Nickelodeon is Making Math Fun!

According to the New York Times, Nickelodeon's new show "Team Umizoomi" will be bringing math to preschool students. Aside from having a fantastic name, the show's creator is Blue's Clues' writer Soo Kim and features songs reminiscent of Schoolhouse Rock. Intruiged? I certainly am. A few of the show's aims include:

-Bringing math to the preschool group, a feat accomplished by no other current television shows, excepting Sesame Street
-Looking at the world through the perspective that children are naturally good at math, and sending this message to preschoolers
-Practicing matching shapes and colors, and counting simple objects like breakfast pancakes or stairs

If the show succeeds at its aim, it may be the first to truly give Sesame Street a competitor. Below is the article from the New York Times, for more details.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/business/media/11math.html