Fathers' Views and Understandings on Promoting Creativity in Children Aged 24-36 Months: A Qualitative Study by Evrim Durgut Şakrucu, Samet Ata, Şule Kışla

“…The study results indicate that most fathers define creativity as associated with intelligence and believe that the education system does not support creativity. 71% of fathers reported being engaged in creative game plays with their children (e.g., puzzles, toy blocks, and unstructured games), but their concept of creative play is not very elaborate. …”
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Cube as a didactic tool in preschool mathematical education by Pavličić Zlatka, Ranđelović Marija

“…The cube is a favorite toy for children of all ages, as it offers countless possibilities for play. …”
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WHERE DOES MATHEMATICS EDUCATION START? CONNECTING THE PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM AND THE HOME ENVIRONMENT by Tamara Pribišev Beleslin, Jurka Lepičnik-Vodopivec, Sanja Partalo, Aleksandra Šindić

“…The study correlates the children’s home activities with factors connected to the socio-economic status of their respective families (parents’ education, income, and profession and possession of toys and playing materials at home). Although the survey results partially confirm the hypotheses, some implications for both mutual impacts and  interconnection of the preschool curriculum, as a vision of early childhood mathematical education experts, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, family environment,  offering initial support for children’s mathematical development, can be set. …”
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