the Math: Tasks at Home Can Become Math Time
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April 2020
We’re Going on a Math Walk, Going to Find Some Math Talk
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April 2020
Let’s Wash that Math Right Into Laundry Day
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April 2020
DIY Puzzles Develop Spatial Thinking
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April 2020
All Sorts of Families: Connecting School and Home with Math
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October 2019
Counting Collections Builds Strong Counting Knowledge
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October 2019
Build Tangram Shapes with Do-It-Yourself Puzzles
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June 2019
Counting on Good Food for the Holidays
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November 2018
Preschool Number Sense Routine Perfect for Transitions
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September 2018
Teaching Pattern, It’s More Than Just Alternating Colors
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August 2018
Control Your Math Fate, Estimate!
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February 2018
