Even though it is on a commercial site, this is a great explanation of the way kids learn to understand numbers (being able to count to 10 does not mean that children understand the concept behind the numbers). It gives some simple suggestions of activities to do to help children develop the skills of understanding what numbers mean, and other concepts that make up the foundation of understanding mathematics.
Thanks to Nikki Witt, the Youth Services Coordinator from the D.R. Moon Memorial Library in Stanley for sharing insights and take-aways from the UW Madison iSchool Course: Playing Around: The Library's Role in Playful Learning for Young Children. Nikki was able to...
I created a Staff-only entry form. Please use these for staff explorers, so we don’t have the prize mixups we had last year! Travis and Karen pointed out that the print version os instructions were the wrong document!! I’m sorry! The correct document is now linked in...
Thanks to Florence LaBeau, the children's librarian in Woodville, for sharing these three take-aways from sessions she attended at the WAPL Conference in May. Florence received a scholarship from IFLS, made possible with funding from the Wisconsin Department of...