Ten Minute Math

03/17/2025

03/14/2025

Have you heard of Pi Day? It is celebrated on 3/14 every year. Listen to Episode 132 to find out why we celebrate this special day!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jan603/episodes/What-Is-Pi-Day-e2gu8v2

Today we are going to replay a popular episode that we recorded last year explaining Pi Day. Here is a replay of Episode 79 titled What is Pi Day?

03/03/2025

Do you know how to support your own preschool child in developing number sense? Here are 3 BIG ideas!
1. Ask your child how many objects they would have if they had just one or two more OR one or two less.
2. Ask your child how many different ways you could share 5 toys with them.
3. Cut off the last two compartments of an egg carton to make a ten frame and have your child practice counting by placing little cars or toys in each compartment.

03/02/2025

Did you know…
Positive conversations about math can help your child develop a positive attitude about math!

03/01/2025

Did you know…
The toys your young children play with can impact their spatial reasoning and spatial reasoning impacts overall math performance!
Encourage your child to play with construction-based toys like Legos, blocks, magnetic tiles, shape sorters, and puzzles!

02/28/2025

Did you know…
Young children begin to understand math much earlier than adults realize!
So…
Count strawberries with your children and describe objects as short and long.

02/27/2025

Every parent should know that EARLY MATH SKILLS may be the strongest PREDICTOR of later success in both reading and math!!!

02/17/2025

Can your child see 1, 2, or 3 dots on a die and know how many dots without counting them one by one?
Help your child develop number sense by shaking one die and hopping the number of times shown on the die. Make it fun to learn math!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Wishing you peace and joy in 2025!

12/28/2024

Happy Birthday to two of Jan’s grandbabies (Maddox & Saylor) who share a birthday today!