Medical X-Press – Ayleen Barbel Fattal
“Children learn best through play, but they don’t need expensive toys to do so. With winter break fast approaching, parents can make the most out of the time home with their kids using a few household items and some creativity. Florida International University early childhood education professor Charles Bleiker says parents can create three fun and simple games to help preschoolers learn math using tennis balls or water bottles. Parents can also create toys and activities that promote spatial thinking—how we make sense of space, shapes, sizes and recreate patterns. Spatial thinking is an important predictor of future success in math and science.”(more)