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  • Math Minutes

    Today we reviewed our numbers 11-20, practiced our counting and one to one correspondence skills….recycling style.  These are important activities to continue to review throughout the summer!

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  • Rolling the Dice

    Today, we continued to work on our numbers, focusing on 11-20.  As the children rolled the die, they turned the number number they rolled into a higher number by placing a one in front of it.  For example, if they rolled a six, it would become sixteen.  This was a new and exciting way to practice our numbers!

    We also practiced our number recognition and one-to-one correspondence.  The boys and girls picked a number, then put the corresponding frogs onto their lily pads.

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  • Go Green!

    A new month means a new theme: Go Green!  As we learn about recycling, the children explore the new activities in each center.  We spent time today learning about the new activities and how they are used.

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  • Counting Peanuts

    Our focus during small groups today was one to one correspondence and number recognition of numbers zero through twenty.

    Understanding the one-to-one correspondence of object to object is necessary before a child can carry out meaningful counting and higher calculations.

    Children can find many opportunities in their daily life to experience one-to-one correspondence. They can place one sock inside one shoe or one shoe on one foot; they can get one napkin or snack for each member of the family or class; they can place one lid on each of several containers; they can place pieces in one-piece puzzles.

    Many experts believe that rote memorization of a set of numbers is meaningless.  Once children understand the relationship of one to one correspondence, they can link one number with one object and then count with understanding.

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  • Number 18 Expertise

    Today, the boys and girls practiced counting, tracing and writing the number 18.  With all of the loops and turns involved, it proved to be a tricky one!  When making the 8, it help the children to identify the letter “s” that is made when half of the 8 is written.  After realizing this, the boys and girls became masters of 18 in no time!

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  • Nutty for Number 17!

    As we work our way to the number 20, the boys and girls have been working hard to learn the larger numbers.  While working on the number 17, the children worked on writing the actual number, counting and one-to-one correspondence.

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  • Elephant Number Train

    We reviewed our numbers to 20 today and put them sequential order by creating a elephant number train.  The kids did a GREAT job!  Keep practicing numbers 11-20 at home!

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  • Jaguar Counting

    The animal we focused on today was the jaguar.  Did you know that the jaguar is the largest of all of the cats in the rainforest?  These animals have so many spots, how could we ever count them?  Well, we did just that!  First, we put the spots in numerical order, which practiced our counting to 16 and number recognition skills.  Then, we glued the spots onto our jaguar.

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  • Sweet 16

    During the month of March, we have been working on the numbers 15 and 16.  With counting to 15 and 16, working on our number recognition and one-to-one correspondence, the children have been hard at work.  Today, Ms. Lori had the children do all of the above by writing the number 16, counting stickers and then sticking them, one by one, onto corresponding dots.

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  • Sandpaper Writing

    Our memory is a muscle that is constantly at work.  Using different tactile ways to learn how to write helps to strengthen motor memory.  Today, the children used sandpaper to write their numbers.  They put a piece of paper over the sandpaper and wrote the numbers one through six.  Each child took their sandpaper home to practice with.  It can also be used for letters.

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