As children get to be school aged, their language and math get more complex. Ask “How do you know?” and listen to their amazing thinking.
A reader sends in a report of playing Chutes and Ladders with a 5-year old. Of particular interest is his observation of the difference between how we structure hundreds grids in classrooms and how the Chutes and Ladders board is structured (each,...
Griffin (eight years old) and Tabitha (five years old) were discussing the day's activities. The feature activity had been making brownies with Mommy. This occurred while Griffin was out of the house. Griffin: How many brownies did you make?Tabitha: One...