The Museum & Theatre is always filled with children under five learning and discovering through our exhibits and activities. It is exciting to see the power of play grow stronger as research progresses! In this New York Times article, Benedict Carey explores new research in the development of children before the age of 5. For the better part of the last century, educators believed,
that children could not learn math at all before the age of five, that their brains simply were not ready.
However, researchers and educators are finding that young children are able to learn simple math through play and math based activities. Click here to read the full article.
Search “Key Bank” in our Calendar of Events to find programs like Smart Shopping and This Little Piggy Saves, which offer math based play with practical applications.
