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Preschool science and math program allows children, parents to learn together #dyscalculia

Parents do not always remember the concepts they learned in high school, and sometimes even the most rudimentary skills seem to escape us. Programs that allow children and parents to learn together not only bring them closer but also make learning a team effort.

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Monroe County Public Library is in the midst of a very successful program that encourages children to explore via hands on learning. The program focuses on activities that have long fascinated tiny tykes, such as hand puppets on the wall, playing with flashlights, and engaging in various finger painting activities as well.

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Preschool brings parents and children together in the classroom to facilitate learning.

Monroe County Public Library offers activity for the youngest learners.

Organizers hope that people will come to the workshop and be instantly swept up in the bevy of offered activities. They may even start looking at math and science as two very fun subjects. Organizers also hope that the parents attending the events mingle and get to know one another, creating a second layer of support for our young ones.

The activity involved children making their own shadow puppets and playing with them on the wall as part of a weekly preschool science and math program Tuesday at the Monroe County Public Library.

Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert

Key takeaways

  1. Preschool children can match shapes with shadows as early math practice.
  2. The preschool programs that utilize math learning activities seem to have the highest learning ability.
  3. Programs also allow parents to network so that they can come together and continue the learning and teaching the preschool programs begin.
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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.