What is the best way to help poor schoolchildren succeed at math? A study now sheds light on the ways preschool activities may -- or may not -- help children develop cognitive skills. What is the best ...

On a recent morning in South Seattle, Kristin Alfonzo challenged her preschoolers to make the number 7 using beads strung across two rows of pipe cleaners. One 5-year-old boy slid four beads across ...

A new report outlines what nurseries and childminders can do to close the gap in maths attainment for children, especially for those from less privileged backgrounds. Fundamental to the success of ...

New nationwide program gets kids marching, “math-ing” and having fun Bedtime Math provided instructions on how to run the math activities, as well as copies of Bedtime Math The Preschool Place & ...

Just a few short sessions with number board games boost counting, number recognition, and quantity understanding.

Outdoors is an excellent context for exploring maths. Enabling children to collect their own resources, and use movement as part of the learning, helps them to understand and embed the concepts.

Learning math should be full of fun and games, a University of Oregon research review suggests. Playing linear number board ...

Preschool maths games can boost children’s mathematical intuition, according to a large-scale classroom study in India. Moira Dillon at New York University in New York City and her colleagues studied ...

Children learn through play and they like to be challenged with games. Many preschool math toys have features that encourage children to discover, analyze and solve problems all while having a good ...