Author: Candace Stacy

1. MATH
CANDACE S.

2.  Most young children become interested in numbers and mathematics if their math
experiences have a purpose and match their abilities, Preschoolers need many
hands on opportunities to explore quantity size and shape.
 The categories of math materials are counting measuring comparing quantities
recognizing shapes and materials the help children become familiar with written
number

3. Categories
 Measuring
 Counting
 Comparing quantities
 Recognizing shapes
 Materials

4. Measuring
 Measuring cups and spoons for sand, water, cooking, housekeeping
 Balance scale with things weight
 Rulers and tape measures with things to measure
 Sorting items from smallest to largest gives your toddler an understanding of size
measurement
 Talk about measuring, and point to the objects as you verbally name them. Picking
up smaller items like beads, always while supervised to prevent choking
 Height chart

5. Counting
 Teddy bears or other small objects
 Puzzles
 Toys
 Cheerios count
 Match and count
 The guessing jar

6. comparing quanitities
 Stacking cubes
 Nested cups
 More or less

7. Shapes
 unit blocks with outlines shelves for organizing and matching shapes
 Attribute blocks of different size, color, shape, thickness
 Parquetry blocks
 Patterns or matching cards for any shape toys
 Magnetic shapes

8.  Children can use materials such as teddy bears to learn to count with. Children can
use materials to help with counting out loud to help.
 Children can learn to recognize numbers as you show them everyday what
number it is and matching it with the number

9. Flash Cards and objects
 Flash cards can help recognize numbers, shapes and colors
 You can use objects to learn about different things. (what color is elmo) (what
shape is this sun) (how many grapes do I have)

10.  The teacher should always encourage the children to think about different things. Like
sorting the colored fish, which color had more, which has less
 Letting children measure their height by standing near a chart.
 Measure your feet

11. Domain
conginition and general knowledge
 Strand 1: Learning Mathmatical concepts
 Explore measuring tools
 Measuring sand, water and height giving opportunities for children to learn about
measurements.

12. Congintion and general knowledge
 Increase ability to compare numbers using the appropriate vocabulary
 More, less, Fewer, equal,
 Compare words with everyday conversations had.
 Engage in activities that gives clear motive to more or less

13.  When you're driving around town, have your child look for numbers in street and
store signs, and on license plates. Call out the numbers as you find them. Your
child should be able to recognize numbers up to ten before kindergarten
 Count people standing in line, the number of steps to the library, the cracks in the
sidewalk.
 give your child a handful of goldfish crackers, and draw a picture of a fishbowl on
a piece of white paper. Put the fish in the fishbowl and have your child count
them. Take one out, and count again.