One of the best way to find out if play based learning is a good fit for your family is to try it! This is a simple math activity built around math story cards. Mother Goose Time helps adjust the activity to your child’s level by offering simplifications and challenges. Counting Rattlers Supplies math story […]
Teaching Math Through Play with Mother Goose Time
Our children learn to count and recognize numbers through reading aloud and play! We read a ton of number and counting books. We also play math games available from our preschool program, Mother Goose Time! Here are just a couple examples of how Mother Goose Time has helped two of my little learners just this […]
Predator Versus Prey Early Learning Math Game
This week we are learning more about “Wild Safari Animals” with our favorite preschool curriculum, Mother Goose Time. A big concept we covered is predator versus prey. “Safari, So Good!: All About African Wildlife” from the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library is a fantastic introductory book to wildlife in Africa and spurred the interest […]
Plant a Forest – Table Top Math with Mother Goose Time
As part of the “Winter Wonderland” theme from Mother Goose Time, we used our counting and pattern recognition skills to build a pretend forest. Play dough, Popsicle sticks, and tree cutouts combined to let us create our very own table top math adventure. You can play too! Below is a list of the […]
Stick Stack – A Counting Game
Sticks are one of my favorite math manipulatives to use with my early learners. They are easy for little hands to hold, sort, and arrange into all kinds of interesting configurations; making them perfect for counting practice. We have used them to help understand symmetry (same number of sticks on all sides) while building little houses […]
