Young children's exposure to early math concepts is important in their development, in their confidence in math skills, and in their ability to use math later in life. In 2013, the Heising-Simons Foundation embarked on an innovative path to support children's early math development. The Foundation invited several family engagement providers to…

Describes some ideas for using a phone directory for teaching alphabetical order, vocabulary, mathematics, geography, critical thinking, and problem solving. (Author/RK)

A learning center established to serve preschool visually handicapped children and their families encourages social development, promotes the development of other senses, and provides exposure to new events and activities in an introductory school experience. (CL)

A lot of learning that takes place outside the classroom occurs in the games children play. Author shows how one primary school made use of this traditional folk art. (Editor/RK)

Touch down on a no-talking planet to help children explore some sensational experiences with drawing and writing. (Editor)

Discusses how oral history can motivate elementary students in the social studies. Suggests oral history learning activities and procedures to help students recreate events from the past. (CK)

Seven easy projects to get you through the last of the winter blahs! (Editor)

Take a pawn. Check the king. Children joust with an age-old game and come up winners. (Editor)

Article described a program in which children could involve themselves in activities of their choosing. (Author/RK)

This is the second "Center Spot" devoted to Jan Hoffman's "Shoe Box Science," a program that organizes manipulative materials so that children can identify, describe, order, construct, name and distinguish on their own.

A special program designed to involve students and staff in recognizing, using and gaining competence with metric units and measures was described. (Author/RK)

Poems, activities and your kids' own ideas can produce a play that is truly their own. (Editor)

What happens when you are faced with a group of blind, outdoor adventurers? Discusses a workshop for blind students at a camp situated in the mountains northwest of Los Angeles and suggests some ideas combining imagination and outdoor learning experiences that can help blind students understand more about their environment. (Author/RK)

A mathematics laboratory is described that plays a central role in an undergraduate and graduate teacher education program. The laboratory allows students to relate mathematics content with teaching methodology and instructional planning systems. (MP)

Teachers in the English department at the Harley School, Rochester, New York, developed a program in theater as a continuing and inherent part of the English curriculum. (Author/RK)