September 17, 2013
Angela Giglio Andrews shares an anecdote in which an order of french fries shared between a mother and her child led to questions involving measurement and other rich mathematical concepts.
Oksana Igrakova describes some of the broad mathematical connections a teacher could create with the Russian folk story "The Giant Turnip."
Jie-Qi Chen and Jennifer McCray review answers they received from a survey administered to early education teachers. The survey prompted the teachers to imagine that they were giving advice to a new teacher, "Tina," who…
Geometry and measurement are often difficult topics for young math students. Doug Clements argues that part of this problem stems from classroom materials that are inexact and misleading. "At its fundamental base, mathematics is about…
Finland's educational system is regularly ranked among the best in the world. Surprisingly, Finnish children are not required to go to start attending school until they are seven years old. Kristiina Kumpulainen explains the specifics…
Yeap Ban Har explains the unique problem of kindergarten education in Singapore.
Lyn English explains an exploratory method of teaching math. "The children's learning was extended beyond the curriculum because they discovered a lot of the mathematical ideas themselves."
Joanne Mulligan questions the efficacy of new electronic educational devices.
In Singapore, kindergarten is not mandatory. Yeap Ban Har explains how first- and second-grade teachers in Singapore compensate for the inevitable gap in the math and reading skills of their students.
Liping Ma describes some differences between American and Chinese math educators, specifically concerning the idea of regrouping. "It's always easier for children to subtract three from ten than from thirteen."