How many ways can we sort buttons? The students discovered a multitude of ways to sort their bucket of buttons today during our math study. They sorted by color, shape, number of holes, size, number of sides, corners/no corners….
When counting, the concept of “one-to-one correspondence” is the understanding that each object being counted represents “one more.”
Before a child understands one-to-one correspondence, he will count by rote memorization. When asked to count a small group of objects, he will likely count quickly through the numbers he has memorized and randomly touch the objects being counted instead of touching and counting each object just once (schoolsparkes.com). This is a very important early math readiness skill and an EASY on to incorporate into your daily lives. Count the stairs as you walk up, a few cheerios while your enjoying a bowl for breakfast….the sky’s the limit! Have fun counting!
Our class is traveling to the Great Barrier Reef this month as we visit Australia during our country studies. After learning about the difference between an octopus and a squid, we dove straight into our small math groups today and worked on number recognition and one to one correspondence.
The best way a child learns at an early age is through song or rhyme. We introduced number formation 0-9 today through number rhymes. We will be using these rhymes all year to help your child remember the proper way to write their numbers. In a few weeks you will be recieving a packet of number formation rhymes along with a “squishy bag” so you an practice at home. Remember, learning can be fun!
This week during small groups the children practiced pouring goldfish from a cup to a bowl. We talked about math, science, and volume. The boys and girls also took turns painting fish as the easel blue (color of the month).
This week during group we have been reading the book Fish Eyes. The children love interacting and counting the fish as Ms. Bree-anna turns each page. The boys and girls took turns placing numbers by the matching fish.
We focused last week on number words while reading the book, Lost Feathers by Bruce Larkin. Our week was full of number word activities including coloring by number word and graphing a number word. We are becoming better readers every day in preparation for Kindergarten! Kindergarten Here We Come!
Creative Tots has specialized in the private education of both toddlers and preschool age children for over 15 years. We began in the heart of Madeira and now also have a new Mason location. We are specifically designed to focus on early childhood development for children ages 18 months to 5 years.
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