For six years, the Kindergarten class at Mine Centre Public School has been using to their outdoor 鈥渃amp鈥 to explore and understand part of the forest just down the road from their school.
How do they aid student learning? With insight from practicing teachers, Dr. Julie Comay explores how math manipulatives 鈥 both physical and virtual 鈥 may help and hinder mathematical development .
Educator Jason Jones is sharing knowledge about harvesting wild rice. Highlighting the Ojibwe language and culture behind this annual tradition, Jason will take us through the process 鈥 from the picking to the winnowing of the rice.
The importance of early mathematics is increasingly recognized with a growing body of evidence linking early math skills to later academic achievement.