Welcome BacK!
I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break and our Thanksgiving reenactment.
WHICH HAS MORE
I had three bags, one filled with acorns, one with sticks, and one with leaves. I asked the boys and girls “Which has more?” We made a chart with the three items and each child voted for the bag that had the most in it. Afterwards, we counted the items in each bag. The bag of acorns had the most. We discussed how the bag didn’t look very full but it had the most in it. We also talked about how small the acorns were and we could put more in the bag. At home have your child fill 2 bags with items from trees and then play our game “Which has more?” Adults play a significant role in helping children to learn mathematical vocabulary, concepts, and process skills. If children are to develop the knowledge needed for later formal learning, they need frequent practice with materials in play settings and adult-guided activities that include meaningful discussions and applications.
Story Problems
Using trees and a nest that we made, we acted out story problems. Through everyday experiences and planned learning activities, young children begin to construct understandings about the number operations of separating (subtracting). Taking away is a common separating operation that makes a collection smaller and answers the question “How many are left?” Children can often solve subtraction problems before they can solve addition problems.
3 Buzzing Bees were buzzing around the hive. 1 Buzzed away, how many are still near the hive?
4 Little birds were sitting in their nest, 3 Flew away, how many are in the nest? 1 sad little bird.
The Very Hungry Squirrel!
The boys and girls were full of excitement as they rolled the dice to see how many acorns they could feed the Squirrel. When we play games as a group, they are learning to cooperate and share with others. The foundation skills for being a productive member in a social and learning group is established during the early childhood years, and they are important for early school success.
