Sunday, October 26, 2025

Spider Catapults

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  Spiders continue to be a popular topic of exploration in our classroom! To infuse this interest with math and fine motor work we introduce...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Spider Math

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  "Oh look! There's a spider on the school!  Maybe he's coming to learn too!" Autumn always brings with it many treasures....
Monday, June 30, 2025

Summer Professional Development Opportunity!

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 I am so excited to be presenting at the summer Play & Possibility Virtual Conference!  Register here and use code joyfulmath10! 
Saturday, April 26, 2025

Code a City!

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A favourite small world play activity that the children enjoy is our 'Code a City' challenge. This math invitation requires just a f...
Sunday, April 20, 2025

Bringing Math to Life: Sparking Joy and Curiosity through Play

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On April 16, 2025 I had the pleasure of presenting my workshop Bringing Math to Life: Sparking Joy and Curiosity through Play for Early Chil...
Sunday, April 13, 2025

STEAM in the Garden - Constructing Insect Houses using Natural Loose Parts

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"Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better." Albert Einstein The children were gathered around a larg...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

Geometric Chalk Art in the Outdoor Classroom

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Have masking tape and sidewalk chalk? Then you can invite children to create amazing geometric artwork outdoors in just a few steps!  Crea...

Overcome the Math Blahs to Reinvigorate Joyful Math Play and Learning

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Looking for some professional development to help you refresh your math program using play and exploration? My next workshop is just for you...
Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Building a Curious and Playful Early Childhood Math Community

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Toni Cameron and Deanna McLennan in conversation with Stenhouse’s Kassia Omohundro Wedekind about creating a supportive, curious, and playfu...
Sunday, February 2, 2025

Introducing Children to Strong Characters Using Diverse Texts

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"Simply put, a book is both a mirror and a window. It can reflect the reality of a child’s life, allowing them to see the story of som...
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Exploring Different Fonts of Numbers

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Sorting numbers that are presented using different fonts is an effective way to help children understand that numbers can look many differen...
Friday, January 17, 2025

Fairy Tale Inspired STEAM Invitations in the Kindergarten Classroom

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"I can help the goats escape that silly, old troll. All I need to do is just make a bridge that is so low to the water there is no room...