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We build our math minds through hands-on exploration. We believe a child needs to hold math in their hands before they can hold it in their head.
We build our math minds through hands-on exploration. We believe a child needs to hold math in their hands before they can hold it in their head.
COUNTING COLLECTIONS!
COUNTING COLLECTIONS!
- We use high interest items that are fun to count. Children require multiple opportunities to count in order to understand quanitity, and to develop skills of comparing and estimating.
Counting Collections is an activity in which we ask our students to:
Counting Collections is an activity in which we ask our students to:
- count to figure out how many are in a "collection" of objects (a set of old keys, teddy bear counters, rocks collected from the yard, arts and crafts materials, etc.)
- make a written representation of what they counted and how they counted it
Lilly uses ten frames to count collections to 20.
Lilly uses ten frames to count collections to 20.
Lilly records her count.
Lilly records her count.
Romal estimated that there are more than 20 pigs, so he got two more ten frames.
Romal estimated that there are more than 20 pigs, so he got two more ten frames.
Games are playful and developmentally appropriate ways to develop early addition and subtraction skills.
Games are playful and developmentally appropriate ways to develop early addition and subtraction skills.
Math learning in September
Math learning in September
Making ten using a 'ten frame'
Matching quantity to the numeral
Matching quantity to the numeral
Counting and printing numbers during play
Counting and printing numbers during play
Making numbers using Lite Brite
Making numbers using Lite Brite
Exploring capacity during water play
Exploring capacity during water play
Simple addition games allow students to count and find the numeral
Simple addition games allow students to count and find the numeral
Parent Resource Guide
Parent Resource Guide
This K-6 parent guide “Doing mathematics with your child” is available in 13 languages. There are many ideas to support students in math that do not require technology.
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideNum.html
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