I’m trying something new this year, in an attempt to combine a little bit of a show-and-tell opportunity and a numeracy activity. I’m calling my experiment “The Number Bag”. You might want to try it out too, and let me know how it works for you! My magical, mystical number bag is simply a cloth [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘math’
March 2, 2009
Post It! Simple Graphing with Preschool Children
When you think of graphing, you probably think back to stale worksheets in your third grade class, or to more complicated parabolas in high school calculus. Graphing starts out as a very simple concept, one that can and should be explored with preschool children, particularly the four year-olds. One of my favorite ways to do that is [...]
August 9, 2008
Preschool Math
Photo provided by pk2000. Many people believe that preschool math begins and ends with counting. In reality, there are so many facets of mathematics addressed in the preschool years that truly lay the groundwork for the algebra and calculus to come! Classification / Sorting / Seriation Young children are often natural collectors. Observe them as [...]
