Join Ms. Michelle on a shape hunt. How many different shapes will you find? Have fun!
Singing finger plays and reading books about counting are an important part of development during early childhood. You can use your fingers to count along, or you can use little props or toys as you read along with the book Five Little Ducks. This book plays with numbers by counting down from 5 to 1 (taking one duck away each time). At the end, all the ducks return. The teacher shows how you can practice tap counting up from 1 to 5. Can you find any small toys at your house? Line them up and tap count them. Next, try taking some away, and then count them again! Have fun doing math at home!
Early Math during the preschool years involves playing with numbers. We can play with numbers using dot cards or dice. Watch this video to learn two different ways your preschooler can play with the numbers 1-5. (For more advanced students, you can add six).
This video depicts numbers that were found in and around classrooms at the ECLC. You can go on your own number hunt at your house. Numbers are symbols we make on paper to represent the quantity found in sets. At home you can practice with your child by making a variety of sets, counting the items and then drawing the number that represents that set. Have fun!
Shapes are everywhere! Circles are a shape. Circles are fun! Can you find the circles in this video?
This video is about preschool math. Young children love sorting and classifying items into groups. Did you know there are many ways to sort things? We are celebrating Dr. Seuss by using a pile of fish inspired by his book - One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. We will start by sorting the fish by color (red, blue, yellow). Next, we will sort the fish by size (big, little). Now it's your turn. Can you find some toys around your house that you can sort into color and size groups?
This video shows how you can use the song “5 Green and Speckled Frogs” to play a math game at home. The song starts out with five frogs on a log and as you sing each verse of the song, one frog jumps into a pool. The teacher shows how you can stop after each verse to let your child tap count the number of frogs on the log. How many frogs are in the pool? Which group of frogs is bigger? Which one is smaller? This is a great way to teach your child how to compare sizes of groups.
In this video you will see Ms. Jill doing a ten frame activity. Ten frames are tools for teaching math and developing number sense. Number sense is having a good understanding about numbers and their relationships. This develops over time with exploration and experiences. Subitizing is a term used in math for telling how many there are without counting. Ten frames help develop this.