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Preschool Craft: Foot Loop Abacus

I love the preschool years because everything is colorful and creative. I have found so many uses for Foot Loops for preschool lessons that I could write a series on the subject. Recently, I had a reader of my personal blog send me the cutest craft idea that involved cereal and math. Of course that got my attention. I already use colored O-cereal as math manipulatives so this would fit in just fine. This is a fun way to encourage math skills in little ones. Foot Loop Abacus What You Need: Small, sturdy shoe box O-shaped cereal in assorted colors … Continue reading →

Fun with an Abacus

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Our daughter celebrated her third birthday this past weekend, and one of the gifts we bought her was an abacus. We chose a wooden abacus made by Imaginarium, which I think is quite colorful and lovely. It has ten rows of beads, with two rows each of five different colors: red, blue, orange, green and yellow. I’m happy to say that so far, my girl loves it! One day out of the gate and the abacus is the early favorite, along with a beautiful wooden high chair and cradle that Grandmom and Grandpop gave her for Baby Nora. As she … Continue reading →

Homeschool Curriculum Glossary (Right Start-Runkle)

Right start Mathematics by Activities for Learning, Inc. teaches math basics using tool called the Al Abacus. This abacus gives a visual representation of math functions without the mess of hundreds of tiny pieces of math manipulatives. Right Track Reading gives free information to help parents teach children to read. With the help of their publications, Right Track Reading gives parents systematic phonics instructions. Robinson Self-Teaching Curriculum is a full k-12 program that will allow your child to teach themselves.” The curriculum includes a program of self-study that requires almost no teacher interaction. This unique curriculum will save you hours … Continue reading →