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Prekindergarten Math

Prekindergarten Math. Sonia Dominguez Delia Molina August 17, 2010. Today’s Goals. Understand the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines for Mathematics Describe the features of effective Math instruction Implement the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines for Math using new resources.

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Prekindergarten Math

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  1. Prekindergarten Math Sonia Dominguez Delia Molina August 17, 2010

  2. Today’s Goals • Understand the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines for Mathematics • Describe the features of effective Math instruction • Implement the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines for Math using new resources

  3. List all the things you think a child should know about the number 8 by the end of PreK.

  4. Features of Effective Math Instruction • Build on the Prekindergarten Guidelines • Scaffold children’s learning • Actively engage children in math experiences • Develop children’s ability to problem solve • Make connections across content areas, and • Monitor children’s progress

  5. Build on Prekindergarten Guidelines Prekindergarten Guidelines were developed to : • Articulate what 3- and 4-year olds need to know and be able to do. • Provide a means to align Prekindergarten curriculum with the TEKS & CSCOPE Curriculum (K-12) . • Assist us in making informed decisions about content and implementation, • These guidelines help us provide the type of instruction that prepares children for success in later grades.

  6. Build on Prekindergarten Guidelines • These guidelines address the content for preschool children to learn and the accomplishments they can achieve. • They are organized in broad are, and today we are going to focus on the Mathematics Domain.

  7. Build on Prekindergarten Guidelines Prekindergarten Guidelines for Math are divided into these skill areas: • Counting • Adding and Taking Away • Geometry • Measurement • Classification and Patterns

  8. Group Activity • Review the skill assigned in the PreK Guidelines and Share Out • As you review the guidelines, think about the following questions: • What is it? • Why is it important? • What are some examples of the accomplishments children will develop? • How can you summarize the topic?

  9. Scaffold Children’s Learning Teachers scaffold instruction by: • Explaining (giving explicit statements) • Modeling (showing/demonstrating and thinking aloud) • Verifying and Clarifying (checking for understanding) **What are some specific ways that you scaffold instruction?

  10. Actively Engaging Children in Math Provide opportunities for children to: • Investigate and solve problems • Observe, count, measure, compare, and classify • Explore patterns, shapes, numbers, and space • Gather and organize information, and • Communicate findings

  11. Developing Early Number Concepts & Number Sense Number Sense Number sense can be described as a good intuition about numbers and their relationships. It develops gradually as a result of exploring numbers, visualizing them in a variety of contexts, and relating them in ways that are not limited by traditional algorithms. No substitute exists for a skillful teacher and an environment that fosters curiosity and exploration oat all grade levels. Hilde Howden Arithmetic Teacher, Feb. 1989, p. 11

  12. Four Categories of Early Number Relationships • Spatial Relationships • One More/Two More/One Less/Two Less • Anchors to 5 and 10 • Part-Part-Whole “The principal tool that children will use as they construct these relationships is the one number tool they possess: counting. Counting will become less and less necessary as children construct these new relationships and begin to use more powerful ideas” (Van de Walle, 2007, p.125).

  13. Spatial Relationships Patterned Set Recognition: • Children learn to recognize dot arrangements. • Quantities up to 10 can be known and named without the routine of counting. • Dot plates can be made to use in pattern recognition activities • Instant recognition activities with plates can be done 5 minutes at any time of the day or between lessons

  14. One and Two more, One and Two less • When children learn to count, they should reflect on the way one number is related to another. • Counting on (or back) one or two counts is a useful tool in constructing these ideas. • The relationship of “two more than” is very different from “comes two counts after.” One is about quantity and one is about a string of number words.

  15. Anchoring Numbers to 5 and 10 • Children relate a given number to other numbers, specifically 5 and 10. • These relationships are useful in thinking about various combinations of numbers. • The ten frame (2 x 5 array) can be used to develop these relationships. Consider how the knowledge of 8 as: “5 and 3 more” and “2 away from 10” can play a role in adding 5+3, 8+6, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, and 13-8.

  16. Part-Part-Whole Relationships Take the 8 counters and separate them into two piles. How many in each pile? • Focusing on the quantity in terms of its parts has implications for developing number sense. • Interpreting numbers in terms of part and whole relationships is a major conceptual achievement in early school years. • Children should think about numbers as compositions of other numbers.

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  18. New Math Resources: Book Walk • Hands-On Standards for PreK-K • Look over Table of Contents • Read the Introduction on page 1 • Review pp. 8-9 “A Walk Through a Lesson” • Scott Foresman Mathematics for PreK • Look over Table of Contents • Review pp. T10-T15 Be ready to answer the following questions: • Do the lessons address the Prekindergarten Guidelines for Math? • How are the lessons organized? • What are some similarities/differences in the resources?

  19. Quarter 1 Overview • Review of Quarter 1 documents • Daily Mandatory Activities • Scott Foresman: Activity 1 • Hands-On Standards: Counting to 5 and Back

  20. The Number 8 • Take out the list you made earlier and revise it based on what we’ve discussed so far. • Did your list change? How? • Did you add more things? • Did you delete some things? • How did our discussion influence what was on your list?

  21. PreK Interactive Websites

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