July 25, 2025

A cinematic photo of a mother and daughter sorting colorful toys into bins on a wooden floor with warm sunlight filtering through a living room window.

How Sorting Toys Builds Early Math Skills — 5 Simple Home Activities

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How Sorting Toys Builds Early Math Skills — 5 Simple Home Activities “Mom, I’m bored!” That familiar phrase echoed through my living room. But instead of turning to screen time, we uncovered a powerful learning moment—math through play. As a former math teacher now raising two young children, I’ve seen firsthand how everyday play can […]

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Counting Made Fun: Use Sticker Charts to Teach Early Math at Home

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Counting Made Fun: Use Sticker Charts to Teach Early Math at Home “I don’t want to count anymore!” My four-year-old’s dramatic declaration echoed through our living room last Tuesday evening. There we sat, surrounded by scattered counting bears and worksheets that had somehow become the enemy rather than fun learning tools. As a former middle

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