Making Sense of Numbers: Number Sense

"Innumeracy" plagues many adults because they never were taught the importance of numbers.  The solving of quantitative problems eventually becomes a phobia, and the inability to solve problems injures the development of a person's self confidence and self reliance.  Encouraging your child's number sense in a  non-threatening and fun way will help to make them lifelong learners who love to solve problems!

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All Learning Begins with a "Spark"

Our freebie of templates this week has been developed for educators like our Director and her son's preschool teacher: instructors who think outside the box and who want to discover new ways to utilize simple formats. These teachers recognize that they do not teach their students; they motivate them and teach alongside them. They provide the "spark" for lifelong learning.

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Fill Your Holidays with Teachable Moments

There are so many great learning opportunities and teachable moments during the holidays. We align these experiences and "Mini-Units" with our standard based curriculum.  Similar to our year-long curriculum, the holiday curriculum is standard based and aligned with Teaching Strategies Gold Objectives. Each activity focuses on one of the objectives in Teaching Strategies Gold:  listening, counting, sequencing, reading, beginning sounds, or sorting.

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The Book Chart

The great thing about the Book Chart is that it is completely customizable to correspond to your child’s learning: the goal, the reward, the activities. Allow your child to be in charge of their learning. We encourage you to start small with your goals. Make the first goal quickly achievable.  Eventually, you should make the goals more challenging. Their confidence grows, as they recognize that the goals are achievable.

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