Determined to find low cost materials that interest my daughter and stimulate her development I started observing my daughter and looking around the house.
We parents hold the power to not only look for child-directed play in the small everyday moments in children’s lives, but also to value and support it.
When mathematical learning at school connects to familiar experiences and objects in children’s lives, the math can seem more interesting and make more sense to children!
Explore the challenges and early successes of new ways to connect teachers with one another in poor, rural areas of Indonesia and identify some insights that may be applicable to teachers in the United States who struggle with similar issues.
Working with early childhood educators around the globe demonstrates that there is promise and innovation everywhere, even in the most unpromising circumstances.
