Math is All Around Us

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Math is All Around Us

• Cindy Gennarelli M.Ed.
  
• William Paterson University
• Child Development Center
• 973-720-2529

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And the question is ..Do we give children the
chance to be problem solvers, communicate, use
mathematical vocabulary, reason make choices and
connections ?
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Do children have the opportunity to

• pattern
• problem solve
• sequence
• reason
• measure
• classify
• estimate
• make
  connections
• Do
  they use
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  numerals
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  shapes
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  relationships
• 
  mathematical terms

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Book Suggestions

• The Doorbell Rang
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake
• Peters Chair
• Max and Ruby Series

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Mathematic must haves

• tape measure
• rulers
• yardsticks
• yarn or string
• clipboards
• calculators
• balance scales
• blocks
• sorting trays

• measuring cups and spoons
• geoboards
• attribute blocks
• unifix cubes
• numerals
• shapes
• two and three dimensional shapes

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Algebra, geometry and spatial sense with
preschoolers!

• Every time we use blocks, boxes, containers,
  puzzles, shape sorters, and/or paper towel rolls
  we are helping children learn about geometry.

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• This area of mathematics
  
  
  includes size, shape, space, direction, movement,
  positions, angles, shapes and three dimensional
  figures.

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• Spatial sense happens
• when children become
• aware of themselves
• in relation
• to the people,
• materials,
• and objects
• that are
• around them.

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What about all those numbers

• Number sense and numeration is more than just
  counting !
• It includes being able to count starting with a
  given number
• It is understanding more about counting
  accurately and making the connection between the
  quantity and the relationship

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Measure, measure, measureanything and everything!

• How tall is it?
• How long is it?
• How much does it weigh?
• Find the length, width, height or weight
• Measure items using non standard forms of
  measurement including feet, hands, boxes, yarn
  etc.

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Patterns, patterns everywhere!

• What comes next?
• Its rhyme and repetition!
• Red, green, red, green, yellow, red, ___
• Look for patterns in the days of the week, months
  of the year and our
  classroom routines
• Wooden beads
• The clothes we wear

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Fractions with preschoolers, No way! Yes,
way!

• What about the pizza slices that make up the
  whole pie
• the one in the dramatic play center
• Use an apple slicer, cut up an apple,
• Serve two half pieces of crackers at snack time
• and how about that tray of cookies!

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Math and Sciencewhat a perfect fit!

• Collections
• Graph the weather
• Measure the plants
• Count the number of days it takes for the beans
  to sprout
• Make a rain or snow gauge
• Its snowing use squirt bottled filled
• with colored water and measure
• how far you can squirt the water
• across the snow

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Math and Literacy

• Make books
• Read stories that involve rhymes, numbers,
  patterns, repetition
• How many books did we read at school today ?
• Label containers for materials
• (one to one correspondence)
• Sequence parts of stories first, then, next..

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Math and Blocks

• Relationships - two rectangles/one square
• Classify - alike and different
• Use descriptive words - more or less
• seriate - longest (or tallest) to shortest
• shapes - name them
• pattern
• measure - distance, height, length

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Numerals and Number Sense

• How many people live in your house?
• How many slices of pizza..

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And the question is .

• Higher Order
• I wonder what would happen if we put these two
  rectangles together?
• What are some different ways we could build a
  house?
• I see you built a house. How can we build a ramp
  for this wheelchair?

• Low order
• What shape is this?
• Who has the number three?
• Do you want to use this rectangle?
• How many sides does a triangle have?

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Math and Dramatic Play

• Everyone goes shopping
• sell something/
• make different shape signs
• Include prices
• Build a store
• Use the calculator
• How many items fit in the bag
• Add a scale

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Math and Art

• I see you mixed two colors together to make
  orange
• add small wood shapes for gluing
• add math shapes for collage work
• graph your favorite color
• make a matching game of art tools
• cut up a picture and make a picture puzzle
• patterns

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Math and SensoryWater, Sand, and Clay

• Bring snow or water gauges to the center
• use rulers and measure the amount
• make play dough using a rebus recipe
• use a size variety of measuring cups
• talk about volume -
• descriptive words, more/less
• heavy/light, cold/warm, wet/dry

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Math with Music and Movement

• Two baby steps
• and one hip hop step
• Jump four times
• Listen and follow me
• Clap clap clap
• Count and listen to rhyming songs
• Theres a spider on the square on the square!

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Its Pajama Day!Lets look at The Night Sky

• Attach small fluorescent stars to a dark blue
  piece of material. Hang it across the ceiling.
  Using flashlights count the number of stars in
  the sky.
• How many points does a star have?

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What about the weather?

• Graph it
• How many rainy, snowy, sunny days in a week
• Make a rain or snow gauge
• how many sides does a snowflake have

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About those insects and arachnids

• How many legs does a spider have?
• How many wings does a dragonfly have?
• Count the number of spots on the ladybug?
• How long is an inchworm?
• How small is a hummingbirds egg?

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Next time you write a family newsletter, add a
math section

• While driving in a car point out
• Numbers on a license plate
• Speed limit signs
• Shape of signs
• Make a picture grocery list
• Laundry is a great math activity
• - try sorting
• socks, gloves mittens, by color shape and size.
• Lets talk about pairs.
• Make Monday triangle sandwich day,
• Tuesday, circle sandwich day..

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Everybody wears socks!
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Pajama Day!One of our favorite stories
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He played what?
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Books for counting
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Websites to share with families
http//www.ed.gov/pubs/EarlyMath/whatis.html
http//www.naeyc.org/ece/2002/09.asp