A one-legged teacher
This is a follow-up post to Fingers are not like Hands. My husband suggested that Zoe was able to tell me how many hands everyone had because I asked her only about people she knew. The thinking was...
View ArticleSubitizing, Counting, and Rearranging
Zoe really likes playing bingo. Today, after we finished a game, I decided to take advantage of the pretty blue chips to conduct a little experiment. Here it is (mostly in pictures). M: How many chips...
View ArticleMaking Cubes
Today I used Magformers to show Zoe how to make a cube. Then I said, “Now you do it.” She made me three! Here are the step-by-step pictures for one of them (if you go through them very quickly, it’ll …...
View Article(Mis)playing Games
I really like playing games with my kids, and we have quite a few of them. However, until recently, many games had to be kept out of Zoe’s reach because she would rip cards, destroy boards, and lose...
View ArticleString theory and practice
Part I: Zoe Zoe really liked her aquamarine pants with two strings. She liked playing with the strings, and she liked counting them: one, two. Then, one day, she pulled a little too hard on one of the...
View ArticleRole Reversal
As a typical 2.5 year old, Zoe really likes the word “myself”. This gets applied to everything, from opening doors to putting on clothes to riding her bike. In particular, I get to hear it multiple...
View ArticleCounting Geese
Zoe, grandma, and grandpa were walking in the park. They noticed a flock of geese by the pond. “There are so many geese!” Zoe exclaimed. “How many geese are there?” asked grandma. Zoe began...
View Article“Where’s the animal?” – A fun game for all ages.
Yesterday, Katie dug up a game that she really liked to play a couple of years ago, but hasn’t played in a while. I was quite surprised to discover that Zoe is now capable of playing and enjoying the...
View ArticleColor Counts
Zoe really likes playing with Mathlink cubes, but until a few days ago, the only thing she really liked doing with them was take apart structures that I would build for her (and she would not be...
View ArticleGruesome Math
Zoe has a recent fascination with blood – not the real kind (luckily), but the kind that appears in stories when someone gets hurt. Here is an example of how an innocent math problem turned into a...
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