A year ago, President Bush created a National Mathematics Advisory panel, and earlier this year, they released a preliminary report that was quickly criticized for being a summary of the Panel's mission and process, and devoid of recommendations for improving math skills. Do you need to wait for the government to tell you how to help your child with math? Every small child has a grasp of basic math, for instance: "More!" Give one child two cookies when his sister gets three, and instantly the inequality is noted. You don't have to wait to help your child build on these natural observations.
The Blue Lake take on it:
Math for preschoolers happens naturally in your everyday life. We stumbled upon Meddybemps, a terrific ad-free website created by a Grandma/Grandpa team (Susan Jindrich, teacher and former HeadStart Director; Jerry Jindrich, retired Internet Design executive). Check out their Understand Math section with great tips for young families. We also enjoyed the Kitchen Math ideas we found online.
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