If there’s one thing that Darah’s Montessori education so far has taught me, it’s that learning needs to be multi-dimensional. All the senses need to be incorporated when learning a concept, and the more tactile stimulation a child can get while engaging in a lesson, the better.
Hand 2 Mind is a company that firmly believes in learning by doing, and they have created some outstanding resources to help teachers and parents promote academic success and true learning, not memorizing.
I have been perusing the Hands-On Standards Deluxe Edition Grades PreK-K book and have been creating some supplemental lessons for Darah at home all about math. Math is a subject I feared as a child and adolescent, and that fear continues in me even as an adult. I do not want the same fate for Darah at all, so I want to get past my own fears and make sure we talk about math and “do” math frequently at home!
This assessment book is perfectly designed for teachers, or for homeschooling parents or even for parents who just need some ideas for ways to teach match concepts without being abstract. I am REALLY enjoying reading this. Pinterest projects are great for getting some cool teaching ideas, but this is a very comprehensive booklet that teaches concepts that it never would have occurred to me to attempt or to know how to communicate, and in very tangible ways.
I love that this book also demonstrates the research that is backing this approach to learning. I’m a data-driven parent, which means I want to know why certain ideas in parenting and in educating our children should be considered. What studies have been performed to prove that these methods are effective? This booklet shows you, and I really love that.
While specific manipulative objects are recommended in the book, and can also be purchased through Hand 2 Mind, you aren’t restricted to these specific items. With a little bit of advanced planning, you can find excellent substitutes for what is shown in each lesson by looking around your house or planning a quick trip to the dollar store or the craft supply store. This book has 57 different lessons that teach the following concepts:
- Count up and back
- Identify sets of numbers
- 1-to-1 correspondence
- Ordinal numbers
- Basic addition
- Identify basic shapes in the real world
- Sort objects by 1 or 2 attributes
- Gather and record data
- Order objects by height or length
- Compare relative sizes of containers
I am extremely impressed with this book and I know it is going to go a long way toward helping me make sure that math is something we do and love, not something we fear. I would highly recommend hand2mind.com for their helpful kits and books designed to ensure your children stay engaged in learning, both inside and outside of the classroom. The book I reviewed retails for $49.95.
I like the Rainbow Color Cones
I like the Learning Place for Science
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I like the summer stars math
The Universal Play Kit looks awesome! So many toys, my son could play for hours!!
I like Power of Science2
I like the VersaTiles Reading/Language Arts
the reading rods
The VesaTiles Science
http://www.hand2mind.com/versatiles/versatiles_science.jsp
i like the versatiles
the SunSprouts Early Level Topic Set: Animals, my son loves animals
I’d like to see the VersaTiles Building Skills in Comprehension and Vocabulary reviewed
I also like the Promote Scientific Inquiry and Discovery with Activity-Based Modules
Grades 4-6
The Reading Rods Phonics.
sunsprouts
Summer stars math
I’d like to see the reading rods!
Summer Stars Math.
I like the Pre-K dramatic play kit — would love to add to the Dramatic Play center in my kindergarten classroom!
I like The Super Source® Big Books.
Summer Stars Math.
i would love to hear more about the talk-along books! they look like something my son would love! thanks!
The GeoSafari Phonics Lab!
These look fun!
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I also like and would like to see reviewed Jumbo Reading Rods
Universal Pre-K Dramatic Play kit Please!
Magnetic Sentence Building Set.
Kids have problems understanding math concepts, but when they “do” them with manipulatives then it becomes easier! Anything that can give me ideas to help “do math” is wonderful!!
Anything Singapore math related!!!
Radius Audio Learning System looks wonderful!
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I like the jumbo reading rods.
The Center Stage math kits seem pretty neat. I wouldn’t mind learning more about them as I am going to be entering the years of home schooling my children.
Any of the prek kits!
I love the Power of Science kit!!
I would love to see the
Sight Word Bingo Games get reviewed on here.
I love the tool set
SunSprouts Science looks really cool.
Allowance!
CitySteps
I also like the Learning Place® for Science.
The Calculator Cash Register looks like it would be fun
The Super Source Big Books
I would like to see the Radius Audio Learning System reviewed. Looks great! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
jumbo farm animals
Investigating Solids, Liquids, and Gases with Toys
This is so neat! We have some of these manipulatives in our class and it would be great to get some fun ideas on different ways of using them!
id love to see the Content-Area Sight Word Readers Book Sets reviewed
I like The Super Source Big Books
We like the Calculator Cash Register
Have you reviewed the Hot Dots Program? (I think that’s what it’s called!)
I’d love to see any of the CitySteps reviewed.
I like this concept.
The PreK Number, Operations & Patterns Kit is so cute.
I’d love to try the versatiles!
Conversation Cues Oral Language Cards
I’d like to see a giveaway for Gamewright Games!
I would love to see the Gears! Gears! Gears!® Sets in a giveaway
I like the Power of Science2 kit.
I like the Making Words reading rod kit.
I like the Power of Science2 kit.
The Measure Works kit would be relevant to us right now.
versatiles.
smart talk! thanks!
Id also like to see a review of the Smart Talk
I would like you to try out the magnet set!
I like Reading Rods Phonics.
I like the measure works set
anything about science. there are so many moving parts that i tend not to do it with my kids (preschoolers). because i don’t know how to adapt it to their age. this is really shameful because i actually taught science (gifted middle school) in a public school for a while.
I think this would be really fun – Investigating the Sense of Taste.
Conversation Cues™ Oral Language Cards
Measure Works set
The jumbo reading rods
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I like the jumbo reading rods.
I have used the ones for the older grades before – great resources.
Including manipulatives with math is so helpful in teaching the concepts and making math ‘real’ to kids. Including math in everyday life and pinting out where you use it helps decrease math fear and loathing from developing in our kids
Universal Pre-K Dramatic Play Kit — my dream purchase