Activities! We've Got Opposites, Combinations, Dollars & Cents and...How to Get Found!
Every other Wednesday, we post selections from our vast and wonderful archive of Early Math & Early Childhood Ed activities.
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Hello Everybody!
That’s Freda with me in the picture above. Freda is one the students in Miss Cathy’s class at Ready, Set, Pre-K and “stars” in four of my I See I Learn books.
This week we’re featuring Freda Gets Found, a story about what to do if you are lost. Being lost was scary for Freda. Fortunately, she remembered what she had been taught about getting help. Scroll down for a free poster! (in English and Spanish)
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Our three featured MathStart stories are:
The Greatest Gymnast of All (opposites)
The Sundae Scoop (combinations)
Sluggers’ Car Wash (dollars and cents)
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Registration is now open for the Early Math Project’s FREE online Early Math Symposium con June 23. I will be presenting with my good friend Jonathon Dueck, talking about bar graphs, pictographs, pie charts and line graphs. We will be using examples from my latest book, Show and Tell! Great Graphs and Smart Charts.
Register today and please spread the word!
Now, let’s have some activity fun!
Stuart
MATHSTART
Mathstart is a series of 63 storybooks organized into three levels for Pre-K through Grade 4. Each story teaches a different mathematical skill.
Here is list of where to find MathStart books!
• Level 1, Pre-K/ Kindergarten
The Greatest Gymnast of All (opposites)
There is simply no stopping "Zipping, Zooming Zoe," who just happens to be the "Greatest Gymnast of All." She's up, then down. On the mat, then off. Over the hoop, then under.
Recognizing opposites helps children develop the spatial sense necessary for the development of geometry concepts.
• Level 2, Kindergarten / Grade 1:
The Sundae Scoop (combinations)
Winnie, the nice lady in charge of the cafeteria, has a stupendous idea for the school picnic: "Let's make sundaes!" Lauren, James, and Emily help out and are amazed by how many different kinds of sundaes you can make with just two ice-cream flavors, two sauces, and two types of toppings. But when supplies run low, the number of combinations changes.
Determining how many different combinations can be made from given sets of items is an important first step in understanding probability.
My favorite flavor is pistachio. What’s yours?
• Level 3, Grades 2 - 4:
Sluggers’ Car Wash (dollars and cents)
The 21st Street Sluggers have a problem: Their t-shirts are all worn and dirty. And that won't do at all for playing against the 7th Avenue Spitfires. How can they raise some money fast? A car wash! First, the Sluggers pool their money to buy supplies. Then they set up an assembly line. CJ keeps track of the money. That's easy when the man in the convertible gives him 2 dollar bills, 4 quarters, 4 dimes and 2 nickels: $3.50 is the exact amount. But then Will's Mom gives him a $5 bill. Can he figure out the correct change?
Counting change is an important skill needed for everyday life.
I SEE I LEARN
I See I Learn is a series of 16 stories that follow the adventures of the children in Miss Cathy’s class at Ready, Set Pre-K in See-and-Learn City. Each story focuses on a different social, emotional, health & safety and cognitive skill important for success in school and in life. For Pre-K / Kindergarten.
Here is list of where to find I See I Learn books!
• Freda Gets Found (writing your name)
Freda is excited to be on a class trip. But after she stops to look in a store window, she can’t find her group. See what Freda does to help her teachers and friends find her.
It is critical that young children learn what to do when they think they are lost, so they are better able to get the help they need.
It feels good to be found!
* edición en español
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