Matt Felton-Koestler with Courtney KoestlerSep 9, 20174 min readMath Facts through GamesPeople often ask me how to teach kids math facts. Before I get to that I want to emphasize that young children (preschool, kindergarten)...
Matt Felton-KoestlerSep 2, 20175 min readTry to Get LowerOn Meet the Teacher night before the school year started we got a little bag of math mainpulatives to take home. It says we need to keep...
Matt Felton-KoestlerAug 21, 20174 min readDoubles facts with Go FishParker really enjoyed the make a ten version of Go Fish (we played it several times). But recently P asked to play Go Fish with doubles...
Matt Felton-KoestlerAug 19, 20172 min readMaking Tens with Go FishLast night Parker wanted to play Go Fish, so I suggested we play a new version of the game, where instead of finding pairs you have to...
Matt Felton-KoestlerAug 13, 20173 min readMore Too Many MonkeysLast time I talked about how the game Too Many Monkeys can be great for helping children build their understanding of the counting...
Matt Felton-KoestlerAug 13, 20172 min readPlaying Too Many MonkeysWe used to play the game Too Many Monkeys a lot, and we still play it sometimes. This was a great game when Parker was still learning to...