Number Sense

A mother and daughter happily placing stickers on a colorful counting chart in a cozy, sunlit living room, engaging in early math learning together

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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A young child tracing the number 6 in a wooden sand tray at sunset, highlighting tactile math learning in a calming beach setting

Sand Writing for Kids: Build Number Sense with This Simple Tactile Math Trick

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Sand Writing for Kids: Build Number Sense with This Simple Tactile Math Trick “Mom, I keep writing my 3s backwards!” My first-grader’s frustrated voice echoed from our kitchen table where homework battles were becoming a nightly routine. As a former middle and high school math teacher, I thought I’d seen every learning struggle imaginable. But

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