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[quote=Anonymous]written homework sheets for preschoolers is absurd. They are not yet good at thinking so abstractly, so that adding numerals on a page is not terribly effective learning for them, as it can be for elementary age children who are more cognitively advanced. My 4 year old's preschool class is collecting rocks, and counting them, and sorting them (by size, by color), and measuring them (how long, weight on a scale, using abacus). These are age-appropriate ways to develop math skills in young children. Doing worksheets makes some parents pleased, feeling like their kids are getting down to the hard business of academic learning, but it is not the best way for young children to learn. They need to hold tangible things and count them, not write about symbolic representations of them on a paper. [/quote]
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