PreMATH More than 1 2 3 Georgia CTAE

Pre-MATH More than 1 -2 -3 Georgia CTAE Resource Network Instructional Resources Office July 2009

Math concepts that adults understand may be very confusing to a young child, but pre-math activities are used in the LEARNING CENTERS, MUSIC, and GAMES.

MATH VOCABULARY Big & Wide Littl e ort h S g& Lon ow r r a &N First & L ast ow L & � High Few Once - Twice Highest & Lowest Pair h c n u B &M any

EARLY MATH PROGRAMS: l l Should be HANDS ON Filled with PLAY Include EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENT is an essential part of mathematics curriculum

SERIATION l l SIZE Relationships Putting things in size from • Largest to Smallest • Tallest to Shortest • Lightest to Heaviest

SERIATION (cont. ) l ACTIVITY: • Take one piece of Shoe String Licorice and break into 4 pieces of different sizes. Put in order of Shortest to Longest • Have 4 students come to the front of the room. Group them according to body height and then hair length. l What else is an example of SERIATION?

PATTERNS & CHANGE l l l Putting items in a certain, organized way Repeating specific group Growing patterns Draw attention to patterns in the real world (wallpaper, plants, etc. ) THIS IS ALGEBRA!

SEQUENCING l l The order of how things happen What will happen first, middle and last

SEQUENCING l l (cont. ) Activity: Everyone stand up. Count off 1 -2 -3 -4 • • • 1 = Stand at attention 2 = Arms straight out to side 3 = Clap hands above head 4 = Hands on waist Count and have every group do their movement - Do faster • Do all 4 actions together l What else can you put in a SEQUENCE?

CLASSIFICATIONSORTING & MATCHING l l Putting things that are alike together Graphing various qualities of an object

CLASSIFICATIONSORTING & MATCHING l Activity: • Graph types of shoes that the students are wearing (tie, slip-ons, sandals/flip-flops, other) • M & M Math - give each “pair” of students one small package of M & M’s. • “Split” that package between the pair • Color an M&M graph • Graph the correct square for the number of each color l What else can you SORT or MATCH?

MATH in BOOKS l l l Math concepts are taught in a variety of books Math concepts include: counting, shapes, sizes, weight, one-to-one correspondence, etc. Complete 2 Book Synopsis from books that have math concepts

MATH in SONGS & FINGER-PLAYS l l What are some songs & fingerplays that deal with MATH concepts? 5 Little Monkeys - 5 Little Ducks 5 Little Speckled Frogs

MATH in EVERY DAY LIFE l l What are some examples of MATH concepts that are used in everyday life? Math calculations • Addition - Subtraction - Multiplication Division • Cooking - Time - Money - Square Footage Fractions - Percents - etc.

ASSESSING MATH ABILITY Math skills can be assessed by OBSERVING the child and by watching the child SOLVE PROBLEMS.

MATH MANIPULATIVES l l l A MATH MANIPULATIVE is anything you can use as a counter What can be used as a Math Manipulative? Leaves - sea shells - toothpicks - rocks - buttons macaroni - M & Ms - golf tees - peanuts - cotton balls - stickers … ANYTHING!

MATH SUN Make math FUN! l 6 3 5 10 7 8 4 2 6 1 9 l l l l l Using crayons or markers, trace the number and do the following: 1 = Red 2 = Blue 3 = Green 4 = Orange 5 = Yellow 6 = Purple 7 = Pink 8 = Brown 9 = Black 10 = Your Favorite Color

TOUCH DOT NUMBERS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Math & Technolgy http: //nlvm. usu. edu/en/nav/topic_t_2. html Explore this website for virtual manipulatives of Algebra. Pick three favorite games, tell why, and how they could be used with the preschoolers.