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Teaching Problem-Solving to Young Children
Over Spring Break, I read an awesome book called Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction. It’s an approach to supporting children to strengthen their natural abilities to solve math word problemsIn the context of a classroom, you present a problem to the group, give them time to solve it individually (with the option to use manipulatives if they need to model the problem for themselves), and then bring them back together to share various strategies children used (since there are many ways to solve a single problem).The teacher doesn’t actually teach anything. Instead, they simply choose problems in a very intentional way and then purposefully choose which children they… Read More -
Thinking about Getting Pregnant? Last Week to Register!
My Purposeful Conception: Preparing Your Mind, Body, and Life for Pregnancy e-course was dormant for a while as I figured out how to get back on my feet after giving birth to two children, building our dream house, and starting an organization and a school.But then I got an e-mail from a reader asking if we could partner on the course to get it back out into the world. At the same time, I saw a conception book sitting on my colleague’s desk. It rekindled in me a strong passion for helping families intentionally prepare for conception. It is literally one of the biggest decisions we can make… Read More -
On Self-Compassion
One of the things I’m working on with my leadership coach is the concept of self-compassion. She recommended this awesome website that has some explanations, meditations, and exercises.One of the exercises I wanted to do was write a letter to myself that I could read on a daily basis. When I wrote the letter, I realized there was a lot of focus on my accomplishments. That’s not the point! I’m supposed to be celebrating who I am, not what I’ve done.At the bottom of the letter, I wrote some affirmations that I can read… Read More
