Transcript Math more than 1-2-3 PowerPoint

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
Once - Twice
Highest & Lowest
Pair
EARLY MATH PROGRAMS:
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Should be HANDS ON
Filled with PLAY
Include EXPLORATION
ENVIRONMENT is an essential
part of mathematics curriculum
SERIATION
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SIZE Relationships
Putting things in size from
• Largest to Smallest
• Tallest to Shortest
• Lightest to Heaviest
SERIATION (cont.)
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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.
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What else is an example of SERIATION?
PATTERNS & CHANGE
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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
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The order of how things happen
What will happen first, middle
and last
SEQUENCING
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Activity:
Everyone stand up. Count off 1-2-3-4
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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
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What else can you put in a SEQUENCE?
CLASSIFICATIONSORTING & MATCHING
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Putting things that are alike
together
Graphing various qualities of an
object
CLASSIFICATIONSORTING & MATCHING
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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
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What else can you SORT or MATCH?
MATH in BOOKS
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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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.