Dad Blogs: Monty Hall and M&Ms – Statistics for Kids

Setting up the experiment

There is an interesting little puzzle called the Monty Hall problem that is a great way to introduce statistics for kids. There are different ways to present the problem Read more…

Playing with math manipulatives

Johnny playing with math manipulatives

We spend a lot of time playing with math manipulatives in our house. Johnny uses them in fairly traditional ways: he sorts by color, shape, and size, counts them, and Read more…

Counting and sorting beans

Johnny sorting beans

Believe it or not, the beans in this picture were kept in an upcycled small juice container as an improvised baby toy for the past four years. My kids never thought to open the Read more…

Child-constructed matching game

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MATERIALS:

Paper plate Markers Clothespins

STEPS:

Divide back of plate into as many sections as you want to use colors. Color each section a different color. Color the clothespins these same colors Attach the clothespins to the section of the plate with the same Read more…

Pattern blocks: Beyond templates

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I blog about pattern blocks quite a bit. They are currently my favorite educational toy, and this is one of the (many) reasons why. Emma called me in the other day and said, “Mama, look at my robot!” I went in, and she had created this beautiful robot. She went on Read more…


Celebrating everyday parenting through creativity, learning, and play. Reach MaryAnne by email at mamasmilesblog at gmail dot com.

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