“We want our children to learn in a fun way,” Ellen explains later. “We don’t sit and teach the children to count to ten, but we use math constantly. For example, when we have circle time, they take turns counting how many children are here. We also incorporate science through simple experiments. Sometimes we bring in natural objects like rocks and sticks and test which ones float in a bucket of water. If we have snow, we might bring some inside and see what happens when it melts and we pour the water through a coffee filter. And of course they use physics every time they build something.”
