Holistic Education: Nurturing the Head, Heart, and Hand
You’ve probably seen it happen without knowing what to call it. Your child is in...
The Law of Opposites: Learning Through Contrast and Harmony
We’ve explored how children make the inner external through active play with materials. But...
Making the Inner External: The Heart of Fröbelian Learning
We’ve explored Froebel’s life, his discovery of play as serious work, and how kindergarten...
The Birth of the Kindergarten: When “Babysitting” Became Education
We’ve explored who Friedrich Fröbel was and why he believed play is serious work....
The “Discoverer of the True Child”: Why Play is More Than Just Fun
Last week, we met Friedrich Fröbel—the lonely boy in a walled garden who grew...
Who Was Friedrich Fröbel? The Man Who Discovered the True Child
When your child builds towers with wooden blocks or arranges colorful shapes into patterns, you’re...
The Three Stages Every Child Goes Through When Learning New Math Concepts (And How to Support Each One)
Last Tuesday, my daughter sat at the kitchen table with her pattern blocks, building...
When to Stop Using Manipulatives (And Why Most Parents Stop Too Soon)
Your eight-year-old has been using blocks to solve addition problems for six months. She’s...
Daily Routines for Manipulative Math That Actually Work (Not Just Look Good on Paper)
You bought the manipulatives. You read about the philosophy. You understand why hands-on math matters. Now you’re...
How to Know When Your Child Has Truly Mastered a Math Concept (Without Tests)
You’ve just spent three weeks on addition with regrouping. Your child can solve the...
