Mathematical Thinking
Use your math tubs as inspiration for kits and trays
Creating shapes using objects from home or school promotes mathematical thinking and categorizations skills
Extend opportunities with Unifix cube by adding masking tape and see where it takes you
Start by providing children with: various “scenes,” character objects to manipulate, a tool for identifying the numbers to use.
Spring is a wonderful time to go on an insect hunt and learn their characteristics
Collections of 55 make it easy for children to associate quantities with symbols from 1-10 with the exact amount needed, building in a control of error
These books link literature to math. They help develop various math concepts throughout the year.
Children love to gather and sort collections. Here is some basic information to support and extend these learning experiences.
This list of songs and lyrics supports and reinforces the Building Blocks math learning objective through songs and finger plays.
Children love to categorize and sort objects and people. Graphing intentionally supports children to analyze and makes sense of the data they collect in their lives.
The world is full of shapes. The study of geometry provides children with vocabulary, concepts, and ways to think about the orientation and relationships between the shapes all around us.
Number sense is all about quantity, counting, and the relationships between sets of objects. Number sense development happens sequentially through concrete experiences.